What makes a healthy city?
Around the world, people are using a USC Price professor’s research to make their cities healthier and more sustainable.
Abandoned rail yard becomes a blank slate of creativity for urban planning students
Students’ capstone projects focus on transforming a downtown property to meet community needs.
Architect builds expertise in equitable, sustainable urban planning at USC Price
The school provided the perfect opportunity for Colin Montoute to develop his passion creating public spaces that enable civic relationships and economic opportunities to thrive.
Throwing shade at L.A.: USC researcher measures impact of trees, or the lack of them
USC spatial scientist John Wilson discusses the benefits of more trees in the urban core, the differences between Beverly Hills and Boyle Heights, and how trees will shape L.A.’s future.
The 8 Ways That COVID-19 Will Transform Businesses, Jobs and Our Working Lives
From the gig economy to remote offices, USC business and policy experts imagine the future of work.
Why COVID-19 Won’t Make Downtown Office Buildings Obsolete
As more companies go remote, the predicted demise of big cities — and their downtown working hubs — may be overblown, a USC real estate expert says.
Planning and real estate students challenge development norms
Pairs of Trojans were tasked with producing proposals for two L.A. sites, providing a glimpse into the real-world relationship between real estate developers and city planners.
Importance of LGBTQ inclusivity is focus of doctoral candidate’s research
Why are there no more lesbian bars in Los Angeles? That simple question piqued Marisa Turesky’s interest.
USC students envision opportunity on rare vacant parcel in South L.A.
For decades, developers trying to fill the 10-acre lot in Watts have been met with little community support. Now a group of USC urban planning students, as part of their capstone projects, focused on what the neighborhood needs.
Students propose solutions for struggling small businesses in L.A.’s Little Tokyo
Each year, USC Price students work with local organizations on persistent issues that plague urban neighborhoods — and due to COVID-19, those issues have escalated dramatically.
USC experts say tree planting could double shade across L.A.’s Eastside
University scientists, working with the city of Los Angeles, have developed a plan to grow an urban forest in communities vulnerable to heat waves and air pollution.
To create a better California, these landscape architects design inclusive public spaces for all
The Landscape Justice Initiative unites USC students and faculty with community organizations to tackle big social and environmental challenges in Los Angeles and beyond.
How to Make Los Angeles Greener? Urban Gardens Could Help
Jose Miguel Ruiz inspires sustainable renewal through onions, celery and Swiss chard — and it’s happening one empty lot at a time.
USC and the city of L.A. launch urban forest project on the Eastside
A consortium of experts and students will help determine which communities would benefit the most from more trees. It’s part of a widening environmental partnership between the city and the university.
How remote work is changing our careers, commutes and lives
Professors at USC Price examine the expected — and unexpected — consequences of so many companies and organizations pivoting to remote work.
How can cities adapt to the needs of their aging populations?
USC’s experts in aging envision how a deluge of older adults in urban areas might reshape transportation, home design and human connection.
How the coronavirus pandemic could reshape our cities
USC experts predict the urban changes that COVID-19 will bring about, including the potential death of commuting and an increased focus on green space.
L.A. County residents remain reluctant to use public transit and unwilling to give up their cars
According to a new USC Dornsife mobility survey, worries over safety and convenience are dissuading people from ditching private vehicles and using public transportation.
USC, UCLA pledge to collaborate on transformative urban projects
As they celebrated women in science and engineering, leaders from the two universities recognized L.A. as the best place in the world to launch major sustainable projects.
Lack of affordable rent plagues cities across the United States
USC researchers have developed a new method of calculating affordability that spotlights the growing disparity between rents and wages, one that affects renters at all income levels.
USC students devise creative ways to revitalize New Orleans
Trojans propose turning an abandoned building into a hotel, among other economic developments that could help generate $6.1 million over five years.
How do you design a more walkable Hollywood Boulevard?
Trojans develop designs for two potential closures and lay out a transportation plan to support the concept.
Teens tout East L.A. transit and the region’s rich history
Renaissance Academy students also get urban planning lessons from Trojans drawn to community engagement and youth empowerment.
Milton Curry Looks to Architecture for Answers to Societal Challenges
For solutions to inequality, marginalization and divisiveness, one of USC’s newest deans wants to tap an unexpected resource: architecture.