News & Insights

3 Sep
Coastal Commission Certifies Updated Habitat Impact Mitigation Fee for Santa Monica Mountains
Julie Cooper

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Sep 3
Coastal Commission Certifies Updated Habitat Impact Mitigation Fee for Santa Monica Mountains
Julie Cooper

The California Coastal Commission formally certified the County of Los Angeles’s updated habitat impact mitigation fee for the Santa Monica Mountains at their August 9th, 2024 meeting.

9 Sep
EPS analysis supports City of West Hollywood approval for new project on Sunset Boulevard
Thomas Gonzales

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Aug 26
EPS analysis supports City of West Hollywood approval for new project on Sunset Boulevard
Thomas Gonzales

The West Hollywood City Council approved a development agreement for a proposed project at 8850 Sunset Boulevard. Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) to analyze the project’s public benefits obligation.

10 Jul
EPS expertise helps Dublin update their Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance and Commercial Linkage Fees
Rosanna Ren

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Jul 3
EPS expertise helps Dublin update their Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance and Commercial Linkage Fees
Rosanna Ren

The City of Dublin hired EPS to conduct a feasibility study and recommend updates, including adjustments to in-lieu fees, and a nexus study to update commercial linkage fees for non-residential development.

20 Jun
EPS Helps Kick-off Riverside General Plan Update
Julie Cooper

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Jun 12
EPS Helps Kick-off Riverside General Plan Update
Julie Cooper

EPS joined over 30 City staff and a multi-disciplinary consultant team lead by WSP to kick off Riverside’s 2045 General Plan Update on June 12th.

11 Jun
Tahoe Donner Association Adopts EPS’s Workforce Housing Study
Rosanna Ren

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Jun 11
Tahoe Donner Association Adopts EPS’s Workforce Housing Study
Rosanna Ren

EPS completed a study for the Tahoe Donner Association (TDA) that addresses the rising issue of workforce housing for its employees. The TDA Board of Directors adopted the study in May 2024 and directed staff to incorporate its findings and selected strategies into its upcoming work plans.

3 Jun
EPS helps bring about significant land use and zoning amendments in Eagle, Colorado
Sarah Dunmire

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Jun 3
EPS helps bring about significant land use and zoning amendments in Eagle, Colorado
Sarah Dunmire

EPS, in collaboration with Clarion Associates, Town staff, anengaged Town Council, active resident participation, and state funding, brought about significant land use and zoning amendments in Eagle, Colorado.

23 Apr
San Joaquin Board of Supervisors Greenlights EPS's Mountain House’s Jobs/ Housing Policy Recommendation
Jenny Lin

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Apr 23
San Joaquin Board of Supervisors Greenlights EPS's Mountain House’s Jobs/ Housing Policy Recommendation
Jenny Lin

In the early years of visioning, planning, and establishment of the Mountain House Community, EPS served as the key economic advisor to the County. EPS played an important role in the development of Mountain House's Specific Plans and associated infrastructure financing strategies.

19 Apr
EPS Presents Novel Fiscal Analysis Tool at 2024 National Planning Conference
Luke Foelsch

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Apr 19
EPS Presents Novel Fiscal Analysis Tool at 2024 National Planning Conference
Luke Foelsch

EPS Vice President Luke Foelsch presented a case study of an interactive, citywide, spatially-based fiscal impact analysis modeling tool at the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference in April 2024.

12 Feb
EPS Promotes Julie Cooper to Principal

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Feb 12
EPS Promotes Julie Cooper to Principal

Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) is pleased to announce the promotion of Julie Cooper to Principal. Julie has served as a leader of EPS's Los Angeles office for the past six years and brings a wealth of experience related to real estate economics, municipal finance, strategic economic development, and public policy.

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