Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Urban Design

Groundswell Video: Rojas On Planning – Imagine, Investigate, Construct, Reflect

By Joe Linton | Oct 16, 2015 | No Comments

There is a new video out this week from Groundswell, a project of multi-faceted bike activists Joe Biel and Elly Blue. Streetsblog USA profiled Groundswell last month. They’ve created a series of engaging and entertaining videos that explore the intersections of equity, community and cycling. “The idea behind Groundswell was to recontextualize bicycling as a social […]

Lessons From UCLA’s TransportationCamp

By Jason Islas and Joe Linton | Oct 6, 2015 | 2 Comments

What do you get when dozens of transportation professionals, technologists, and others interested in improving urban transportation networks all in one room at UCLA on a Saturday morning? The answer is Los Angeles’ very first TransportationCamp. While there were no bonfires or arts and crafts, Saturday’s event was different than your usual gathering of transportation […]

Technologists and Transportation Professionals Meet at TransportationCamp Los Angeles

By Juan Matute | Jul 13, 2015 | 6 Comments

2015 is an exciting time for transportation innovation in Los Angeles. We have a rapidly-expanding frequent transit and bicycle network. Technological innovation has already brought us reliable point-to-point mobility for passengers, real-time transit arrival and traffic incident information, and even “feeding the meter” from a phone. We see more promise on the horizon as local […]

Vision Hyperion: Advocates Sue City Claiming Inadequate Study of Bridge Redesign

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2015 | 111 Comments

Flanked by community and safe streets advocates holding signs reading “Save Our Sidewalk” and “Safe Streets 4 All,” Don Ward leaned into a microphone to announce the battle over the redesign of the Glendale-Hyperion series of bridges was not over just because the City Council has given the project a green light. “This morning, we are […]

City Unveils First Serious Draft Plan to Address Sidewalk Repair. Public Is Split.

By Damien Newton | May 27, 2015 | 11 Comments

Following a legal settlement in the summer of 2014, Angelenos have been waiting on the city to finally announce its plan to bring the city’s sidewalks into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Over three quarters of a year later, the city has released its draft plan, and the City Council is planning a […]

At the Crossroads: In Order to Create a More Walkable L.A., Start with the Basics.

By Max Podemski | May 5, 2015 | 7 Comments

(Max Podemski is the Planning Director of Pacoima Beauftiful…but you already knew that, right? – DN) In recent years, the media has been filled with stories about Los Angeles transformation into a more livable and walkable city. This has been spurred by recent developments such as CicLAvia, the expanding transit and bike network, and revitalized […]

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