Amber Hawkes 5/24/22 Amber Hawkes 5/24/22

Pilot Project, Pop-Up, and Augmented Reality in Oxnard!

HERE installed a pilot project and carried out a creative community pop-up in Oxnard CA as part of the City’s Sustainable Transportation Plan. We also tested out PebbleXR, a cool new technology we are developing that lets community members see and comment on project ideas on their mobile devices, using Augmented Reality.

Amber Hawkes 4/20/22 Amber Hawkes 4/20/22

Pilot Project Installed in West Hollywood

Street design pilot project installed in West Hollywood, on Willoughby Ave.

Amber Hawkes 3/16/22 Amber Hawkes 3/16/22

Guerilla Marketing Tactics for Urban Planning

HERE installers went out this weekend to spray paint stencils throughout public parks in the San Gabriel Valley as part of the East San Gabriel Valley Mobility Action Plan. The colorful stencils included quotes from local residents about how they like to get around town - whether walking, biking, scooting, skating, or taking public transit.

Amber Hawkes 12/7/21 Amber Hawkes 12/7/21

Site Specific Public Art Installed & Nesting Furniture Deployed in Santa Monica

Here LA installed a site-specific art piece and brought along our nesting furniture to activate Palisades Park in Downtown Santa Monica this weekend.

Amber Hawkes 6/2/21 Amber Hawkes 6/2/21

An Artful Ocean Avenue

Amber Hawkes 8/17/20 Amber Hawkes 8/17/20

When Everything Breaks

Join Here LA’s Co-Director, Shannon Davis, this Wednesday, as she speaks about the digital public realm.

Amber Hawkes 8/12/20 Amber Hawkes 8/12/20

Community Conversations During a Pandemic

During a pandemic, as public dialogue about planning projects shifts online, people have been asking us: how can an online process replace a physical one? How can we assure equity and access? Our answer is twofold.

Amber Hawkes 6/22/20 Amber Hawkes 6/22/20

Defend Black Lives.

Here LA, a black-owned business, stands tall and proud with the black community through these times. As a firm that was founded on optimism, positivity, and hope for change, we have been reflecting on how these goals are manifesting in our everyday business practices as well as in our plans and projects.

Amber Hawkes 6/11/20 Amber Hawkes 6/11/20

Slow down!

Did you know that you can turn your streets into 'Slow' streets? Designed for local residents only, slow streets are closed to vehicular traffic and are friendly for people walking and rolling. These local neighborhood streets will be open all day and all night.

Amber Hawkes 5/25/20 Amber Hawkes 5/25/20

A Civic Technology Award for Here LA and LA Metro!

Here LA's Inglewood First/Last Mile Plan has won an Award of Merit for Innovative Use of Technology from the American Planning Association, Los Angeles.

sheila buchanan 5/14/20 sheila buchanan 5/14/20

Rethinking the Street

As we all dream of calmer, more positive times, we look for inspiration to cities around the world that are rethinking the way they plan, design, and relate to public space.

sheila buchanan 3/5/20 sheila buchanan 3/5/20

Willoughby Street Party

Join us for a neighborhood celebration and temporary street installation in West Hollywood!

sheila buchanan 2/29/20 sheila buchanan 2/29/20

Connect Four for First/Last Mile

Lots of great conversations, fun, and valuable data for the Expo/Crenshaw Station First/Last Mile.

sheila buchanan 2/19/20 sheila buchanan 2/19/20

First/Last Mile is Kicking Off for Purple Line Extension Section 1

Here La is kicking off first/last mile analysis for Section 1 of the Purple Line Extension.

sheila buchanan 11/20/19 sheila buchanan 11/20/19

One San Pedro Transformation

Here LA is pleased to be working on the One San Pedro redevelopment plan for Rancho San Pedro, a 478-unit public housing community located in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles.

sheila buchanan 10/1/19 sheila buchanan 10/1/19

Walk Downey Interactive Exhibition At Stay Gallery

Walk Downey is the community’s long-range vision for the future of walking in the City of Downey.

sheila buchanan 8/6/19 sheila buchanan 8/6/19

Expo/Crenshaw First/Last Mile Is Underway!

Here LA is kicking off the Expo/Crenshaw First/Last Mile Plan which will identify improvements to enhance the experience for people walking and biking to the future Expo/Crenshaw Station.

sheila buchanan 7/30/19 sheila buchanan 7/30/19

Designing Better Willoughby, Vista, & Gardner Streets

Here LA is working with the City of West Hollywood to make beautiful and safe streets for people walking and biking.

sheila buchanan 10/22/18 sheila buchanan 10/22/18

Listening to Each Other: The Long Beach Safe Streets Story Bench

Coming Soon to your Neighborhood: the Safe Streets Long Beach Story Bench!

sheila buchanan 10/9/18 sheila buchanan 10/9/18

Talking About Tactical Urbanism at the Apa Conference

Here LA’s Amber Hawkes joined a panel of colleagues at the American Planning Association’s California Conference earlier this week to talk about making positive change in cities, in particular through temporary installations and pilot projects.

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