Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Urban Design

Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change: Vision California

By Peter Calthorpe | Jan 31, 2011 | No Comments

Editor’s note: Starting last week, and continuing through this one, we’re presenting a 5-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe’s book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.” This is installment number two. Thanks to Island Press, a few lucky Streetsblog readers will be selected to receive a free copy of the book. To enter […]

Report and Poll Shows There Are Two Stories to the Los Angeles Commute

By Damien Newton | Dec 16, 2010 | 5 Comments

(Editor’s note: If you want to dig a little deeper into the numbers on Metro’s customer satisfaction surveys, we have the full results in pdf form for bus riders, train riders, and everyone available for viewing or download. – DN) Yesterday, Angie Schmitt, who writes the daily “Streetsblog.net” roundup, reported on an analysis that ranked […]

Density, Car Ownership, and What It Means for the Future of Los Angeles

By Damien Newton | Dec 13, 2010 | 29 Comments

Density. Vehicle Ownership. The number of cars packed into a small area. These are concepts that we discuss often on Streetsblog. Thanks to a UCLA research project undertaken by Professors Mike Manville and Donald Shoup, we can get an idea of some of the challenges Los Angeles’ planners face in trying to ween our city […]

Progressive Planner James Rojas Leaves Metro

By Damien Newton | Jun 16, 2010 | 3 Comments

In a letter to friends and supporters posted on the Latino Urban Forum (LUF) listserve, one of Metro’s most progressive planners, James Rojas, announced that he will be leaving the transit agency to create an urban planning high school in East L.A. Rojas may be best known to Streetsblog readers for his "interactive planning models" […]

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 Council Motion: Developers Traffic Counts Should Look at All Modes

By Damien Newton | Jun 7, 2010 | 4 Comments

Good data. For transportation reformers in Los Angeles, good data is hard to come by. This has proved problematic when it comes time for cyclists and pedestrians to make their claim for a fair share of transportation dollars. Streetsblog gave Councilman Greig Smith a hard time for not supporting a bicycle and pedestrian set-aside because […]

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