Your jurisdiction should be aware of a few key provisions in the California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) 2017 Scoping Plan Update that will change how new development projects move forward. In the spring of 2015, Governor Jerry Brown’s Executive Order…
LSA is proud to announce the opening of its new Los Angeles office. Located in the heart of downtown L.A., this office will be headed by Lynda Bybee, who recently joined the LSA team as Business Development Manager. Lynda looks…
LSA offers high-quality, comprehensive, and prompt noise and vibration services for CEQA and NEPA documents. LSA’s team of noise experts provide the comprehensive acoustical assessments needed to comply with local noise standards, Federal Highway and Railroad Administrations, HUD, and OSHA…
La Pata Avenue Extension project (La Pata) eliminates an existing gap in the Orange County arterial highway system and establishes a connection between SR‑74 to the north and Avenida Vista Hermosa to the south. In 2014, OC Public Works retained…
We have all seen the damage that trees can cause when they fail. It is the responsibility of the tree manager or owner to appropriately care for and maintain a tree. When failure occurs, it was usually preventable. With LSA's…
Some very impressive things took place at the annual ESRI User Conference in San Diego this year. Attendees had the opportunity to “fly like a bird” using a VR headset and makeshift “bird” that you rested on. LSA attendees were…
May is National Bike Month! Take time to celebrate the many benefits of cycling, for both recreation and commuting. Events such as Bike-to-Work Week (May 16-20) and Bike-to-School Day (May 4) are a few examples of the celebration of cycling…
At LSA, we recognize that millennials and empty-nesters are now expressing a preference for urban living options and opportunities. Urban planners are inundated with applications for infill development, redevelopment of underutilized parcels, and reuse of light industrial and warehouse space…
Hello, and welcome to the LSA Blog! In honor of LSA's 40th Anniversary, we are highlighting the career of our CEO, Les Card. Les has been with LSA for 32 of its 40 years and has seen it develop into…
Don't let a missed opportunity to conduct biological surveys stop your project in its tracks later! The following are a number of key biological resources that have time-sensitive survey protocols: Springtime Botanical Surveys Given the early winter rains and the…