Josh Stephens's Blog

This week we’re joined by Josh Stephens, Contributing Editor to the California Planning and Development Report about his new book The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles, and Beyond. We had a long conversation about LA, the availability of bars, opposition urban commentators, and historic propositions that might need an update to stay connected to the times.

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Planners often focus on the minutiae of their cities. But cities are greater than the sum of their parts.

CP&DR Editor Bill Fulton speaks with Contributing Editor Josh Stephens about his new book, The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles, and Beyond. It's a look at the human side of urban planning and at what's great, and not-so-great, about the built environment that Californians have dealt themselves.

https://www.cp-dr.com/articles/cpdr-p...

Josh and Bill discuss the origin of the book, its relationship with its namesake The Feminine Mystique, and its implications for American cities that will seek to revive and rebuild themselves when the coronavirus pandemic subsides.

https://www.cp-dr.com/articles/cpdr-p...

The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles, and Beyond