Urban Futures Lab: Yearbook Edition - Ep 3: The Rose that Grew from Concrete/The Lotus Rising from the Mud https://soundcloud.com/publicmatters/urban-futures-lab-yearbook-edition-the-rose-that-grew-from-concretethe-lotus-rising-from-the-mud/s-VKJHeA2cmy6 **For some context, this podcast and its episodes were conceived during the...
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Help Us Build People Power + Collective Action for Safe Streets // In May 2020 alone, 21 pedestrians were killed on LA streets. Traffic safety is a serious problem. University Park Slow Jams...
During the 2019-2020 academic year, Public Matters consulted with the Rosewood STEM Magnet of Urban Planning and Urban Design, training and coaching teachers on how to integrate urban planning concepts...
Greetings from East LA (GELA) introduces East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy high school students to urban planning and civic participation. Students work on topics that are pertinent and relevant to...
The day I heard the Urban Futures Lab Fellows would be giving an ABSTalk for the Public Matters family, deep, deep anxiety set in. What is an ABSTalk? Well, it’s a...
Public Matters is a creative civic engagement studio that forms strong partnerships through unconventional measures as a way to redress social ills. My involvement as a Fellow in the two-year...
Imagine one day out of the blue somebody asks you, “What motivates you in life?” At first we stutter and think about the question so deeply that we come up...
Neighborhood Stories. Community. Fried Pork Skin. Explore Historic Filipinotown through the voices of the people who know it best! Experience The Chicharrón Chronicles Walking Tours, featuring stories from The Chicharrón Chronicles, a...
Neighborhood Stories. Community. Fried Pork Skin. Experience Historic Filipinotown through the voices of the people who know it best on Saturday, November 23rd - 10am-1pm. Join us for the launch of the...