Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Urban Design

Is CEQA Reform Truly on Its Way? If It Is, Should We Be Happy or Worried?

By Damien Newton | | 3 Comments
California Forward released this video last November making the case for CEQA reform on transportation issues. There are nine days left in the legislative session in Sacramento, and there is still no vote scheduled in the Assembly on SB 731, Senator Darrell Steinberg’s efforts to “reform” California’s landmark environmental protection law, the California Environmental Quality […]

Welcome to “The Avenue Hollywood”, Another Anti-Pedestrian Project

By Alexander Friedman | | 14 Comments
Mixed-use developments are rising all over Los Angeles, particularly in Hollywood and West Hollywood. Some buildings look better than others, though sadly none show the classic architectural spark that once existed in the early 20th century. Nevertheless, most new projects aim for common goals: sustainability and improved pedestrian infrastructure. But not all mixed-use projects follow […]

New Report Outlines How CA Can Kick Its Addiction to Oil, Foreign and Domestic

By Damien Newton | | 6 Comments
The government is encouraging you to drive a car, and if California is truly serious about reducing its oil dependency that needs to change. This is the unequivocal conclusion of Unraveling Ties to Petroleum  a new report commissioned by Next 10 California and written by UCLA researchers  Juan Matute, Director of the UCLA Local Climate Initiative, and  Stephanie […]

Zoning a Healthier Los Angeles?

By Mark Vallianatos | | 11 Comments
(editor’s note: When I saw L.A. County was being praised for updating its zoning code to encourage wider sidewalks and bicycling facilities, I went to some zoning experts to ask them to weigh in on the county’s proposal. Occidental College Professor Mark Vallianatos answered my call. – DN) Shock City The Los Angeles region was […]
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