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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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What Are Some of City Planning’s Sustainability Efforts?
What Are Some of City Planning’s Sustainability Efforts?
2023-04-21

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

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How Does City Planning Recognize the History of African Americans in Los Angeles?
How Does City Planning Recognize the History of African Americans in Los Angeles?
2023-02-24

The Lincoln Theater, known as the "West Coast Apollo," served as the musical hub of the Central Avenue jazz corridor from the 1920s to the 1950s, hosting African American entertainers from Duke Ellington to Billie Holiday.

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What is Wayfinding?
What is Wayfinding?
2022-10-25

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

Oil pump jack near residential neighborhood
How can land use improve a city’s overall sustainability?
2022-09-26

With an eye on equity, inclusivity, and sustainability, planners can have a profound impact on the lives of their citizens, especially when considering how land use impacts so much of what we do.

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What is the significance of the Cultural Heritage Commission?
What is the significance of the Cultural Heritage Commission?
2022-07-26

The Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) is a five-member, mayoral-appointed commission that considers nominations of sites as City Histor

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What is a StoryMap?
What is a StoryMap?
2022-04-18

Combining interactive maps with multimedia content and text to impart information, City Plann

#StoryMap, #HarborLAPlans, #CommunityPlans, #Wilmington, #HarborCity, #HarborGateway, #SouthwestValley, #SouthwestValleyCommunityPlansUpdate, #PurpleLine, #TransitNeighborhoodPlan, #TNP, #PurpleLineTransitNeighborhoodPlan, #SlausonCorridor, #TNPPlanning, #PlanningConcepts, #CityPlanning, #LA, #LosAngeles , #planning4la

Village Court, Hollywood
Village Court, Hollywood
2020-10-23

#OurLA

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