The City of Claremont, with a population of 35,000, stands as one of the most unique communities in Los Angeles County. Founded in the late 1800s as a railroad stop, Claremont embraced early the concepts of forward-thinking, rational town planning. In 2004, the City selected a team led by Hogle-Ireland's Laura Stetson and Sam Gennawey (while at a previous firm) to continue the town's history of good planning through preparation of a comprehensive General Plan update, the first since 1981. To help Claremont residents craft a vision for the first decades of the twenty-first century, the team led a multi-layered public involvement program, including working with a 100+ member General Plan Committee with topic-oriented subcommittees. The Plan sets forth specific direction for creating mixed-use development within this built-out community, including the reinvention of Foothill Boulevard as a pedestrian-friendly corridor and transit-oriented development around the future Gold Line light rail station. This was one of the first General Plans in California where sustainability was a core concept for all elements.