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Metro breaks ground on $668M upgrade to G Line busway

Plans call for grade separations at Van Nuys and Sepulveda, plus 13 gated crossings

March 31, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Los Angeles could be the next city to take up single-stair reform

San Francisco and San Diego are looking at reform following AB 835

March 10, 2025 by Steven Sharp

$17M awarded for new park spaces in L.A. County

The money will go toward projects creating 623 acres of green space

February 27, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Vermont Ave. bus priority lanes could start work in March

Spanning from Sunset to Wilshire

February 25, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Report: L.A. office-to-residential conversions could yield up to 4,400 homes

Only New York and Washington, D.C. have more adaptive reuse units in the works

February 25, 2025 by Steven Sharp

G Line's Van Nuys Station to close three years for construction

Work on a new elevated station will commence after Feb. 21

February 17, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Research from UCLA finds outdoor dining brings happy diners, increased foot traffic, and economic prosperity to L.A.

As cities across the globe grapple with COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Los Angeles sees sales tax gain due to the temporary Al Fresco outdoor dining program.

December 22, 2023 by Graham Rossmore

Apartments buildings get the go-ahead in Hollywood, Sawtelle, Mar Vista, Mid-Wilshire, and Venice

They'd create nearly 400 residential units

December 15, 2023 by Steven Sharp

New federal and state funding awarded to Southern California passenger rail projects

High speed rail, Brightline West, the Pacific Surfliner, and a new Coachella rail line

December 11, 2023 by Steven Sharp

Brightline West and California High Speed Rail awarded $6.1 billion in federal funding

A big shot in the arm for the two biggest high-speed rail projects on the West Coast

December 6, 2023 by Steven Sharp

Protected bike lanes proposed for 3.1 miles of Venice Boulevard

Between Fairfax and Arlington Avenues

December 4, 2023 by Steven Sharp

L.A.'s notoriously grim bus stops will start getting shelter in 2024

City's STAP program plans for 3,000 new shelters and 450 shade structures

November 28, 2023 by Steven Sharp

Affordable housing streamlining ordinance clears City Planning Commission

City Council approval is required prior to implementation

November 20, 2023 by Steven Sharp

$75M awarded for Los Angeles-area Project Homekey developments

Interim and supportive housing in Hollywood, Exposition Park, Lancaster, and the Valley

November 13, 2023 by Steven Sharp

L.A. Mayor's latest executive order aims to increase housing production

An ordinance to raise the site plan review threshold is in the works

November 13, 2023 by Steven Sharp

Here's a look at the Sepulveda Basin Vision Plan

The cost estimate is $4.8 billion over a 25-year period

October 31, 2023 by Steven Sharp

New zoning in the works for unincorporated communities in the South Bay

Including: Alondra Park/El Camino Village, Del Aire/Wiseburn, Hawthorne Island, La Rambla, Lennox, West Carson, and Westfield/Academy Hills

October 20, 2023 by Steven Sharp

Mixed-use projects get the go-ahead in Montecito Heights and Beverly Grove

Bringing 81 apartments and retail to Huntington Drive and La Cienega Boulevard

October 13, 2023 by Steven Sharp