Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer and Mayor pro Tem Gleam Davis explain how the new Downtown Community Plan balances new growth, housing affordability, and the feel of the small city.
Samuel Assefa, head of Seattle’s Office of Planning & Community Development, shares what he's learned from other cities—and what other cities can learn from Seattle—on producing affordable housing, accommodating growth, and revitalizion for the next generation.
EcoDistricts' Eric Corey Freed explains the group's innovative process for helping neighborhoods develop holistic community plans through a new certification process.
In November, Los Angeles voters overwhelmingly approved a parcel tax to fund the creation and restoration of parks countywide. VX2017 brought civic leaders together to discuss how those funds can transform the region.
Councilmember José Huizar authored a motion calling for Community Plan updates to be completed every six years. He believes City Hall can establish and fund a framework for the “real work” of planning.
At VX2017, transportation leaders came together for an ULI-Los Angeles FutureBuild panel regarding how to accommodate the impacts of autonomous vehicles among the lack of city planning in Southern California.
