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Short-Distance Mobility Goes to the Birds
At their best, Birds are yet another weapon in the war against the “first-mile, last-mile” problem.
Josh Stephens
Mar 10, 2018
Sierra Club California Blazes Wrong Trail on Urbanism
Is the Club against sprawl or for it -- or both? >>read more
Josh Stephens
Mar 6, 2018
The Transit Crisis Is Really A Housing Crisis
Low-wage workers are buying cars in L.A. like crazy, driving transit ridership down. That's because the apartment equivalent of a 2001 Corolla is impossible to find. >>read more
Josh Stephens
Feb 26, 2018
California's Housing Crisis Presents Opportunity for 'Legacy Cities'
How can we entice people not merely to "escape" California out of desperation but rather to embrace and reinvigorate places that need activity and talent?
Josh Stephens
Jan 19, 2018
The Opposite of Gentrification
If these communities are going to, at the same time, decry the invasion of newcomers and oppose most development, then they face but one option: they must promote development elsewhere.
Josh Stephens
Jan 15, 2018


A Tale of Two Storefronts
Since today is Small Business Saturday, following the grotesque excess of “Black Friday”, I’m compelled to ponder the state of small businesses in the California landscape. >>read more
Josh Stephens
Nov 26, 2017
YIMBYs in Westwood
Will UCLA students get their own Neighborhood Council?
Josh Stephens
Nov 14, 2017
California's Gas Tax Dilemma
The new gas tax isn’t just regressive but doubly regressive
Josh Stephens
Nov 1, 2017
The World Series of Sun Belt Cities
It’s a great matchup because Los Angeles and Houston are so similar as urban places – the two largest cities in the American Sun Belt.
William Fulton
Oct 24, 2017


Searching for Los Angeles in Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner created a dystopic vision of Los Angeles that remains as culturally potent today — if not more so — than it was when it came out in 35 years ago.
Josh Stephens
Oct 16, 2017
Amazon: Come to Our Waiting Arms!
Among Mr. Bezos's 482 choices in California -- not counting unincorporated county land where he might build his city from scratch -- here is a sample of some hidden gems he might want to consider
Morris Newman
Oct 3, 2017
Battle Brews over 'Bodega' and Bodegas
Now that the world knows what Bodega is, residents of California can be forgiven for wondering what a bodega is.
Josh Stephens
Sep 27, 2017
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