Since September 1988, The Planning Report has covered urban planning, growth, design, and public infrastructure investment primarily in Southern California. Running exclusively as a print newsletter for its first twelve years, from 1988-2000, TPR has recently undertaken ongoing efforts to digitize the entirety of TPR's monthly publications; and, is pleased to present links here to its TPR Archive. Replete with insights and almost four decades of real-time reflections on the state of planning and development, TPR offers below a curated selection of interviews capturing an array of prescient insights from The Planning Report's now accessible archives.
David Kramer begins as the first editor of The Planning Report.
September 1988
October 1988
- Land Use News in Review: Galanter Plan, City Truck Ban and more!
- A CZAR IS BORN: The Planning Report's Conversation with Carolyn Green, AQMD's Deputy Executive Director
- Specific Plans - A New Development Strategy?
November 1988
- Land Use News in Review: Slow Growth in Highland Park, Downtown, Brentwood-Style, and more!
- Two Years at the Top: The Planning Report's Conversation with Kenneth Topping, Director for the City of Los Angeles' Planning Department
- 12 Years at the Planning Commission: A Retrospective by Daniel Garcia
- Development Fee Update: Blank Checks and Open-Ended Fee Conditions
- Raising the CRA Cap: Pros and Cons
- Business Responds: Guidelines for Managed Growth
December 1988
- Insider Planning: Sewer Hook-ups, Blue Ribbon Committee, and more!
- Update: Permanent Sewer Hook-up Ordinance
- A Critic's View: L.A. 2000
- The Housing Problem: A Tale of Two Cities. The Planning Report's Conversation with Gary Squier, Housing Coordinator for the Mayor's Office
- Community Plan Revisions, or, "How To Do It Rights"
- "Vigilante Planning"
January 1989
- Insider Planning: Santa Monica, AQMD, and more!
- Sewer Hook-Up... AQMD!... CRA Cap!... Mayoral Elections?!... Slow Growth!... Earthquakes! The Planning Report's Roundtable Discussion: Issues for the New Year
- News from the Courts: Building Industry Defeats Special School Fees
- Predictions! Predictions! 1989! 1989!
- Public Real Estate: The County as Developer
- Insider Planning: Open Space, Affordable Housing, and More!
- Unfinished Business: What We Must Do to Face the Future of Los Angeles Squarely
- Do People Make a Difference? The Planning Report's Conversation with William Luddy, the new President of the Planning Commission
- The Hillside Restrictions: A Case Study of the New Planning Commission
- What's Next for Housing? Focus Shifts to the City Council
- The Legalization of Citizens
April 1989
- Insider Planning April 1989
- L.A.U.S.D.: What to Do, Where to Build?
- 'Tis An Ill Wind, A Creative Response: The Transfer of Development Rights
- Urban Design Meets the Planning Commission: The Planning Report's Conversation with William Christopher, a recent appointee to the Commission
- The Air Quality Plan: What it Means for Land-Use Planning
- Los Angeles' Design Action Planning Teams
- The Trip Equity Plan: A New Model Linking Planning & Transportation
- Insider Planning May 1989
- Councilman Michael Woo: Land Use Planning After the Voters have Spoken
- Mayor's Group Studies Mixed-Use Policy and its Implementation
- Asset Management: School District's Approach to Develop Revenue, Undertake Joint Ventures
- The Politics of Land Use Planning or... What I Say on the Campaign Trail
June 1989
- It Takes Two to Make a Deal: Los Angeles County's Perspective
- On the Horizon: Focus on Los Angeles County
- Insider Planning
- The County's Money Maker: Its Asset Development Program
- What is Regional Planning? The Planning Report's Discussion with Clinton Ternstrom, Chairman of the Regional Planning Commission
August 1989
- Politics of Planning and Growth: Cooperation or Conflict Among Us?
- Watts Next: Growth and Development Opportunities in Watts
- Mayor's Office Housing Initiatives
- Councilwoman Gloria Molina: On the City Council, Mayoral Relations, Housing, and Redevelopment
- LAX Northside: Design and Development Guidelines for New Business, Commercial Center
- The Public Facility Zone Ordinance: What it Means From the Perspective of a Public Agency
September 1989
- A Word From the Publisher
- Retain the Current $750 Million Cap on Tax Increment Spending by CRA
- Development Projects and EIR's: How Far will the City of L.A. Go?
- Housing Remedies in the Region: Two Case Studies
- Report From the AIA Urban Design Committee
- General Manager Warren O'Brien: On Life Inside the Department of Building and Safety
October 1989
- AB 3180 To Monitor Compliance: A Policy for Developers' Promises
- It's About Time: Los Angeles Needs Design Review for Project Approval
- Sewer Hook-Up: Prelude to Future Growth Mangement
- James Hartl, Director of Planning for L.A. County: On Growth, Development, and Simplifying the Process
- "The River Model" Analogy of Freeways: Dense Transportation Tributaries
November 1989
- The Central City West Specific Plan: What it Means for Los Angeles
- Nate Holden's Moratorium: Aberration or Precedent?
- The Housing Linkage Fee: Point/Counterpoint Debated by Experts
- Councilman Hal Bernson Defends Porter Ranch, Proposes Bond Issue, Wants No More ICO's
December 1989
- The Federal View: Affordable Housing for Low and Moderate Incomes
- John Tuite, CRA Administrator in the Spotlight
- The Creative City: Uncertainty Abounds in West Hollywood
- The Year in Review: 1989 Was An Active Time in the Field of Land-Use Regulation
January 1990
- Light Rail on Santa Monica Right-of-Way: A Point/Counterpoint
- New Deputy Mayor Edward Avila: Increased Responsibilities
- Regional Mobility Plan: Attempts to Return to Traffic Levels of 1984
February 1990
- The New Sewer Hook-Up Interim Ordinance: A Point/Counterpoint
- A Review of TFAR Pricing: What's Fair Price for Buyer, Seller, and Public?
- Santa Monica: Small Coastal City Balances Development Pressure
- Housing Corner: Newly-Formed Los Angeles Housing Partnership Plans to Spend $100 Million on Affordable Housing
March 1990
- In Pursuit of Urban Beauty: Design Review Boards and Other Band-Aids
- Glendale's Planning: City of Opportunity, Land of Moratoriums
- Are Non-Profit Developers the Answer to L.A.'s Housing Shortage?
- Los Angeles' Draft Landscape Ordinance: Performance Point System Monitors Development
April 1990
- Planning Strategies for the Next Decade: TPR Talks with Ken Topping
- Let's Put an End to Single Issue Planning in Los Angeles
- In Defense of Design Review Boards: To Protect Quality of Life
- An Exceptional Ordinance... Eleven Projects Which are Not Required to Pay the Housing Linkage Fee
May 1990
- Two New Faces Downtown: James Hunter and Carlyle Hall on Growth
- Site Plan Review: Where Did it Come From and Where Will it End?
- Court Decisions Create Uncertain World for EIR Alternative Analysis
- About Urban Beauty: The Livable City
June 1990
- Response to the Jobs/Housing Balance: A Critical Analysis
- Code Talk: New Parking Standards and Building & Safety Updates
- The L.A. Board of Zoning Appeals: An Insider's View
- Lesson to Developers: Hang in There
With the July-August 1990 issue, Kenneth Bernstein takes over as editor of The Planning Report, replacing David Kramer.
July-August 1990
- New Housing Department May Bring Policy Changes in City Hall
- Housing Department No Panacea: An Interview with Dan Garcia
- USC's Dean Kreditor: Regulatory Reforms can Produce Housing
- Focus: Non-Profit Housing
- Cranston: New Federal Legislation Will Bring Housing Investment to Los Angeles
- "TFAR II-The Sequel," or "Money for Nothing and the Land is Free"
September 1990
- Point-Counterpoint: Molina and Hunter Debate Downtown TRIP Fee
- CEQA at a Crossroads: Are Changes Ahead in the EIR Process?
- Watts Redevelopment Plan: A Non-Starter Without Citizen Participation
- TPR Roundtable: Consultants and EIR's
- La Vina Ruling Neglects Realities of EIR Process
- Pasadena: One Approach to Growth Management
October 1990
- Fabiani Describes Mayor Bradley's Planning Visions for Los Angeles
- SCAG Retreats: Whatever Happened to Jobs-Housing Balance?
- Picus: Neighborhood Planning Should Remain Council's Domain
- The Case of the Missing Dome and Minaret
- SB 2011: Affordable Housing Yes, NIMBY's No
November 1990
- Topping Out, Squier In: Will New Faces Bring New City Policies?
- Bob Gay: Lindsay Deputy in Limelight Discusses Downtown Planning Issues
- Maguire Thomas on Playa Vista: Biggest Hurdle is Approvals Process
- Mixed-Use Development in Los Angeles: A Special Planning Report Roundtable
- City of Claremont: A Small City Case Study
December 1990
- Richard Katz: New Development to be Linked to Transportation Plans
- An Environmentally-Driven Land-Use and Transportation Strategy
- TPR Roundtable on CRA's Future: What Will the Next Regime Bring?
- Congestion Management Program will Add New Layer to Project Approval Process
- New Transportation Regulations: Their Impact on Land Use and Development
January 1991
- Woo on Hollywood Redevelopment: Simon/CRA Deal Pivotal
- Is Permit Streamlining Act a New Protection or a False Hope?
- Planning Report Roundtable: Experts Offer Predictions for the Year Ahead
- 1990: A Review of Last Year's Planning Developments
February 1991
- Ken Topping: Departing Planning Director's Retrospective on L.A.
- Council President Ferraro: New World Order for Planning
- CRA Board Member Carlyle Hall: A New Monthly Perspective?
- Growth Management: The State's Role
- The Goleta II Decision: California's Supreme Court Creates New Test for EIR Alternative Site Analysis
March 1991
- Water Hookups: Yaroslavsky's 1991 Slow-Growth Initiative?
- CCEEB Outlines Growth Management Strategy for State
- Elsesser and Squier Promote New Housing Department Agenda
- Blueprints for Change at the Planning Department Offered at First Planning Report Luncheon Session
April 1991
- AQMD Stakes Out Increased Role in Basin's Land Use Regulation
- "The Stealth Agency:" TPR Luncheon Panel Demystifies LA's CRA
- City Council Hopefuls Share Their Planning and Land Use Agendas
- High-Rise Retrofits: A Safe but Expensive Idea
May 1991
- Neil Peterson: LACTC's Emerging Role in Real Estate Development
- Acting Planning Director Outlines Her 1991 Agenda
- CRA's Wage Policy for Service Employees: A Point-Counterpoint
- Patsaouras: Rail Planning Flawed
- Central City West: Now, The Real Work Begins
June 1991
- TFAR Policy Passed by Council: What Will it Mean for Downtown?
- TPR Interview: Dennis Luna on the New, Improved CRA
- "Entitlement Finance": New Tools for Public/Private Cooperation
- Resolution Trust Corporation Explains its Activities
July-August 1991
- Audit of Planning Department Depicts L.A.'s Planning in "Crisis"
- CEQA/EIR Update: Courts Send Mixed Signals to Localities
- TPR Interview with Ed Avila: Credibility Returns to the CRA
- Design Review Boards: A View from the Inside
- Los Angeles Design Review Board Update
- State Moves Toward Growth Management Legislation
- Does FPPC Outlaw City Recovery of Processing Costs?
September 1991
- Point-Counterpoint: Galanter and Department Debate LAX Expansion
- TPR Interview: City Attorney's Lesel on CRA's Legal Advice
- Courts Ruled in August on La Vina EIR Case, Housing Linkage Fees
- Inside Planning: Around the Los Angeles Region
- Mega-Cities Project Finds Grass-Roots Solutions
- Developers and Environmental Laws: Caveat Emptor
October 1991
- The Real Estate Credit Crunch: Its Causes and Market Impacts
- For-Profit/Non-Profit Housing Partnerships: How Do They Work?
- Mark Slavkin: LAUSD's Expansion Plans Pose Land Use Challenges
- Inside Planning: Notes from Around the L.A. Area
- Santa Clarita: Young City Grapples with Rapid Growth
November 1991
- The Warner Center Specific Plan: Local and Regional Visions Crash
- Rick Cole: Pasadena's Planning Isn't About "How Much" Growth
- TPR Interview: Zucker Elaborates on L.A. Planning Department Audit
- Inside Planning: Notes from the Region and State
- Garcia Comments on Warner Center
- CHAS Chastised as Misguided by Homeowner Alliance
December 1991
- L.A. Coliseum Renovation Process Unites Developer, Preservationists
- Mixed-Use: Maguire Thomas Recounts Obstacles and Challenges
- Roundtable: Housing Development Through the Eyes of Nonprofits
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- Another Reorganization: the Los Angeles CRA
- TPR Breakfast Panel, Development Fees: Have They Preceded the Vision?
- USC's Kreditor Comments on Housing Fees
January 1992
- Patsaouras: Transit Superagency's Impact on Region's Development
- The Year in Review: Planning and Land Use Actions in 1991
- TPR Subscribers Share Their Expectations for the Year Ahead
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- "Safety Net" Financing Can Fill Housing Gaps
February 1992
- Governor's Office Offers Insights on Growth Management Proposals
- Howe Will He Do?: Reactions to Planning Director Appointment
- Point-Counterpoint: CRA and USC Square Off on Downtown's Future
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- Economic Questions Loom Large for Planning in '92
- Tooley: Opportunities in a Slow Market
March 1992
- Leon Whiteson: An Open Letter to L.A.'s New Planning Director
- Does Warner Ridge Decision Mean a New Consistency Program?
- "Dirt Bond" Reforms: Treasurer Kathleen Brown's Perspective
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- ADA: New Civil Rights Law Will Affect Development
April 1992
- Studio Expansions: What Are the Appropriate Regulatory Reactions?
- Bill Christopher: An Open Letter L.A.'s Con Howe
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- Mark Ridley-Thomas: Bank CDCs Offer New Hope for Urban Vitality
- L.A. Learns the ABCs of Bank CDCs
- Concluding Analysis: Economic Changes Bring New Land Use Realities
May 1992
- TPR Interview: New L.A. Planning Director Con Howe Takes Charge
- School Board's Mark Slavkin: An Open Letter to Con Howe
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- Picus: Split L.A.'s Planning Commission Into Four
- Roundtable on Joy Picus' Commission Proposal
- Antelope Valley Trends: Palmdale/Lancaster Prove Their Resilience
June 1992
- Rebuilding L.A. After the Riots: What's Been Done So Far?
- Point-Counterpoint: Yaroslavsky and Ridley-Thomas Debate CRA
- Dan Garcia on the Zev/Ridley-Thomas CRA Point-Counterpoint
- Richard Weiss: L.A. City Charter Undermines Public Accountability
- TPR Roundtable: What Kind of L.A. Should We Be Rebuilding?
- Insider Planning: Around the Region and State
- An Open Letter to Peter Uebberoth by Michael Pittas
July 1992
- Point-Counterpoint: California Legislature's State Growth Plan
- AQMD's RECLAIM: Impact of Emissions Trading on Land Use
- TPR Interview: DWP President Mike Gage on Water and Growth
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- DWP's Water Offset Proposal for Development
- Lucas Case: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on "Total Takings"
- South Park Stakeholders Group Offers a New Vision
- Heal the Bay: Model Land Use Ordinance on Runoff
- New Growth Management Package: Call it "Economic Recovery"
August 1992
- DPSAC Leaders Offer Glimpse of Downtown Los Angeles' Future
- SCAG's Comprehensive Plan: Can Home-Grown Regionalism Succeed?
- Bill Luddy: Exit Interview with L.A. Planning Commission Chair
- Inside Planning: Around L.A. and the Region
- The Case for EER's: Entitlment Evaluation Reports
September 1992
- State's Housing Director Spells Relief: "Less Local Regulation"
- Ventura Blvd. Plan, at a Crossroads, Provides Insights on L.A. Planning
- Mayor Cole: Pasadena Offers Region a Model General Plan
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- Architect Michael Lehrer Comments on Patsaouras' Proposals
- Katz: State Creates New Planning Trust Fund for L.A.
October 1992
- Point-Counterpoint: Watson and Burke Debate L.A. County Planning
- The Rebuild L.A. Process Six Months Later: TPR Readers Offer Proposals
- Joel Kotkin: Localities Should Focus Policies on Wealth Creation
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- Allan Alexander: Metro Rail Belongs on Wilshire
- The "Duchy" of L.A. Confronts a Brave New World
November 1992
- Michael Woo's Mayoral Agenda for L.A. Planning and Governing
- CEQA Update: Court Decisions Shed New Light on Land-Use Law
- The CMP: What Changes Will it Bring to Local Land Use Policies?
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- Effects of Budget Cuts on CRA's Housing Programs
- RLA Co-Chair Offers Summary of Planning Goals
- RLA: Why is the San Fernando Valley Excluded?
December 1992
- Calif. Redevelopment Agencies in the 1990s: A TPR Discussion
- The Citywide General Plan Framework: A New Vision for Los Angeles?
- The L.A. Mayoral Election: What Should Be the Planning Agenda?
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- Congestion Management Program: Four Analyses
January 1993
- Planning Trends of the City, State, and Region: 1992, a Year to Forget
- TPR Interview: Mayoral Candidate Tom Houston Shares Planning Visions
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- L.A. CRA's 1993 Mission: To Jump-Start Debate on Economic Revival
- Clean Air Act Sec. 176 (c) Gives SCAG a New Role
- Councilwoman Picus Fights Aerial Transit for Valley
February 1993
- L.A. Mayoral Race: Non-Candidate Yaroslavsky Focuses the Debate
- California Real Estate Czar Dan Rosenfeld: A TPR Interview
- LA/CRA's Economic Development Strategy: TPR Readers' Reactions
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Pollution Discharge Permitting: Planning Impacts
March 1993
- California's Economic Summit: A Question of Will & Leadership
- TPR Luncheon: Woo, Wachs & Panelists on Economic Renewal
- Joel Wachs: 100 Neighborhood Councils Would Help Govern L.A.
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Speaker Brown's California Economic Summit
- Ridley-Thomas: An Economic Vision for a New L.A.:
- L.A. Housing Policy: What Can Providers Expect?
- Walls Across Our City: The Gating of Los Angeles
April 1993
- Santa Monica Mtns. Conservancy: Edminston's Park Acquisition Goals
- Five Westside Planning Directors Explore the Planner's Changing Role
- L.A. Mayoral Candidate Griego: Job Creation Key to City Revival
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Whiteson: Land-Use Benefits of Rail Exaggerated
May 1993
- Neil Peterson: TPR Exit Interview Offers Lessons for MTA's Future
- CEQA: How Does New Amendment Square with Governor's Proposals?
- California Redevelopment Assn.'s Bill Carlson Outlines CRA Reforms
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Brad Sherman: State Tax Boards Shape Land Use
June 1993
- Zev Yaroslavsky: Budget Crisis Looms for the New L.A. Mayor
- Subscribers Comment on Planning Issues in L.A. Mayor's Race
- MTA Board Member Larry Zarian: Corridor Planning Opportunities
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Franklin White Brings No-Nonsense Management Style to MTA
- "Transit Villages": Their Time Has Come
- Open Letter: Redefine "Social Planning" for 1990s
Kenneth Bernstein departs as Editor of The Planning Report in July 1993. Associate Editor, Jay Stark, grabs hold of the editoral reins.
July 1993
- Nick Patsaouras: The Planning Agenda for L.A. Mayor Riordan
- Burbank's Bob Tague Shares Secrets of City's Entrepreneurial Success
- Conservancy's Amy Forbes Reflects on 15 Years of Preservation Advocacy
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Michael Bodaken: L.A. Housing Advisor's Exit Interview
- Child Care & Zoning: Kids Short-Changed by Cities
August 1993
- State Real Estate Czar Rosenfeld Unveils Office Consolidation Agenda
- Support for Public Sector Housing: A Squier, Hall Forecast
- CRA's Ed Avila Continues to Redfine L.A. Agency's Central Mission
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Community Empowerment: Lip Service or Savior?
September 1993
- MTA Budget Passed: Valley Deferred, Pasadena Funded
- Park La Brea Project Sails Thru City Hall: How & Why?
- TPR Readers Advise Mayor Riordan on Priorities for L.A.'s Planning
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Housing Advocate Conflicted Over Library Sale Lease-Back
- Cities Reinvent Community Development Departments
October 1993
- Deputy Mayor Rae James Assesses Community Development Strategies
- Traffic Congestion: Deficiency Plan to be Adopted by County in November
- Affordable Housing: An Evolving Debate on "Doing More with Less"
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- West Hollywood: Lessons in Small City Streamlining
November 1993
- Affordable Housing in the Nineties: An Evolving Private Sector Role
- L.A. Community Redevelopment: What Could Be Done?
- Proposed EPA Reg's Subject Public and Private Projects to New Hurdles
- Santa Monica's Sustainable City Program: The Need for an Urban Development Model
- Universal's CityWalk: Redefining Urban Design
- Letter to the Editor: A Labyrinthine Solution to Air Pollution and Traffic Congestion
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
December 1993
- Laura Chick: Redefining the L.A. Planning and Land-Use Process
- Density/Parking Nexus Issues Unresolved
- HUD Housing Prepayment Risk Compels Tenants to Organize
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- L.A. Citywide General Plan Framework Update
- SCAG: Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan Released
January 1994
- National Housing Trust Lobbies for Affordable Housing Policies
- Kingston: Century Freeway Housing Agenda for '94
- Tom Carroll: Jump-Starting Revitalizationi of Westwood Village
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Update: L.A. General Plan Framework Project
February 1994
- TPR Readers Assess Region's Post-Quake Priorities
- Los Angeles Post Quake: Searching for Community Identity
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Westwide Urban Forum — Westside Mayors Address Quake, Traffic and Rebuilding Issues
- 1994 CEQA Update: New Provisions, New Case Law
- Legal, Financial Obstacles to Rebuilding L.A.'s Housing Stock
March 1994
- Mayor Abdo: Earthquake Inspires New Consensus in Santa Monica
- Affordable Housing: Leverage Financing Game Needs Revisiting
- UCLA Grad School Reorganization Mimics Reality
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Affordable Single-Family Housing: A Solution
April 1994
- Anthony Zamora: LA's Planning Agenda Candidly Assessed
- Edge Cities Offer Lessons on Revitalizing Downtowns
- A River Parkway for Los Angeles: An Urban Corridor of Untapped Opportunity
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- The Vermont & 80th Street Development Dilemma
- Concluding Commentary: Unsolicited Advice on Permit Streamlining
May 1994
- A New Voice: Richard Alarcón on San Fernando Valley Planning
- TPR Roundtable: Riordan Merger of Housing Agencies Assessed
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Will LA/CRA Be Reinvented or Renamed?
June 1994
- LA's Development Reform Process: A Plea to Council for Pedictability
- Does LA's Mixed-Use Ordinance Need Amending?
- Might the City of Burbank Have the Answers for Planning in the 90's?
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- TPR Forum: LA City Council Oversight of LA/CRA?
- Ron Deaton: Staff Work by CLA Empowers City Council
July 1994
- Competing Agendas for Change: Jackie Goldberg's Planning Views
- Streamlining Lessons Learned by City of Glendale Planning Director
- Promises Made, Promises Kept: LA/CRA's Quiet Revolution
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Love Won't Pay the Rent: Structuring Long-Term Affordable Housing
August 1994
- Nollan-Dolan "Taking" Doctrine: Landmark Supreme Court Cases?
- Urban/Commercial Revitalization: What's the BID Deal?
- O'Malley Miller: Orchestrating State Office Consolidation with Authority
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Rethinking the Future of Our Urban Downtowns: An Opportunity in Need of Study
September 1994
- Dean Blakely: A New Voice at USC Offers Both an Agenda & Wisdom
- Organizing the Business of Affordable Housing
- A HUD Policy Perspective from Cisneros' Special Ass't Marc Weiss
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- TPR Point/Counter Point: L.A. Affordable Housing Incentives Program
- Paternoster: Long Beach is Pursuing a Vision
October 1994
- Senator Roberti's Exit Interview: Power Abhors a Vacuum
- Rebuilding Our Communities
- Hal Bernson: L.A. City's Planning Agenda Reviewed & Assessed
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Reinventing Local Government: A Veteran's Perspective
November 1994
- Ridley-Thomas: Los Angeles CRA in Flux & Up-For-Grabs
- A Status Report: Century Freeway Housing Program
- Sony Studio Expansion: A Win-Win Development for Culver City
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Mills Act: City of LA Acts to Support Historic Structures
December 1994
- The Inland Empire Examined: Location, Location, Location
- State Constitutional And Fiscal Reform: A Primer for 1995
- Inglewood: Urban Planning & Economic Development in Pursuit of Investment
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Deputy Mayor Rae James: "An Annual Assessment"
January 1995
- Bodaken: In A "New't" World, Federal Commitment to Housing Will Be?
- CEQA Update: 1994 Legislation & Guidelines
- Martin/Avila: Los Angeles Government Center Planning Scenarios Demystified
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Ira Yellin: Architecture's Importance Uncommunicated
February 1995
- TPR Roundtable: A Preview of the LA General Plan Framework Debate
- The Los Angeles River: Reshaping the Urban Landscape
- John Seymour's New Job: Southern California Housing Development Corp.
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
March 1995
- Pasadena's New Planning Director Promotes City's Neighborhood Vision
- CEQA Update: CA Supreme Court Narrows Scope on Admissible CEQA Evidence
- Dan Garcia Headlines LA's Development Reform Proposals
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- LAHD's Gary Squier: A Candid Reality Check
April 1995
- Mark Fabiani: A New Majority in Washington — The Impact on HUD
- What's Needed in LA's Plans: Transit Oriented Districts
- LA/CRA's New Chairman: A Primer on the Issues Befuddling the Agency
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Federal Agencies Begin to Implement Environmental Justice Initiative
May 1995
- Fannie Mae's New $3.5 Billion Commitment to Home Ownership
- Regulatory Barriers to Alternative Patterns of Urban Growth
- Soboroff: LA Rec & Parks' Unbuilt Capital Projects Finally Get Attention
- Inside Planning: LA/CRA Budget, CEQA Update, Sacramento Update, BID Guidelines, Californing Economy Rebounding (Slightly)
- SCAG Responds to BIA "Attack" Brochure
- Beyond Barriers: Realizing a Sustainable Vision for the Region
- Amendment of Local General Plan by Initiative Upheld by State Supreme Court
Jay Stark accepts a new position with The Lee Group, removing himself as Editor of The Planning Report. Chris Steins, a graduate of the USC Graduate School for Urban and Regional Planning will be joining as Associate Editor starting June 1995.
June 1995
- Unintended Impact of Welfare Cuts on Pro forma's of Housing Providers
- LEARN Facilities Task Force: Existing Buildings as Classrooms
- The Dilemma of Redevelopment: CRA's Strapped for Funds in 90's
- Inside Planning: Wendy Greuel, DRC, St. Vibiana, Ventura Corridor, Sacramento Update, Military Base, California Growing, Ward Valley, Affordable Housing Conference, Otis College
- "DeVita" Decision Doesn't Supersede State Law Requirements
- The Redlining Menace: Strangling Private Investment in America's Cities
July 1995
- Wendy Greuel On Reinventing HUD & LA Community Development Bank
- LA's General Plan Framework: Bells Toll for Centers Concept
- The Pacific Design Center Entices Fashion to a New Home
- Inside Planning: Los Angeles APA, Office Rents, and More!
- Does Pure Capitalism Fail the Housing Market?
- California SB 1257—Rent Control Reform or Local Disaster?
August 1995
- TPR Roundtable: New State Tax Credit Allocation Policy Considered
- LA's General Plan Framework: An Open Letter to G. Lefcoe
- Exit Interview With Ed Edelman: A Perspective on County Government
- Inside Planning: LA City Budget Problems, USC Program for Professionals, and More!
- St. Vibiana's Cathedral: A Context for the Question: Raze or Restore?
September 1995
- Don Maddy: A New State Tax Credit Policy for Affordable Housing
- L.A. Councilmember Chick: Neighborhood Planning Endorsed
- The L.A. Community Development Bank: It's Not a Panacea!
- Inside Planning: CRA Audit, Prop 13 Meets the Internet, and More!
- The City After the Info Age: Questions for Planning and Design
October 1995
- CRA in Transition: An Exit Interview with Dan Garcia
- Lefcoe to Christopher: LA's General Plan Framework Defended
- TPR Roundtable: TCAC's New Allocation Policy Analyzed
- Inside Planning: Carpool Rule, Health Care Crisis Seminar, and more!
- Michael Feuer Shares Thoughts on LA's Fiscal Choices
- Intergovernmental Immunity A Case & Controversy: Sunshine Canyon Landfill
November 1995
- Rick Cole's New Responsibility: "Livable Communities Initiative"
- SCAG's InfoNet Online: Internet Accessible Information for Region
- San Fernando: Political Stability is the Key to Success
- Inside Planning: CRA Still Strapped for Funds, Azusa Landfill Stays Open, and more!
- Just the facts, Ma'am: City Hall Renovation Gets the Third Degree
December 1995
- LA CRA's New Administrator Not God! But No Slouch Either!
- Bodakin: A Beltway Perspective on HUD's Budget & Reinvention
- The Biggest Developer in Region? LA Unified School District
- Inside Planning: Skid Row Housing Trust, Proposition 62-Update, and more!
- Long Beach's Queensway Bay Project Breaks Ground & Catalyzes Downtown
January 1996
- Soboroff Proves That Leadership and Vision Make A Difference
- New State Low Income Housing Tax Credits: Does Urban LA Win/Lose?
- LA/CRA's High Risk Loan Portfolio: It Simply Comes With the Territory
- Inside Planning: CRA Reorganization, Long Beach Freeway, and more!
- Mayor Alexander: Even Beverly Hills Grapples with Economic Development
February 1996
- Mike Hernandez: LA Councilman's Views on Land Use & Development
- Burbank's Economic Development Agenda Updated & Assessed
- Inefficient Metro Land Use Patterns Linked to Governmental Structure
- Inside Planning: DRC Recommendations, Public Works, and more!
- Dan Rosenfeld's Humble Proposition to Hizzoner—Reorganizing LA's Public Works Department
March 1996
- Will Master Plan Process Tame LAX's Unconstrained Demand?
- Sharon Morris: LA's New Deputy Mayor For Planning, etc...
- A Federal Perspective: HUD's Evolving Role in Public Housing
- Inside Planning: Bobbie Fiedler's Resignation, School Fees, and more!
- SCAG's Local Government Commission Conference: The Obstacles to "Creating Livable Places"
- San Fernando Valley Planning Update: It Isn't Just Suburbia Anymore
April 1996
- Publicly-Assisted, Affordable Housing Policy: A TPR Tête-à-Tête
- LA River: Open Letter to Mayor Riordan & Progres L.A. Board
- Newhall Ranch: The Begetting of A New Community in L.A. County
- Inside Planning: Burbank Airport Expansion, AQMD Assault, and more!
- Rail-Hauled Trash—Los Angeles to San Bernardino: Is There a "Perfect" Location?
May 1996
- Development & Urban Vision Merge at Last! Catellus' Ira Yellin
- Reynolds: West Hollywood as an Urban Village
- LAHD Leadership Change: Ann Sewill Goes Public Sector
- Inside Planning: Alameda Corridor, Tax Credit Awards Announced, and more!
- TPR Exiting Los Angeles Interview: SRO Housing's Andy Raubeson
June 1996
- Reclaiming Brownfields: An Urban Environmental Program Demystified
- LANI: A Neighborhood-Based Revitalization Program that Works
- Status Update on Alameda Corridor: Shifting to Second Gear
- Inside Planning: MTA Major Investment Study, Playa Vista Groundbreaking, and more!
- HUD Secretary Cisneros & Prof. Peter Dreier: The Death or Redemption of Public Housing?
- St. Vibiana's Cathedral: A Contestants' Point/Counterpoint
- CA Building Industry Association's Avowed '96 Legislative Agenda
- MCA's New Master Plan Team: Building 'Shining City' on the Hill
- Inside Planning: Time's Up for RLA, L.A. River Greenway/Bikeway, and more!
- Allan Kingston: The New & Privatized Century Housing Corporation
- Financing Affordable Housing: Fewer Dollars-More Competition
- Cities Now Compete for Retail & Sales Tax—But at What Cost?
- Commerce & Homelessness Meet Uneasily on Los Angeles St.
- Inside Planning: Brownfields Recycling Funded, L.A.'s New $700 Million Bank, and more!
- City of Los Angeles Moves to Legalize Home-Based Business
- A National Effort to Leverage CDC's and Renew Urban Center Cities
- Election Perspective: A Political Comeback for the Environment
- Los Angeles' Civic Center Revival: Is It a Diamond in the Making?
- Insider Planning: 10-Year Anniversary, FEMA Flood Plain Maps, and more!
- Letter to TPR Editor: Roundtable on Homeless Unbalanced
- At Issue: Coastal Protection & Property Rights: Two Fresh and Dissimilar Perspectives
October 1996
- City of Inglewood Contests for Sports Arena & Urban Renewal
- Capital Perspective: A Tough Legislative Year for Environment
- Rita Walters: The Great 9th District's Issues Addressed and Assessed
- Inside Planning: Northridge Damage Keeps Mounting, Homeownership Zone, and more!
- FTA Administrator Linton: Transit-Oriented Districts are the Key to Livable Communities
- L.A. Supervisors Consider 'Greening' or Cementing L.A. River's Watershed
- What if we had a Substantive L.A. Mayoral Debate Addressing the Loss of Local Control in California
November 1996
- Glendale's Growing Pains: A Once-Sleepy City Has Grown Up
- CA Supreme Court Rules on Developer-City Mitigation Fees
- Asset Management: Public Sector Challenges & Future Opportunities
- Inside Planning: State Elections Results, State Prop. 218, and more!
- Extension of the 710 Freeway—Battle Lines Drawn: Divided Communities vs. Environmental Justice
December 1996
- Gazing into Orange County's Crystal Ball with Irvine's Gary Hunt
- L.A. Planning Trends: Infrastructure Underlies Planning & Growth
- California's Center for Land Recycling: 'Brownfields' & Realistic Idealism!
- Inside Planning: Interpreting Prop. 218, L.A. Earthquake Zoning, and more!
- To The Next Mayor of Los Angeles: A Mayoral Platform for the 21st Century
- An Affordable Housing Roundtable: Assessing 1997's Limited Agenda
- Suburban Development: The Endless Debate Over Sprawl Continues
- Monica Lozano: TPR's L.A. Mayoral Platform Series
- Inside Planning: Rebuild L.A., Budget Comparisons, and more!
- MCA/Universal vs. Studio City Residents At Issue: Studio Expansion or New Theme Park?
- HUD's Henry Cisneros Sums Up His Reign... "Leave No One Behind, Extend Opportunity To All"
- Don Knabe, LA County's Newest Supervisor, On Coastal Development & Local Control
- TPR's Mayoral Platform Series: Sen. Hayden & Coro's Tharp
February 1997
- Catellus' Ira Yellin Contends with Downtown's Civic Center Potential
- Forum: Westside City Planning Directors on Developments in 1997
- L.A.'s Premier Citizen Parks Leader Grapples with Arena, Harbor, Etc.
- Inside Planning: Mixed-use High School Contract Attacked, L.A. River, and more!
- Carol Levy and Arnold Steinberg: TPR's Mayoral Platform Series
Chris Steins, then Editor of The Planning Report and Metro Investment Report, took a new position consulting in web development for urban planning firms. Mott Smith began as the new TPR/MIR Editor in March 1997.
March 1997
- Mixed-Use Development in L.A.: More a Wish than a Reality
- AIA Elects/Elevates Eight from L.A. to FAIA
- Doing Business in Los Angeles: Kosmont's Advise to Tax Collectors
- Inside Planning: New CRA Area, OCTA vs. SCAG, and more!
- A Conversation about Priorities with L.A. City Councilman Mike Feuer
- TPR's L.A. Mayoral Platform Series: Ruth Galanter on What Could Be!
April 1997
- Century Housing's Changing Goals: The Perils of Privatization
- LAX, Land-use & The 1st Amendment: Hey Can You Spare a $?
- Demand for Cellular & Pager Service Raise Land Use & Livability Concerns
- Inside Planning: TCAC Update, L.A. City Office Consolidation and more!
- Antonia Hernandez: Arguably TPR's Last L.A. Mayoral Platform for 1997
May 1997
- An Affordable Housing Roundtable: Assessing TCAC & "Uncertainty"
- Century Housing's Kingston Rebuts Hall's Criticism of Privatization
- Los Angeles' Two Park Bonds: An Update From "Mother Park"
- Inside Planning: DTLA—"Yes" on BID, Marina del Rey Redevelopment, and more!
- Five Years Later in Los Angeles: TPR Readers Reflect on April 1992 & 1997
June 1997
- Santa Monica's Mayor on Urban Planning & Historic Preservation
- Rep. Lazio's Proposal to End Public Housing as We Know It—Critiqued
- Westside Urban Forum—Transportation & Quality of Life
- Inside Planning: Ridley-Thomas Calls for CRA-LAHD Review, Board Approves Glendale Plaza and more!
July 1997
- A "New NFL Approved-Coliseum" in Exposition Park—Just Maybe!
- Affordable Housing: TPR Exit Interview—LAHD's Gary Squier
- TreePeople's Andy Lipkis Wants to Use Urban Forestry to Save L.A.
- Inside Planning: School Facilities Finance Update, Pacific Pipeline Construction Begins, and more!
- In Lieu of Statewide Growth Management A Livable Communities Movement Evolves
August 1997
- Congresswoman Roybal-Allard: Regional Value of a Civic Center
- State Legislature Warms to a Proactive Environmental Agenda
- Marvin Braude: A TPR Exit Interview with an Honest Man
- Inside Planning: Inglewood Theaters Approved, Section 8 Contracts, and more!
- Positioning a Great City to be the Architect of its Own Future: Mayor Beverly O'Neil
- Los Angeles Charter Reform: The Opportunities and Obstacles Ahead
September 1997
- L.A.'s Arena Seriously Debated: Wachs vs. Semcken
- Brookings: New Urban Center's Focus is Metropolitanism
- The Potential of Historic El Pueblo: A Candid Prognosis
- Inside Planning: Playa Vista Update and more!
- Anaheim Offers a Proactive Model for Dealing with 'Blight'
- MCA/Universal Studios Expansion: A TPR Point/Counterpoint
October 1997
- Mary Nichols: Exiting EPA for Environment Now & Los Angeles
- Doug Gardner: Leaving Playa Vista for Opportunities at Catellus
- Joint Venture Silicon Valley: Implementing a Regional Vision
- Inside Planning:: Playa Vista Update, Crystal Cove Resort, and more!
- Santa Monica's Housing Manager: What is Possible when Housing is a Priority!
- LA CRA's John Molloy: A Candid Review of The Redevelopment Agency's Agenda & Capacity
November 1997
- LA County's Newest Planning Commisioner: A Pragmatic Enviro
- USC's Dean Timme on Potential of Figueroa Corridor & Expo Park
- Brookings Agenda for their Metropolitan & Urban Policy Center
- Inside Planning
- Long Beach's Robert Paternoster: A Queensway Bay Status Report
December 1997
- Jerry Brown's Nightmare: Blakely Runs for Oakland's Mayor
- Conservancy's Latest Crusade: Preserving the McKinley Building
- Under Secretary of State Eizenstat on New Kyoto Climate Protocol
- Inside Planning: California ARB's New Smog Proposals
- OliverMcMillan's New Urbanist Agenda for Long Beach and Southern California
January 1998
- Santa Clarita's Experience: Managing a Decade-Old 'New City'
- Who's Buying Housing in California? UCLA Finds Its Hispanics
- The Taylor Yard Fiasco: FoLAR's Lewis MacAdams' Protest
- Inside Planning: Education and Infrastructure Top Wilson's 1998 Agenda and more!
- TPR Reader Response: Reply to Linda Dishman
February 1998
- Playa Vista's New CEO Confronts Environmentalists & DreamWorks
- Land-use Principles to Guide Los Angeles City Charter Reform
- The California Speaker's Consigliere: Assemblyman Robert Hertzberg
- Inside Planning: McKinley Building to be Demolished, Playa Vista Bonds, and more!
- The Virtues of Restoring L.A. City Hall are Extolled by Santa Monica's Mayor Pro Tem
