Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Urban Design

Streetfilms: Depaving Day in Portland

By Brad Aaron | Jun 19, 2008 | 4 Comments

Our coverage of the Toward Carfree Cities conference continues with this Streetfilm from Elizabeth Press, who brings us a unique public service project. Hundreds of conference participants helped break and remove asphalt from a 3,000 square foot parking lot. Depave.org is the mastermind behind the Fargo Garden Project. They promote the removal of unnecessary concrete […]

Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council Hosts “Density in the Valley”

By Damien Newton | Jun 19, 2008 | 2 Comments

The Woodland Hills Warner Center Community faces a tsunami of development. The Westfield Village bulldozers are revving, the Warner Center Specific Plan update is underway and the 3rd densest employment center in the City is besieged with gridlock. The community needs a plan to fight back and reclaim their streets. To that end the Woodland […]

How to Make LA Bike Friendly

By Damien Newton | May 26, 2008 | 6 Comments

Central City Critical Mass, February 2008 While I’ve been traveling around the country, two of Los Angeles’ better known bike advocates and bloggers were busy writing about how to make Los Angeles a better place for bicyclists. Their two pieces, written separately but pushing towards the same goal, outline both how your average blog reader […]

Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities in the 21st Century Workshop

By Damien Newton | May 23, 2008 | 3 Comments

(The following post was written by Ron Milam, longtime transportation advocate, co-founder of the LACBC, Eco-Villager and self-employed consultant. Read more about Ron at his website. Also, our friend Darrell Clarke has more images from the conference at LA Visions.) Imagine streetcars returning to Los Angeles. Picture a modern, quiet streetcar going down Broadway in […]

Planning Commissioner Reflects on Life in the O.C.

By Damien Newton | May 7, 2008 | No Comments

Back in December, Hunting Beach Planning Commissioner Joe Shaw wrote an op/ed for Street Heat about the challenges in trying to do smart growth planning in the O.C. Now that Shaw is a candidate for Huntington Beach City Council, it seemed like a good time to blow the dust off this excellent piece for all […]

5 Lessons Every Transportation Engineer Should Learn

By Damien Newton | May 6, 2008 | 3 Comments

LADOT Should Have Learned Lesson 3 A recent article in the Institute of Transportation Engineers Journal, found here at Red Orbit, discusses the five important lessons that every transportation engineer should learn. When I was saw the title of the article, I was hopeful that it was going to be about how transportation engineers need […]

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