Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Urban Design

SlateV Continues Search for America’s Stupidest Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | May 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

The world got a little more sad for cyclists in Los Angeles. Just last month we celebrated being home to the country’s stupidest bike lane, as declared by SlateV. This week, Slate has stripped us of that honor and bestowed it on a couple of feet of asphalt in Silver Springs, MD. Sad times indeed. […]

Australian Sustainable Cities Expert Speaks at Metro

By Damien Newton | Apr 30, 2008 | No Comments

Downtown Perth, Australia Earlier today, Jeff Kenworthy, an Australian professor in Sustainable Cities and author of the book Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence, lectured at Metro headquarters about the importance of rail in designing and building a Smart Growth city. There were about 70 people in the audience, but despite the speech’s location inside […]

Streetfilms: A Rush Hour Conversation with Deborah Murphy

By Damien Newton | Apr 30, 2008 | 12 Comments

Never let it be said that transportation reform advocates don’t have a sense of humor. How else can you explain the decision to take one of Los Angeles’ best known pedestrian advocates and interview her while driving around the Hollywoods at rush hour on a Friday night? Streetfilms Nicholas Whitaker took a back seat, rush hour ride […]

New York Times Highlights Community Living Rooms in LA

By Damien Newton | Apr 28, 2008 | No Comments

Via the City Fix, the New York Times discovered the "Community Living Rooms" that are popping up throughout Los Angeles. The concept is simple. A community decides to recapture a piece of sidewalk to become a community gathering place. With the help of groups such as Central City Community Partners and a team of landscapers, urban designers and […]

Streetsblog Rewind: Transportation Engineer Looks at the Lakers

By Damien Newton | Apr 25, 2008 | 4 Comments

As some of you know, I’m in Baltimore for a wedding today and am not going to have time to update the website. My colleagues with Streetsblog might be posting some material on the LA Streetsblog site later today, but to make certain you don’t have to go an entire day without the original content I know […]

Livable Places Closes Its Doors

By Damien Newton | Apr 15, 2008 | 2 Comments

One of the leaders of the battle to reclaim Los Angeles’ streets is closing its doors after seven years at the close of business today. Livable Places, the organization that built the Olive Court complex in Long Beach, created the "Making Connections" Program in Chinatown, and brough smart growth speakers to Los Angeles such as […]

Show More Stories