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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.

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How have women shaped L.A.’s history?

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.

How Does City Planning Recognize the History of African Americans in Los Angeles?

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.

What Online Commerce Capabilities Does City Planning Offer?

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. 

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.

Oil pump jack near residential neighborhood

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.

How Does Transportation Demand Management Address Climate Change?

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.