Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Livable Streets

Video: Car-Free Play Streets in the UK

By Ben Fried | Dec 20, 2010 | No Comments

A little weekend viewing from the west coast of England. Since the summer of 2009, neighbors in Bristol have organized “Playing Out” events on seven streets, setting aside car-free hours for kids to play in the street without constant parental supervision. Watching this video immediately brought to mind Clarence’s Streetfilm of the 78th Street play […]

LA in Maps: What’s next??

By James Rojas | Nov 3, 2010 | 15 Comments

After reading the book L.A. in Maps I asked myself the question, “What’s next?” I realized that Los Angeles is no longer being shaped by infrastructure and development. Today, Los Angeles is being shaped by culture. The book’s historical L.A. maps give an account of the city’s growth and development. They highlight how topography, policies, […]

Eyes on the Street: Eagle Rock Music Festival

By Carter Rubin | Oct 4, 2010 | 1 Comment

In which I plug the awesome street/music festival that I only attended for the first time two days ago, despite being fairly well attuned to the LA music scene… This past Saturday the northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock played host to its eponymous music festival for the twelfth consecutive year. With five blocks […]

MyFigueroa Project Opens House This Weekend, Not Shy About Using the Internet

By Damien Newton | Sep 28, 2010 | 4 Comments

What would you do if you had $20 million dollars and were tasked with turning three and a half miles of one of Los Angeles’ most iconic streets into the kind of street that encourages people to be outside? That’s the question the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is asking at two workshops on […]

Local Governments Lining Up Behind Dodd’s Livability Legislation

By Noah Kazis | Jun 10, 2010 | No Comments

With financial reform nearly complete, the Senate Banking Committee turned its attention today to one of Senator Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) next priorities, the Livable Communities Act. Local government came out strong for the initiative to promote sustainable and integrated regional planning, with representatives of the nation’s cities, towns, counties, and regional planning organizations testifying in favor. Among committee members, […]

City Planning’s Opportunity to Re-make Los Angeles’ Streets

By Joe Linton | May 7, 2010 | 14 Comments

Bicycle-friendly Street from New York City’s Street Design Manual Los Angeles’ Department of City Planning (DCP) is working on a study that has the potential to change the way that the city does streets. DCP’s "Street Classification and Benchmarking Study" is lead by city planners Claire Bowin and Jane Choi and their consultant, Fehr and Peers’ Jeremy Klop. The $55,000 study is funded […]

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