For a guy who lives in a trailer, Spencer Pratt has unusually good taste in high-rise architecture.
In a recent interview with the All-In Podcast, Pratt declared, “ we’re going to have L.A. so beautiful. No more of these high-density, SB-79, prison-like structures.” The video of Pratt’s interview was accompanied by an AI-generated video envisioning soaring, gleaming towers that represent a new era of order, tranquility, and beauty.
Since 1956, KB Home built over 600,000 homes in California, from San Diego the Bay Area and many places in between. That’s more homes than are in many states.
Among his many talents, Elon Musk has a singular knack for taking things that are cool—fast cars, rockets, (arguably) marijuana—and making them nauseatingly uncool. Equally impressively, he is adept at taking things that are decidedly not cool and …
Journalists recently gathered in Cambridge, Mass., to learn about and discuss the nation’s land use trends. California featured prominently, for better or worse.
A few lessons on cities and urban life as observed on a recent trip to Tokyo and Kyoto.
Los Angeles-based “starchitect” Frank Gehry died at the age of 96. His fame is undeniable. His influence on cities is more complicated.
California Planning and Development Report celebrates its 40th anniversary—reflections on the trends of the past forty years and what’s in store for the future.
A harebrained scheme for a new city near Oakland exemplifies a woefully misguided approach to city-building
Making movies and developing real estate are uncannily similar processes. In Los Angeles, they work at cross-purposes, to everyone’s detriment.
On the Palisades Fire, as observed from the edge of the evacuation zone
In Chevron’s absence, California can pursue sustainability goals–locally and globally–even more enthusiastically. It can speed the adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy (which, on a good day, sometimes accounts for more than 100% of the state’s energy).
Populations change even if they don’t grow. That’s why California needs more housing even though the population is stagnant
Nevada officials want Las Vegas to expand even further, by opening federal land to development. As too many places in California illustrate, that’s a recipe for sprawl, but not for a better city
Using a clever combination of local and state housing incentives, Costco is getting into the housing business in South Los Angeles
For nearly as long as I’ve followed planning and transportation, the running joke, recited in conference sessions and at happy hours, has been that self-driving cars are at least five years away — and always will be.
Unfortunately for everyone involved, six California cities are on a recently published list of the “18 Fastest-Declining Cities in the U.S.”
A roundup of highlights from California Planning & Development Report, InTransition, CommonEdge, and more in 2023.