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Los Angeles City Planning engages with community members on a variety of land use issues. In addition to hosting events and speaking at neighborhood council meetings, City Planning staff maintain a blog to share updates and insights on planning matters.

For additional information, contact: planning.media@lacity.org.

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How have women shaped L.A.’s history?
How have women shaped L.A.’s history?
2023-03-22

During Women’s History Month, Los Angeles City Planning celebrates the contribution of women Angelenos to the women’s rights movements in California and across the country. Women in City Planning have taken great strides to push for greater opportunities in a historically male-dominated field.

#WomensHistoryMonth, #UrbanPlanning, #historiccontext, #advocacy, #angelenos

How Does City Planning Recognize the History of African Americans in Los Angeles?
How Does City Planning Recognize the History of African Americans in Los Angeles?
2023-02-24

The Lincoln Theater, known as the "West Coast Apollo," served as the musical hub of the Central Avenue jazz corridor from the 1920s to the 1950s, hosting African American entertainers from Duke Ellington to Billie Holiday.

#planning4la, #AfricanAmerican, #History, #BlackHistoryMonth, #LA, #LosAngeles , #heritage

What did City Planning accomplish in 2022?
What Did City Planning Accomplish in 2022?
2023-01-26

Angelenos had many city planning wins in 2022.

#Affordable #Housing #HousingFirst #Streamline #Technology #Efficiency #Sustainability #Planning #Planning4LA #LA #ClientServices #Public Counter #Development

What Online Commerce Capabilities Does City Planning Offer?
What Online Commerce Capabilities Does City Planning Offer?
2022-11-17

City Planning has expanded its online commerce capabilities to improve customer service and offer seamless access to City Planning’s functions from just about anywhere. 

#DevelopmentServiceCenters, #DSC, #AffordableHousing, #Appeals, #Virtual , #HousingCrisis , #Resources , #RestaurantBeverageProgram, #OAS, #OnlineApplicationService , #CustomerService, #SmallBiz, #SmallBusiness, #VirtualDSC

What is Wayfinding?
What is Wayfinding?
2022-10-25

Wayfinding is an informational system of signs, colors, and other design elements that helps people navigate space, often in an urban environment.

#UrbanPlanning, #design, #wayfinding, #signs, #LA, #experience, #physical, #environment

Oil pump jack near residential neighborhood
How can land use improve a city’s overall sustainability?
2022-09-26

With an eye on equity, inclusivity, and sustainability, planners can have a profound impact on the lives of their citizens, especially when considering how land use impacts so much of what we do.

#OilBan, #Oil, #Prohibition, #PhaseOut, #PublicHealth, #CityPlanning, #LosAngeles , #LA, #CityPlanningCommission, #CPC, #unanimous, #recommendation, #StopOilDrilling, #GoingGreen, #Sustainability, #environment, #Equity, #LandUse, #EnvironmentalJustice

How Does Transportation Demand Management Address Climate Change?
How Does Transportation Demand Management Address Climate Change?
2022-08-29

The most recent report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the world’s governments have just three years to take radical action to curb the worst effects of climate change.

#ClimateChange, #Mobility, #Choices, #Affordable, #Infrastructure, #TDM, #Transportation, #Sustainability, #TransportationDemandManagement, #UrbanPlanning, #Transit, #Traffic, #Cars, #Commuter, #Transportation, #Travel, #Bus, #Biking, #Train, #Pollution, #GreenhouseGas, #Emissions, #SustainabilityGoals, #TransportationOptions