Urban Planning

December 30, 2022

Predictions! Predictions! 1989! 1989!

TPR asked leading individuals in land use and urban planning for their predictions for what the new year--and new mayor--would usher. Insights point to increased oversight by AQMD over landuse regulations, concerns for the consequences of slow growth, and more!

December 4, 2013

AECOM Forges New Approach to Construction and Financing in Downtown LA

Michael Burke, president of AECOM, discusses financing and developments underway in Downtown Los Angeles.

May 8, 2013

The Planning Report Endorses Eric Garcetti for Mayor of Los Angeles

The Planning Report endorses Councilman Eric Garcetti for Mayor of Los Angeles.

March 4, 2013

Former San Diego Planning Director Bill Anderson on Reviving the City's Planning Department

Former City of San Diego Planning Director Bill Anderson discusses plans by the newly elected Mayor Bob Filner to unmerge the Planning and Development Services department.

December 4, 2012

LA Council President Asks AIA-LA Members if Merging Planning with Building & Safety Is a Good Idea

In the following partial transcript from a November 15 breakfast forum held by the American Institute of Architects, LA City Council President Herb Wesson leads an assessment of the pros/cons of merging the Department of Planning with Building and Safety in response to budgetary constraints.

November 1, 2012

Financing Strategy for Aligning Transit and Real Estate - TODs

Excerpts from an article, Aligning Transit and Real Estate: An Integrated Financial Strategy, by Will Fleissig of Communitas Development Inc. and Ian Carlton of the University of California, Berkeley.

August 30, 2012

DC Planning Director Harriet Tregoning on Smartly Bridging the Anacostia River

Interview with Harriet Tregoning, Director of the Washington DC Office of Planning, on plans to connect both sides of the Anacostia River through a revitalized and pedestrian-oriented 11th Street Bridge.

November 10, 2011

Westwood Village Plan Balances Students, Visitors, Businesses, and Public Space

A public symposium held to present the urban design plans for Westwood Village illustrated several debates. Who will take advantage of a redesigned Westwood Village? What role will UCLA have in defining the space? Is a new Metro stop the catalyst for change some claim it to be? A panel of architects, critics, and policy-makers discuss.

August 21, 2025

Aaron Payley on Placemaking for New Futures

TPR's edited transcript of the Building Better Cities by Kate Gasparro podcast episode “The Public Realm and the Resistance of Placemaking”, features Paley on the founding of CicLAvia, the intersection of arts and culture in our public spaces, and how temporary changes in our environments can help us reimagine new futures.

May 27, 2019

UCLA's Ananya Roy on Housing Inequality & Market-Driven Displacement

TPR is proud to present the following interview with Dr. Ananya Roy, professor of urban planning and founding director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.

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