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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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South LA DSC at CicLAvia - Historic South Central

The South LA DSC will be representing the Los Angeles City Planning Department at CicLAvia - Historic South Center meets Watts. The event will be held on Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stop by our table to speak with a Planner.

#Mobility, #PublicEngagement

What Are Some of City Planning’s Sustainability Efforts?
What Are Some of City Planning’s Sustainability Efforts?

Los Angeles is leading the charge in addressing local issues related to environmental justice and climate change, with a particular focus on social equity.

#Sustainability, #LA, #Oil, #Gas, #WildLifeOrdinance, #Mobility

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 a Community Plan?
What is a Community Plan?

Los Angeles’s General Plan Land Use Element is composed of 35 Community Plans that cover the entire 473 square miles of the City.

#CommunityPlans, #LandUse, #GeneralPlan, #LandUseElement, #CommunityPlanArea, #Planning, #LongRangePlanning, #Strategy, #Vision, #Neighborhoods, #DecisionMaking, #Housing, #Transportation, #Business, #UrbanDesign, #Mobility, #EconomicDevelopment, #Stakeholder, #CommunityInput, #PublicEngagement