Regional | Urbanize LA

L.A. County approves $195M for four supportive housing developments

Combined, they'd create nearly 500 apartments

June 4, 2025 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

Metro considers congestion pricing for DTLA, I-10 Freeway, Santa Monica Mountains

The pilot program would not begin until 2025 at the earliest

February 10, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Building permits dipped 23 percent in L.A. during final months of 2020

COVID-19 continues to impact the real estate and construction industries in L.A.

February 5, 2021 by Steven Sharp

L.A. Planning Department to exempt on-menu density bonus projects from CEQA

Policy change will ease approval of housing developments that set aside affordable untis

February 3, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Statewide COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Extended Through June 30

SB 91 also establishes a new rental assistance program

February 1, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Metro Considers Updates to its Joint Development Policy

Staff report recommends revised standards and streamlined processing

January 21, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Here's a Look at the Updated L.A. River Master Plan

It's open for public comment through March 14

January 14, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Councilmember Targets 25,000 Homeless Housing Units by 2025

Job losses from COVID-19 are expected to lead to an increase in homelessness in Los Angeles

January 13, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Affordable Housing and L.A. River Crossing Take Shape at the Taylor Yard

In Glassell Park and Frogtown

December 29, 2020 by Steven Sharp

L.A. Metro Plans Post-Pandemic Recovery

New report makes 17 recommendations for the agency to pursue

December 21, 2020 by Steven Sharp

L.A. City Councilmember Proposes Expansion of Adaptive Reuse Ordinance

But only for deed-restricted moderate-income housing

December 17, 2020 by Steven Sharp

L.A. City Council Approves $43.5 in Bonds for Affordable Housing Developments

Two developments in Hollywood and South L.A.

December 16, 2020 by Steven Sharp

Op-Ed: One Year to Fix Housing in L.A.

In 2020, Los Angeles’ housing problems went from bad to worse.

December 14, 2020 by Anthony Dedousis, Robin Hughes & A. Lenise Kouture