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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.

For additional information, contact: planning.media@lacity.org.

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How Have Women Shaped L.A.’s History?
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.

#WomensHistoryMonth, #UrbanPlanning, #historiccontext, #advocacy, #angelenos

What is Wayfinding?
What is Wayfinding?

Wayfinding is an informational system of signs, colors, and other design elements that helps people navigate space, often in an urban environment.

#UrbanPlanning, #design, #wayfinding, #signs, #LA, #experience, #physical, #environment

How Does Transportation Demand Management Address Climate Change?
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.

#ClimateChange, #Mobility, #Choices, #Affordable, #Infrastructure, #TDM, #Transportation, #Sustainability, #TransportationDemandManagement, #UrbanPlanning, #Transit, #Traffic, #Cars, #Commuter, #Transportation, #Travel, #Bus, #Biking, #Train, #Pollution, #GreenhouseGas, #Emissions, #SustainabilityGoals, #TransportationOptions

What is Latino Urbanism?
What is Latino Urbanism?

Latino Urbanism is a broad term used to categorize the multiple practices by which Latinos have created and contributed to the forms, functions, and cultural landscapes of American cities.

#LatinoUrbanism , #LatinxHeritageMonth, #LandUse, #CityPlanning, #UrbanPlanning