Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Urban Design

Distraction and Speed

By Michael Cahn | Apr 27, 2011 | No Comments

The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) is like a daughter of Caltrans. The mothership builds the roads, then Traffic Safety comes on the scene, addressing the safety deficits with education and enforcement efforts. The OTS conference, scheduled every other year, is a forum which unites local government, safety advocates, and a whole lot of police […]

Is the Realtors’ Survey Really a Ringing Endorsement of Smart Growth?

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 20, 2011 | No Comments

Urbanists are celebrating the results of the National Association of Realtors’ 2011 Community Preference Survey, which, according to the NAR, shows a clear preference for mixed uses, shorter commutes, and transportation options. The survey shows that people are asking for more walkable amenities and shorter commutes: a good sign. But the survey is also rife […]

NACTO: Feds Already Greenlighting Bikeway Design Innovations

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 11, 2011 | No Comments

The National Association of City Transportation Officials’ Urban Bikeway Design Guide was 20 years in the making, and already it’s having an impact, says the organization’s Mia Birk. Bringing together transportation officials from 20 major cities to discuss progress on bikeway designs in the U.S. produced quite a few “aha moments,” said Birk. For one, […]

How About An Inclusive Movement?

By Jessica Meaney | Feb 18, 2011 | 1 Comment

(ed. note – I know a lot of you already know Jessica Meaney with the Safe Routes to Schools National Partnership. But did you also know she’s also on our local Board of Directors for Streetsblog? This editorial will be the first of many you’ll see from our Board Members going forward. – DN) Many […]

CRA Unveils Draft Plans for South Figueroa, Public Mostly Positive

By Damien Newton | Feb 9, 2011 | 15 Comments

A standing room only audience descended on the Fashion Institute of Design on South Grand Street to listen to a presentation from the embattled Community Redevelopment Agency for a ground breaking and popular proposal to transform the South Figueroa Corridor. When people discuss Los Angeles’ streets, they usually use terms such as “car-oriented” or “ugly.” […]

The Act of Being a Pedestrian

By James Rojas | Feb 8, 2011 | 3 Comments

It always amazes me how artists can capture new ways of walking in the existing built environment. The boring streets of South Park became a world of physical and sensual discovery through Being Pedestrian facilitated by Sara Wooky and Sara Daleiden last Saturday. I also re-learned how to be a pedestrian by simply completing some […]

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