Stay on top of our vast and varied industry with this collection of posts and articles on historic preservation, environmental planning, and biology compiled by our exceptional staff.
Sylvia Vega, an environmental professional with more than 30 years of experience at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), joins GPA Consulting as a Principal Environmental Planner.
“I’m so excited to be on the GPA team! This is giving me the opportunity to use my environmental compliance knowledge for transportation projects,” Vega says. “In the short... (Read More)
“We tend to block off many of our senses when we’re staring at a screen. Nature time can literally bring us to our senses.”
—Richard Louv
Richard Louv, author of “The Nature Principle” and “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder,” encourages people to drop their digital devices and get outside. Why?... (Read More)
Historic preservation has many benefits: higher property values and lower crime rates; greater civic pride and fewer environmental impacts. Historic districts also attract visitors as part of today’s booming cultural, or heritage, travel industry. “Tourism is an excellent benefit of preservation,” said Laura O’Neill, a senior architectural historian in GPA Consulting’s downtown Los Angeles... (Read More)
