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The City of Santa Monica is currently engaged in finalizing its Downtown Community Plan (DCP). This Specific Plan is generally ...

Editor's note: Last week's SMa.r.t. column discussed urban and architectural design. This week's column  discusses process, zoning and conclusions as ...

This is the first of two columns on urban planning and architectural design, both subjects that have not been addressed ...

Last week's column by SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) discussed the notable advantages of a low-rise city ...

SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) has long advocated for a low-rise city — that is, a city ...

In April 1949, a large new reservoir being built under San Vicente Boulevard collapsed, killing a 62-year-old workman from Venice. ...

Former Speaker of the U.S. House Tip O'Neill coined the phrase, “All politics are Local.” Indeed, he's correct. Certainly residents ...

Curb your DA's. No, we're not talking about District Attorneys, but rather the propensity of our planning staff to negotiate ...

Late this morning, this writer arrived at a bus stop at 17th Street and Montana Avenue, intending to travel to ...

Philosopher Alain de Botton wrote that "bad architecture is a frozen mistake writ large. We owe it to the fields ...