We have been enjoying using the Global Street Design Guide in the office! The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) and NACTO have teamed together to create a graphically rich and informative resource manual for planners and urban designers.

Here LA's Shannon Davis will be speaking at this year's American Planning Association (APA) National Conference, which will be held this weekend, May 6 - 9 in New York.

Here LA’s Amber Hawkes will be speaking at the 2017 West Coast Urban District Forum about: “Using Tactical Urbanism for Testing, Engaging, and Building Community.”

With the increased amount of information cities will be receiving through the new Uber Movement Data (an online database that was recently released to help cities access anonymous transit-demand and trip-related data), NACTO has issued a City Data Sharing Principles policy to help identify the type of data that will most benefit transportation planning.

Check out these cool examples of ways cities are activating their transit underpasses, from skateparks, to linear walking / bicycle paths, and parks. Big infrastructure meets little human.

George Lucas has selected Los Angeles for his new museum (the final decision was being made between Los Angeles and San Francisco).