Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Livable Streets

Redefining a 180

By Damien Newton | Feb 26, 2008 | 2 Comments

In yesterday’s Times, Steve Hymon discusses the changing attitude at LADOT about how best to move people throughout the city. The headline, "L.A. officials do a 180 in traffic planning" suggests that we were about to read some radical stuff. Maybe he was going to discuss Gordon Price’s argument that LA needs to be more […]

"Making Connections" Website Looks at Transportation for Two Communities

By Damien Newton | Feb 15, 2008 | No Comments

The programs offered by Livable Spaces aren’t limited to their speaker’s series, the group also does community and transportation planning for communities around the city. Currently, the group is chronicling their efforts in creating the needed bicycle and pedestrian connections for two neighborhoods surrounding the Chinatown and Lincoln/Cypress Metro Gold Line Stations. Much more information […]

Price Speaks on the Failure of LA’s Boulevards

By Damien Newton | Feb 12, 2008 | 6 Comments

Gordon Price began his lecture at City Hall yesterday by noting that big changes are coming as a result of global warming and a decline in the amount of oil the world can produce and warned that Los Angeles will be one of the cities that will see the most change. But it didn’t have […]

Reminder: It’s Gordon Price Day!

By Damien Newton | Feb 11, 2008 | No Comments

For those that can’t make one of today’s talks… Just a friendly reminder that Liveable Places is presenting three different presentations by Gordon Price, former Vancouver City Councillor, tell the story of how Vancouver became a greener city. Price’s speech kicks off the "Envisioning Green LA" series for 2008 which will also include Manuel Pastor, […]

Envisioning Green LA Kicks off with Gordon Price

By Damien Newton | Feb 1, 2008 | No Comments

Vancouver’s Skyline The Envisioning Green Los Angeles Speakers Series kicks off with lectures and a bike tour from Gordon Price, a former Vancouver City Councillor. Price will show us how Vancouver recreated itself as an urban model for Eco Density. Price’s lectures have been described to me (not by someone associated with these events) as […]

Quotes That Matter from Folks That Matter

By Damien Newton | Jan 30, 2008 | No Comments

After reading the very comprehensive coverage of yesterday’s meetings on some of the other blogs around town, I decided that rather than write a long coverage post on what’s already been written, that I would instead just pull out some highlight quotes from many of the leaders that were there yesterday. Before I get into […]

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