The Glendale News-Press profiled the Glendale Planning Departments “Urban Design Studio” in a feature article today.

“…Glendale Planning Director Hassan Haghani’s new ‘design studio’ is in place to make sure that as the city becomes more dense, it does so with engaging design, concessions to the pedestrian and protection for the past. …Moving from zoning-based to design-driven planning in a city that, according to a recent survey, is almost completely built out, fueled Haghani’s drive to assemble an in-house team of urban designers to facilitate the transition…”

Read “Group has designs on a new look for city” by Jason Wells