Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Complete Streets

NYC’s Plaza Program, An Open Space Model for L.A.?

By Janette Sadik-Khan | Jun 7, 2011 | 6 Comments

(We’re kicking off a new series where transportation professionals write about some of the best practices in their city and how they could work in L.A. Who better to start with than our favorite Occidental College Board Member? The NYC Plaza Program is a popular topic on our sister-site in New York. – DN) New […]

Complete Streets Bill Introduced in Senate

By Tanya Snyder | May 31, 2011 | No Comments

Earlier this week, 12 senators, led by Tom Harkin (D-IA), introduced the Complete Streets Act of 2011 (S.1056), a companion to the House bill we reported on a few weeks back. The purpose of the bills is to push states and metropolitan planning organizations to fully consider incorporating pedestrian and bicycle safety measures when roads […]

L.A.’s DIY Complete Streets

By James Rojas | Feb 25, 2011 | 7 Comments

(As I type these words, UCLA is hosting the Complete Streets for Los Angeles Conference in Downtown Los Angeles. As you can guess, I’m not at the conference. To provide coverage, we asked some of the presenters to allow us to publish their presentations. First up: regular Streetsblog contributor James Rojas. We’ll have more next […]

Will Figueroa Street Be Los Angeles’ First Truly Complete Street?

By Damien Newton | Jan 25, 2011 | 32 Comments

I have to be honest. If the My Figueroa project ends up fulfilling its mission of designing a people-friendly Figueroa Street from the southwest corner of Exposition Park to Downtown Los Angeles only by adding a couple of trees and repainting the crosswalks, I’ll be extremely disappointed. The project team raised expectations by encouraging participants […]

How Quickly Will Caltrans Embrace Complete Streets Policies?

By Matthew Roth | Mar 30, 2010 | No Comments

Photo: Thomas Hawk Though it may seem esoteric, one of the biggest impediments to designing streets for people is the over-reliance on design standards that have long privileged movement of vehicles over any other consideration on the streets. That’s why advocates cheered when U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood published a policy paper recently that, at […]