Recent Streetsblog LA posts about City Planning

City Planning posted the interactive map of Boyle Heights this past weekend to highlight zoning.

Interactive Zoning Map of Boyle Heights Community Plan Includes Look at “Innovative District”

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 1, 2017 | No Comments

The ability to isolate specific zoning changes along the river and see the shift toward lighter industry is a reminder that the city has yet to launch a meaningful dialogue with Boyle Heights about what it means to create an "Innovation District" on its western edge.

The draft zoning for Boyle Heights (at right) calls for greater density and transit-orientation along Soto, sets pedestrian-oriented guidelines, and looks to see the river district become a hub for biotech and green industries. Source: Department of City Planning

Boyle Heights Community Plan Aims to Guard Against Displacement, Still Lacks Teeth

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 27, 2017 | 16 Comments

This Saturday, city planning will be hosting an open house at Boyle Heights City Hall offering residents updates on the Boyle Heights Community Plan. The Boyle Heights plan, one of 35 community plans that make up the city’s General Plan Land Use Element, is meant to lay out the goals reflecting the vision for the […]

Detail of City Planning's proposed tiered zones for incentivizing transit-oriented development. Full DCP map below.

Planning Dept Releases JJJ-Driven Transit-Oriented Development Incentives

By Joe Linton | Mar 15, 2017 | 7 Comments

L.A. City Planning Dept has released new proposed guidelines to incentivize transit-oriented development. The incentives are mandated by Measure JJJ, which voters approved last November.

A rendering of The Reef luxury residential towers planned for 1933 S. Broadway. Source: Gensler + P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, July 2015 DEIR

Measure S and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Status Quo

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 21, 2017 | 65 Comments

So here we are. Trapped in other people's debates. Unable to address the really urgent questions we should be addressing about how we are growing as a city. And forced to take a developer-friendly position just to maintain a deeply imperfect status quo.

Map of permitted accessory dwelling units in the city of Los Angeles. Image via Department of City Planning [PDF]

NIMBYs Against Parking Reforms For Granny Flats

By Joe Linton | Dec 2, 2016 | No Comments

Someone is circulating wording to help L.A. Neighborhood Councils oppose reforms that would make it easier to permit new granny flats. Fostering granny flats, or in planner-speak "accessory dwelling units" (ADUs) is one way to encourage affordable housing and gradually increasing density while preserving neighborhood character.

Scoping Meeting to Explore Impacts of Update to Boyle Heights Community Plan to be Held Tuesday

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 12, 2016 | No Comments

Tuesday night, from 6 – 8:30 p.m., the Department of City Planning will be holding a Scoping Meeting to gather feedback from the community regarding the potential impacts the policies and goals contained within Boyle Heights Community Plan might have on the area’s environment, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The meeting […]

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