Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Urban Design

How Portland Sold Its Banks on Walkable Development

By Noah Kazis | May 27, 2010 | No Comments

Gresham, Oregon used to look like your typical suburb. Lots of lawns and lots of parking. When Portland’s MAX light-rail line expanded to Gresham, developers saw an opportunity to bring something different: walkable development. But a downturn in the local real estate market interceded. One developer trying to build a four-story condo project decided that […]

$100 Million of Road Projects to Support “Evolution”

By Damien Newton | May 14, 2010 | 10 Comments

Image via LAist Earlier this week, Streetsblog waded back into the debate over two controversial development projects sponsored by NBC Universal in North Hollywood. One of those projects, which NBC is calling "Evolution" will redevelop a 391 acre parcel and will include a theme park, business and entertainment industry center, more than 2,900 new apartments […]

Park 101’s Freeway Lid for a Walkable Downtown Los Angeles

By Joe Linton | May 11, 2010 | 12 Comments

In the 1950’s, the 101 Freeway was built through downtown Los Angeles, cutting off the city’s historic plaza, Union Station and Chinatown from the rest of the downtown civic center. This week, Angelenos have a chance to learn more about an ambitious plan that could restore much of the fabric of downtown, improve walking and bicycling connections, […]

NY Senator: Let’s Fight Obesity by Developing Around Farmer’s Markets

By Elana Schor | Apr 14, 2010 | No Comments

Her approval rating on the rise amid a difficult election battle, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined the president’s campaign against childhood obesity this week by proposing $1 billion in loans and grants to build healthier neighborhood grocery stores and farmers’ markets. The view from one type of "food desert." (Photo: Springfield Institute) Gillibrand’s legislation, co-sponsored […]

James Rojas Takes His Interactive Modeling Projects to the United Nations

By James Rojas | Apr 2, 2010 | No Comments

The whole world got to plan and learn from Rojas’ interactive modeling project. It was a privilege and honor for my artwork to represent the United States at the United Nation Habitat organized World Urban Forum (WUF) in Brazil. The theme of the fifth biannual conference was The Right to the City: Bridging the Urban […]

LADOT Puts “James M. Woods” on a Mini-Road Diet. ABC Wonders About the Street Parking.

By Damien Newton | Mar 31, 2010 | 10 Comments

Yesterday, I saw a promotional spot on ABC for the evening news that promised help people that are upset about automobile parking restrictions on their local streets. Needless to say, I was excited. This was an easy story. Get some angry residents complaining about parking, a nice car-culture report from a television reporter. Bam! Instant […]

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