Urban One was privileged to work with Paul Habibi of Grayslake Advisors and the LA Business Council Institute on a new report, released this past Friday, exploring the sustainable economic development potential of the LA River and its surrounding neighborhoods. The report, “LA’s Next Frontier: Capturing Opportunities For New Housing, Economic Growth, and Sustainable Development in LA River Communities,” […]
Every successful city grows and evolves over time, but is your city Manhattanizing? For those unfamiliar with the term, Manhattanization is best described as the fear among some residents of growing cities that if population growth continues unabated, there will be no room left for anything but townhomes, apartments, and pencil-thin skyscrapers. The streets will be overrun […]
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced earlier this week that he would be postponing the merger of the Department of City Planning and Department of Building and Safety, an initiative birthed by former mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. According to LA Downtown News, the idea behind the merger is to create a single unit that would handle all aspects […]