Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transit Oriented Development

MyFigueroa Unveils New Designs: Promises Cycletracks, Transit Lanes and More for South Fig, MLK, and 11th

By Damien Newton | Mar 25, 2013 | 10 Comments

The MyFigueroa team will be presenting all their images and renderings at the Andrew Norman Hall Orthopaedic Hospital at 5:30 pm on April 9th. Get the event details at the MyFigueroa website. Of course, we’ll be Live Streaming at Streetsblog TV. Bookmark our event page now. It seems like just yesterday a team of Los Angeles’ most […]

Railvolution Kicks Off in L.A. with Calls for More Transit, Livable Communities

By Damien Newton | Oct 15, 2012 | 3 Comments

Just over a month ago, planners, advocates and political leaders from around the country descended on Long Beach for the annual “Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference” to plan the next steps in the Livable Streets movement. This week, Los Angeles takes its turn on center stage as host of Railvolution, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was there […]

Wait ‘Til Next Year: Parking Reform Bill Pulled from Assembly Committee

By Damien Newton | Jul 5, 2012 | 7 Comments

With the clock ticking, a state bill that would have banned parking minimums near transit nodes in certain circumstances was pulled from the July 3 California Senate Governance and Finance Committee agenda, shooting down major statewide parking reform efforts for at least another year. A.B. 904, a bill which waspraised by parking policy guru and UCLA professor Donald Shoup, appears to be dead […]

401 Broadway Proposal In Santa Monica Goes From Car-Free To Robo-Garage

By Gary Kavanagh | Jun 29, 2012 | 23 Comments

Last week I started a multiple part series on traffic, and the myths that surround it in Santa Monica, promising a part 2. That is still coming, but I am holding it for next week’s column to focus on recent developments concerning what had been proposed as a car-free mixed use apartment building at 401 […]

Mayor Villaraigosa’s Remarks at Yesterday’s Forum by the Urban Land Institute

By Antonio Villaraigosa | Jun 8, 2012 | 7 Comments

(Note: Yesterday, Mayor Villaraigosa spoke at the Urban Land Institute’s 3rd Annual Summit on Transit Oriented Development. Several conflicts prevented our team from covering the conference, but to give you a flavor for what was discussed, we asked the Mayor’s Office for a copy of his prepared remarks. They are below.) Thank you Dean Knott, […]

Urban Land Institute Offers 3rd Annual TOD Summit Next Week

By Damien Newton | Jun 1, 2012 | 1 Comment

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has been a hot topic in Los Angeles, with planners noting that most of the city’s development will be around transit nodes in the coming decades. Last week, Streetsblog featured a three-part series from Joel Epstein. Next week, the Urban Land Institute and University of Southern California offer a symposium entitled “Staying on […]

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