Larry Kosmont identifies the fiscal dysfunction driving city resistance to state-mandated density and offers institutional explanations for California’s current housing crisis.
Tony Salazar shares his experienced perspective on creating successful, mixed-income communities and what it currently takes to entice affordable housing production in cities across the country.
Fmr. LA City Councilmember and retiring CalPoly School of Environmental Design Dean, Mike Woo, reminds readers of the visionary responsibilities of elected officials to ensure the plans of today indeed consider the needs of tomorrow.
Bettina Kamuk, Global Market Director for Ramboll, explains how the Copenhagen facility meets air quality and emissions standards while providing low-carbon energy and recreational activity to its surrounding community.
Stephen Cheung explains the important role of foreign direct investment in ensuring LA remains a competitive international marketplace that entices both foreign and domestic investment.
CityLab West Coast Bureau Chief Laura Bliss looks beyond the charged rhetoric of California's housing crisis to uncover what motivates both opponents and proponents of efforts to increase housing density throughout the state.
LA Metro CEO Phil Washington and Ethan Elkind, Climate Program Director at UC Berkeley, discuss Metro’s ambitious project lineup and the agency’s policies to promote equitable, dense, and affordable transit-oriented development in Los Angeles.
In this panel, LA City Planning Director Vince Bertoni, Investing in Place ED Jessica Meaney, Act-LA’s Asiyahola Sankara, Thai CDC ED Chanchanit Martorell, and Thomas Yee discuss their vision for equitable, affordable TOCs.
