General Plan & Downtown Specific Plan

04/16/2024

https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2024/04/16/montebello-approves-major-land-use-plans-to-guide-development-quality-of-life/

The Montebello City Council approved the 2040 Citywide General Plan, Downtown Montebello Specific Plan, and the Citywide Bicycle Master Plan.

04/11/2024

Congratulations to Team Montebello!

Yesterday evening, the Montebello City Council unanimously approved the Montebello General Plan Update, the Downtown Montebello Specific Plan, and the Bike Master Plan, and certified the Environmental Impact Report. https://www.planmontebello.com/

06/19/2023

Open House in City Hall lobby to review the Public Drafts of Montebello General Plan & Downtown Specific Plan and to initiate the environmental documentation (EIR) process -- see drafts at https://planmontebello.com/plan/

05/19/2022

Montebello opened 30 tiny homes on a small portion of the parking lot of Montebello-Commerce Metrolink Station.

02/03/2022

A good idea ...

The "Greenest Block in Brooklyn" competition isn't just about winning, it's also about bringing communities together. CBS2's Vanessa Murdock reports.

11/09/2021

Streets are the secret sauce of successful places.

After interviewing acclaimed transportation legend Janette Sadik-Khan for a long gestating project about Union Square this summer (coming soon, I promise!) I...

09/18/2021

The pandemic spurred an unprecedented reclamation of urban space, ushering in a seemingly bygone era of pedestrian pastimes, as cars were sidelined in favor of citizens. Highlighting examples from across the United States, environmental designer Kevin J. Krizek reflects on how temporary shifts -- li...

09/18/2021

Housing Element Update Schedule

09/17/2021

https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-09-17/what-just-happened-with-single-family-zoning-in-california?fbclid=IwAR0YAgTIPIqyg7M1nxuVsrZ-04iAiiM7A9TBYRUXtiMGwHGIz9V3K95WnJc

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that allows more than one unit to be built on lots zoned for only one. It sounds technical, but it's a major change in California housing policy. Here's what it means.

09/16/2021

https://youtu.be/oi5wmsK-3Zk

Pedestrianized streets in Montreal are very popular!I have been visiting Montreal peroidically over the last 25 years but not often of late and to see the pr...

09/15/2021

A movement of entrepreneurs in US cities is bringing healthy food to neighborhoods hurt when policies create food deserts

09/11/2021

https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2021/08/want-more-affordable-housing-try-building-narrower-streets/184739/

New research highlights how city streets that are too wide can take up valuable space that could be used to build more homes.