Planning and Development in Los Angeles, Where Are We Headed?

Los Angeles aspires to be one of the world’s cleanest cities. The history of Los Angeles is one with people from many different ethnical backgrounds, and is manifested through the diverse architectural designs we encounter today. There are many differences between the various districts in the city of Los Angeles, due to a style and tone inspired from the many diverse groups settling into these various areas around 1950 and later. These numerous groups have contributed to the Los Angeles that we see today. A view of Los Angeles in present day illustrates many changes taking place during the past century and urbanization is a crucial factor. We are facing a rapid change in the development of our communities; partially to meet today’s quality standards and regulations, whether it concerns style of architectural design, modern engineering or sustainability and green building requirements. As a new writer in the blogosphere I intend to present and discuss issues relevant to the planning and development of greater Los Angeles; our city. The topics will range from transportation, sustainability, preservation of historical buildings, to ongoing and future news of the development projects in Los Angeles.

To my help, I have chosen from the many insightful websites, such as Planetizen , American Planning Association, which I located from directories such as The Internet Public Library, USA.gov, to name a few. I have compiled a list of these websites in my sidebar link roll (see right). The Sources were all chosen after a profound scrutiny, guided by Webby Awards to secure structure, visual design, functionality and overall quality, and IMSA criteria (labels to the right), to assure accountability and a stricter focus on the bloggers authorship and credibility. Furthermore, the material from these websites will be a point of reference throughout my writings and will reflect the content of my blog. I reserve to change or add more sites as new topics are presented. I hope that the viewer will find these websites helpful and valuable. The future of planning and development has never been as exciting as it is today; new technology and standards ensuring better sustainability and durability with more creativity in architectural design.