Meet the homeless L.A. immigrants who built their own home in gentrifying Highland Park Cynthia HirschhornApril 22, 2024los angeles, immigration, housing, public space, civic space, economics, culture, urban planning
Downtown L.A. is hurting. Frank Gehry thinks arts can lead a revival Cynthia HirschhornApril 12, 2024los angeles, art, artists, architecture, infrastructure, urban design, culture, urban planning, housing, public space, civic space
L.A. Metro’s D Line hits a milestone: Tunneling is complete for expansion to the Westside Cynthia HirschhornApril 2, 2024los angeles, transportation, infrastructure, civic space, public space, urban planning, urban design
L.A. officials study Paris as they prep for the 2028 Olympics Cynthia HirschhornMarch 16, 2024los angeles, global, culture, infrastructure, civic space, public space, cities, civic engagement, urban planning
When Science Class Is in a Former Macy’s Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 23, 2024education, civic space, public space, youth, infrastructure, urban planning
A Plan To Build Missing Middle Housing That Actually Works: Lessons from Vancouver to Auckland Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 16, 2024cities, housing, architecture, urban design, urban planning, policy
The old Westside Pavilion will transform into a UCLA biomedical and quantum science center Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 4, 2024los angeles, science, civic engagement, civic space, public space, education, urban planning, urban design, california, health, public health, public finance
Nonprofit plans to transform a former oil drilling site in South L.A. into affordable housing Cynthia HirschhornDecember 11, 2023los angeles, housing, civic space, public space, nonprofits, urban planning
Bass says L.A. has put 21,000 homeless people into interim housing. Here’s what that means Cynthia HirschhornDecember 7, 2023housing, los angeles, policy, urban planning, civic space
Under the 10 Freeway: Immigrant businesses scraped by while landlord dodged Caltrans Cynthia HirschhornNovember 15, 2023infrastructure, los angeles, urban planning, immigration, policy, economics, transportation, housing
Sustainable wooden skyscrapers could soon take over city skylines Cynthia HirschhornOctober 31, 2023sustainability, environment, cities, architecture, design, urban design, urban planning, art
Cyclists took over the 110 Freeway: Here’s what they had to say about biking in LA Cynthia HirschhornOctober 29, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, transportation, public space, civic space, urban planning, urban design, culture
This L.A. freeway is the butt of many jokes. Can it have new life as parks and housing? Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 23, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, design, urban planning, urban design, public space, civic space, california
Feds award $1 billion to plant trees, combat extreme heat, including $100 million for California Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 18, 2023policy, environment, climate, government, california, urban planning
The Ground-Floor Window Into What’s Ailing Downtowns Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 4, 2023cities, workforce, infrastructure, urban design, urban planning, civic space
Overhaul of Pershing Square, long a ‘concrete jungle’ in downtown L.A., finally breaks ground Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 1, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, design, urban design, urban planning, development, civic space, public space
Opinion: L.A. doesn’t have enough parks. Why can’t our schools fill the gap? Cynthia HirschhornAugust 14, 2023education, youth, civic space, public space, los angeles, urban design, urban planning
What’s the Matter with American Cities? Cynthia HirschhornJune 15, 2023cities, policy, public safety, public space, economics, urban planning, urban design, infrastructure
Food Forests Are Bringing Shade And Sustenance To US Cities, One Parcel Of Land At A Time Cynthia HirschhornMay 16, 2023climate, a, urban planning
Creating a Paradigm Shift to Accelerate the Development of Trail and Active Transportation Networks Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 10, 2023transportation, urban planning, infrastructure