November 2008

November 25, 2008

RAND's Paul Sorensen Authors Study Analyzing Short-Term Fixes for Congestion Relief

With long term funding solutions through Measure R about to come online, a RAND study has detailed projects and strategies that can have a substatial impact on congestion within the next five years.

November 25, 2008

Midway Airport Financing Confirms Public-Private Partnerships Politically Viable Countrywide

With a growing history of sheperding landmark public-private partnerships, David Narefsky, partner at Mayer Brown, helped broker the privatization of Midway Airport in Chicago.

November 25, 2008

Op-Ed: National Trust for Historic Preservation's Richard Moe: Preserving Buildings Preserves the Planet

Richard Moe makes the case that there are many ways to implement green building practices, and preservation and reuse of older buildings may be greenest building practice of all.

November 25, 2008

LA CDC Honors Architect Jim Bonar, Who Recalls Skid Row Redevelopment Challenges

Jim Bonar and the L.A. Community Design Center are a part of a dedicated and underappreciated group of community partners working to improve L.A.'s Skid Row.

November 25, 2008

Union Bank Honors Affordable Housing Finance Commitments Amid Financial Downturn

Johanna Gullick, vice president and Los Angeles market manager for Union Bank of California, discusses the current climate for affordable housing finance and development in Southern Calfornia.

November 25, 2008

RIFT Fails; Santa Monica Offers New Circulation Framework

Santa Monica Planning Director Eileen Fogarty faces the task of improving congestion and jobs-housing balance through the city's Land Use and Circulation Element process.

November 25, 2008

City of L.A.: ‘Worst' Billboard Policy Enforcement in Nation

As local politicians and media focus on L.A.'s billboard policy, Scenic America's Kevin Fry gives an unforgiving account of the city's outdoor advertising priorities.

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