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The Los Angeles Department of City Planning’s Urban Design Studio is pleased to announce the release of the draft update to the Citywide Design Guidelines.  More information is available at the Studio’s websit... Read More →

The California Planning Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce its 2019 scholarship program for outstanding planning students enrolled at eligible professional planning degree programs in the state of California. Scholarships are awarded to students seeking to enter the planning... Read More →

On March 26, the Pepperdine School of Public Policy will host a conversation on one of the key challenges facing our communities. Few areas of public policy are as complex as housing—particularly here in California—and from those trying to buy a home to policy experts, few... Read More →

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is one of California’s most significant environmental laws. The law requires state and local agencies to analyze environmental impacts of a proposed project and adopt feasible alternatives and mitigation measures to avoid or... Read More →

On Wednesday February 13th, APA Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of City Planning held a forum for members of the planning and design community to share ideas on the City’s update of their Design Guidelines. The updated Guidelines are being organized around three... Read More →

Every year, APA Los Angeles celebrates the region’s most outstanding planning work, it’s hard-won victories, best practices, and thought-leaders dedicated to the place-making profession.  The Call for Nominations for the 2019 Awards officially opened Monday, February... Read More →

The American Planning Association recently adopted a Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to improve the workplace and professional environment for diversity and promote the understanding and practices of diversity and inclusion both within and outside the planning community and... Read More →

Caltrans, in partnership with the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at  University of California, Berkeley present the: 2019 California Transportation Planning Conference (CTPC) Partnering for Sustainable Transportation: Navigating California’s Changing Landscape... Read More →

COLLOQUIUM XV The Los Angeles Centers Concept After 50:  Then, Now & Beyond Sponsored by the Los Angeles Region Planning History Group At the beautiful Huntington Library in San Marino In 1974, the Los Angeles City Council adopted the iconic Los Angeles Centers Concept as the... Read More →

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is one of California’s most significant environmental laws. The law requires state and local agencies to analyze environmental impacts of a proposed project and adopt feasible alternatives and mitigation measures to avoid or... Read More →