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Celebrating Women’s History Month with a Unique Urban Planning Experience! Black on the Block is proud to partner with APA Los Angeles to offer an exclusive behind-the-scenes activation at one of LA’s most dynamic pop-up urbanism events! As a women-owned platform, Black on the Block uplifts thousands of Black-owned businesses, creatives, professionals, and entrepreneurs—both in Los Angeles and nationwide. This immersive experience will give urban planners and community development professionals firsthand insight into what it takes to produce a large-scale pop-up urbanism event. ?? Join us! Limited spots available—click here for details & registration https://lnkd.in/gcn3nKwJ PLUS, don’t miss this feature on our founders, Char and Lanie Edwards, as they discuss their urban planning and community development efforts! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gKcqXckb #WomensHistoryMonth #BlackOnTheBlock #UrbanPlanning #CommunityDevelopment #PopUpUrbanism #BlackOwnedBusiness

APA Los Angeles eNews: March 5, 2025 // Call for Awards Nominations and Jurors! // APA Los Angeles Collaborates with Black on the Block // LABC's 2025 Mayoral Housing, Transportation & Jobs Summit https://conta.cc/41Jpurm

2025 Awards and Jury Applications are Open! (Feb 28 - Mar 26) The APA Los Angeles Section 2025 Awards and Jury Applications are open from Friday, February 28th to Friday, March 28th! Awards Nomination Application and Information: https://lnkd.in/g93zRjkn Jury Application and Information: https://lnkd.in/gB-9Gu_D The Awards Committee encourages you to submit outstanding projects, programs, plans, and people for the APA Los Angeles Planning Awards. Award categories encompass a wide range of achievements by small and large jurisdictions, community organizations, firms, and individuals. Awards categories include (but are not limited to) the following: Academic ■ Resilience & Sustainability ■ Opportunity & Empowerment ■ Urban Design ■ Transportation ■ Advancing Diversity and Social Change ■ Grassroots Initiatives ■ Advancing Diversity ■ Planning Pioneer ■ Planning Advocate The awards would not be successful without a committed and diverse jury - We are committed to gathering a group of jurors with a range of backgrounds, organizations, and years of experience! Encourage your friends, colleagues, clients, or contractors to apply for an award and/or to join the jury today! If you have any questions or suggestions, please reach out to [email protected]

Read the APA Los Angeles newsletter for February 17, 2025. https://conta.cc/4gSrp17

In Memoriam: Donald Shoup, Ph.D, FAICP. Donald Shoup was a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA. His research focused on land economics, public finance, transportation, and parking. As the Los Angeles Section of the American Planning Association, we would like to pay our respects to Dr. Shoup, thank him for his contributions to the field, and extend our condolences to his loved ones and the many lives in the APA Los Angeles Section that he touched. To read more about the life of Donald Shoup, visit the link below. https://lnkd.in/g6CX3u_j

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope" - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This MLK Day APA Los Angeles is reflecting on the Value of Embedding Community-Based Planners in Underserved Communities. If you haven't already, be sure to check out our blog post.

Due to overwhelming demand, we have released 30 additional tickets to the screening of Biking While Black on Saturday! RSVP today! See you all there! https://lnkd.in/gVNVaUKb

Still feeling the holiday gratitude from our annual holiday party last week? Because we are! We’d like to keep the holiday spirits high by showcasing the impact of embedding community- planners in underserved communities. Jonathan Pacheco Bell, MAUP, MLIS https://lnkd.in/gccUkdMf Additionally, join us during the MLK Jr. Day weekend for a screening of Biking While Black followed by a Q&A. Yolanda Davis-Overstreet, M.A. @losangelesneighborhoodlandtrust https://lnkd.in/gcVhzUEP

See you all tonight! There's still time to get your ticket!

APA Los Angeles hopes to see you all next week!