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L.A. real estate, architecture, and urban planning news from the past week

March 7, 2026 by Steven Sharp

Section 1 of D Line extension to open on May 8

New stops at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega

February 27, 2026 by Steven Sharp

City of L.A. weighs additional upzoning to delay SB 79 rules

Apartments would be on the table for some single-family zones near transit hubs

February 24, 2026 by Steven Sharp

State provides funding for Union Station revamp and wildlife bridge

Glendale also gets money for electric buses

February 5, 2026 by Steven Sharp

L.A. County approves $43.8M for new affordable housing

Partial funding for projects in L.A., West Hollywood, and Whittier

February 4, 2026 by Steven Sharp

Plan for Coachella Valley rail line continues to inch forward

RCTC inks $80M deal with engineering firm for EIR

February 3, 2026 by Steven Sharp

L.A. City Council forced to annul rejections of three housing developments

All involve the construction of apartments on land zoned for single-family homes

May 29, 2025 by Steven Sharp

L.A. County to seeks state funding for new supportive housing

The money would go to acquiring existing housing or converting commercial buildings

May 28, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Metro offers up a fresh look at planned Sepulveda Transit Corridor

Estimated costs for the rail line currently range between $15.4B and $24.4B

May 27, 2025 by Steven Sharp

5.5-mile Rail to Rail active transportation project completed in South L.A.

Defunct rail right-of-way turns into multimodal path

May 20, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Environmental study released for San Gabriel Valley Greenway Network

140 acres of waterways could double as active transportation corridors

April 18, 2025 by Steven Sharp

L.A. County approves $27.9M for six affordable housing developments

The projects will include a combined 712 homes

April 16, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Metro breaks ground on $668M upgrade to G Line busway

Plans call for grade separations at Van Nuys and Sepulveda, plus 13 gated crossings

March 31, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Los Angeles could be the next city to take up single-stair reform

San Francisco and San Diego are looking at reform following AB 835

March 10, 2025 by Steven Sharp

$17M awarded for new park spaces in L.A. County

The money will go toward projects creating 623 acres of green space

February 27, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Vermont Ave. bus priority lanes could start work in March

Spanning from Sunset to Wilshire

February 25, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Report: L.A. office-to-residential conversions could yield up to 4,400 homes

Only New York and Washington, D.C. have more adaptive reuse units in the works

February 25, 2025 by Steven Sharp

G Line's Van Nuys Station to close three years for construction

Work on a new elevated station will commence after Feb. 21

February 17, 2025 by Steven Sharp