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April 19, 2007

Urban Land Institute Uses L.A.'s First Street as Laboratory for Planning and Urban Design

Los Angeles provides the setting for the next generation of planners in the Urban Land Institute's Gerald Hines competition.

April 19, 2007

Brookings' Metropolitan Policy Program Outlines Prospects for American Cities in the 21st Century

Director of Brookings' Metropolitan Policy Project Bruce Katz evaluates the state of American cities and the policies needed for them to realize their potential.

April 19, 2007

City Planning Department's Urban Design Studio Is All About Making L.A. More Liveable

The city of Los Angeles gets serious about streets and public spaces with the establishment of the Urban Design Studio, headed by Emily Gabel Luddy.

April 19, 2007

City of L.A. Approves TFAR Ordinance to Let High Rises Rise

Councilmember Jan Perry explains the promise of 9 million square feet of development rights in Downtown L.A.

April 19, 2007

Google, Inc.'s Corporate Campus Proves ‘Green' Can be Profitable

Google, Inc., extends its spirit of innovation to green technology with a company-wide sustainability program.

April 19, 2007

From China to L.A.: Global Talent to Lead USC School of Architecture

USC lures international architect and scholar Qingyun Ma to lead the School of Architecture into the 21st century.

March 19, 2007

California Transportation Commission Allocates $4.5 Billion in Discretionary Prop 1B Bond Funds

John Barna sheds light on how the CTC decided to disburse Prop 1B funds--and how it originally left the 405 off its list.

March 19, 2007

Beverly Hills Leaders Endorse ‘Subway to the Sea;' Recommend Alignment & Station Locations

Led by former Mayor Allen Alexander, Beverly Hills sprints to the forefront of advocacy for an extension of the Wilshire subway.

March 19, 2007

The Guard Has Changed at MWD: Environmentalist Tim Brick Is Chair

Pasadena's Tim Brick, veteran of the MWD board, brings a clean, green ethic to the leadership of Southern California's massive water agency.

March 19, 2007

Governor's Office Begins Studying Ways to Implement AB 32 & Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

AB 32 does not heal the environment simply by fiat. It requires well crafted policies, and Dan Dunmoyer is Gov. Schwarzenegger's point man in this massive effort.

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