Big Wonky Good News: L.A. City Adopts People-Centered Transportation Metric: “VMT” In, “LOS” Out
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VMT puts the E back into CEQA.
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about City Planning
‘Fix the City’ Lawsuit Challenges L.A.’s Expo Line Development Plan
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"Fix the City" demands that the city rescind the approval of the Expo Transit Neighborhood Plan, until the city addresses potholes, sidewalks, and emergency response times.
Backlash Safety Foe Files Lawsuit Against Westside Streetscape Plans
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The newly-forming "Westside L.A. Neighbors Network" is suing the city to block approval of streetscape plans for four streets, falsely alleging they will include road diets. They should, but they don't.
L.A. PLUM Committee Defers To Koretz, Approves Worthwhile But Slightly Watered-Down Expo Zoning Plan
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The L.A. PLUM Committee approved the Expo TNP, meaning it will allow more development - especially affordable housing - in areas within walking distance of five Expo Line stations
When an Accidental Planner Brings Intentionality to Her Work: A Conversation with Monique López of Pueblo Planning
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“Once you change the city planning process," says Monique López, founder of the participatory planning and design firm Pueblo Planning, "you're going to change the city in a manner that's more equitable, that's more sustainable, that's more human, and that's more just."
People’s Plan Helps Shape South and Southeast L.A. Community Plans
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A ten-year community-led planning effort paralleled the city's own process and shaped the final form of the South and Southeast community plans.