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March 8, 2012
Nine Sessions Not to Miss at This Year's APA National Planning Conference

The American Planning Association (APA) is gearing up for it’s 2012 National Planning Conference in Los Angeles next month (April 14-17), and the Technology and Planning Division have some great sessions set for this year. From what we’ve heard, this year’s program calls for sessions on 3-D simulation, performance measurement tools, as well as citizen engagement programs and GIS applications. Here is a list of sessions which intrigued us, and we wanted to share with you...

The American Planning Association (APA) is gearing up for it’s 2012 National Planning Conference in Los Angeles next month (April 14-17), and the Technology and Planning Division have some great sessions set for this year. From what we’ve heard, this year’s program calls for sessions on 3-D simulation, performance measurement tools, as well as citizen engagement programs and GIS applications.

March 5, 2012
American Planning Association (APA) 2012 National Conference

ReIMAGINE The City, ReIMAGINE Your Career, ReIMAGINE The Possibilities. Take a fresh look at the work you do every day and a first look at the challenges you'll face tomorrow. Join APA in Los Angeles for the 2012 National Planning Conference: the world's largest planning event with four days of unparalleled networking and learning opportunities. Hear from experts. Connect with colleagues. Pick up new skills. Move your career forward. Imagine the possibilities.

ReIMAGINE The City, ReIMAGINE Your Career, ReIMAGINE The Possibilities. Take a fresh look at the work you do every day and a first look at the challenges you'll face tomorrow. Join APA in Los Angeles for the 2012 National Planning Conference: the world's largest planning event with four days of unparalleled networking and learning opportunities. Hear from experts. Connect with colleagues. Pick up new skills. Move your career forward. Imagine the possibilities.

February 17, 2012
6th Annual Compass Blueprint Awards and 2012 Regional Conference & General Assembly

The Compass Blueprint program recognizes and provides opportunities for local planning efforts that creatively and efficiently integrate land use and transportation planning.  The annual Awards recognize the most forward-thinking projects that demonstrate excellence and achievement in the four key elements of Compass Blueprint planning: Livability, Mobility, Prosperity and Sustainability.

The Compass Blueprint program recognizes and provides opportunities for local planning efforts that creatively and efficiently integrate land use and transportation planning.  The annual Awards recognize the most forward-thinking projects that demonstrate excellence and achievement in the four key elements of Compass Blueprint planning: Livability, Mobility, Prosperity and Sustainability.

February 1, 2011
City of LA Selects Google Apps for Email System

Los Angeles Chief Technology Officer and Assistant General Manager of LA’s Information Technology Agency discuss the reasons behind this decision.

The City of Los Angeles — in a decision unanimously approved by the Los Angeles City Council — recently selected Google Apps to replace its current email system for all 34,000 city employees. Los Angeles Chief Technology Officer Randi Levin and Kevin Crawford, Assistant General Manager of LA’s Information Technology Agency, discuss the reasons behind the city’s decision. (via Luminopolis)

February 1, 2011
City of LA Selects Google Apps for Email System

Los Angeles Chief Technology Officer and Assistant General Manager of LA’s Information Technology Agency discuss the reasons behind this decision.

The City of Los Angeles — in a decision unanimously approved by the Los Angeles City Council — recently selected Google Apps to replace its current email system for all 34,000 city employees. Los Angeles Chief Technology Officer Randi Levin and Kevin Crawford, Assistant General Manager of LA’s Information Technology Agency, discuss the reasons behind the city’s decision. (via Luminopolis)

August 28, 2010
Re-Imagining Chinatown: An Interactive Planning Process

The 4x8 ft. model of Chinatown includes Los Angeles State Historical Park (formerly known as the Cornfields) and portions of the LA River and will highlight the areas topography, streets, and blocks. It is designed to inspire the minds of the participants through its grand interventions, vivid use of materials, colors, textures and by allowing the public to touch and imprint their vision on it.

May 20, 2010
Location-aware consumer technology: ready - today - to make the practice of planning a little easier and a little cheaper

In his article “iPads for Planning” (posted on Planetizen, April 2, 2010), Robert Goodspeed states that the iPad and iPhone are excellent tools for planning because they are highly mobile, location aware, and can be connected to a 3G network.

We would like to thank Jeremy Nemeth PhD., Director of the Master’s in Urban Design program at the University of Colorado Denver, for his contribution to this post.