Transit-To-Parks Planning Moving Forward for the LA Region
Did you know that 41% of lower-income households in Los Angeles do not have immediate access to a park?
Inglewood First/Last Mile Plan Adopted By Metro Board
After a year-long planning and design effort, Here LA is excited to announce that the Inglewood First/Last Mile Plan was adopted last night at the Metro Board meeting with a special shout out for the Plan from Inglewood Mayor James Butts.
Volunteers Needed For A Walk Audit Around Future Purple Line Stations
First / Last Mile planning for the Purple Line Extension has begun for the Wilshire/Rodeo, Century City/Constellation, Westwood/UCLA and VA Hospital rail stations.
Listening to Each Other: The Long Beach Safe Streets Story Bench
Coming Soon to your Neighborhood: the Safe Streets Long Beach Story Bench!
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.
My Figueroa Community Celebration
On Thursday, August 30th, Downtown LA will finally see the long-awaited MyFigueroa streetscape project complete and open to the public.
Calling All Vinyl!
Here LA is piloting a fence beautification project, using woven strips of re-purposed vinyl advertisement and construction signage to transform chain link fences.
Envisioning North Long Beach at the PopUptown Social
We had a blast at the July 26th PopUPTown Social in North Long Beach! The patio of the Michelle Obama Library was filled with music, food, crafts, and community members of all ages who helped envision the future of Uptown Long Beach as part of the Uptown Planning Land Use and Neighborhood (UPLAN) strategy.
Glendale's Pedestrian Plan Mural Has a New Home!
Last October, Here LA installed a temporary art piece that illustrated a year's worth of feedback from community workshops completed for the Glendale Pedestrian Plan.
A Community Dialogue with Little Tokyo & the Arts District
Last weekend we installed a temporary interactive sculpture at Metro's Regional Connector 'Halfway There' Celebration in Little Tokyo.
Hear Us: Here LA On KPCC
Here LA's Amber Hawkes talks to A Martinez this morning on Take 2 about Hostile vs 'Positive Urbanism’.
Here LA Designated Best Emerging Firm in LA
The American Planning Association, Los Angeles (APA LA) has just announced their 2018 winners and Here LA has won the Emerging Planning and Design Firm award!
We Are Too Accepting of LA's Hostile Urbanism
In LA and in so many cities across the country we've grown too used to hostile forms of urbanism that make it unpleasant to walk, bicycle, and generally hang out outside.
First/Last Mile in Inglewood!
Here LA is happy to announce the kick-off of the Inglewood First/Last Mile Planning project with LA Metro and the City of Inglewood!
Hop On The Downtown Trolley!
From now until the beginning of 2018, hop on the Downtown Glendale trolley, which circulates along Brand and Central, around the Americana and up to the residential areas north of the 134 Freeway.
Getting Hands On @ One Arroyo Day
Lots of fun last weekend at One Arroyo Day in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl! Here LA made these 'rainbow stackers' to facilitate a 3 dimensional dialogue with the community about their memories, hopes, and dreams for the Arroyo Seco.
Here LA Helps Kick-Off the Artesia International Downtown Strategic Plan!
Here LA is excited to announce the kick-off the Artesia International Downtown Strategic Plan with Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio.
Getting People to Parks on Transit
This week, Here LA kicks off the Transit to Parks Strategic Plan for LA Metro. The physical and psychological benefits of urban parks are well documented.
Come and See Here LA at the ASLA Conference
Here LA will be at the ASLA Conference this weekend. We hope to see you there!
See You at the New Urbanism Film Festival this Weekend!
Join Here LA's Co-Directors Shannon Davis and Amber Hawkes at the 5th Annual New Urbanism Film Festival this weekend, a four day event in Los Angeles October 19-22, 2017.