Skip to Content
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Log In
Parking

Gehl Architect’s Amazing Bird’s Eye View of Parking on the Figeuroa Corridor

Image by ##http://gehlarchitects.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/gehl-architects-in-los-angeles/##Gehl Architects##
false

Making Cities for People, the official blog of Copenhagen super-architects Gehl Architects, gives us another look at the Figueroa Corridor as it is and as it could be in South Los Angeles. The above image shows how our city's lifeblood is literally being drained away by the collective demand for car parking. Even Gehl's team, which has worked on street projects around the world, seems taken aback by the over-abundance of car parking offered in Los Angeles.

Honestly, I don't think that I need to even say anything about the image above. It speaks for itself and shows many of the problems facing the corridor that connects USC to the Downtown.

The image that accompanied Tuesday's piece on the Figueroa corridor isn't the only option for the street. Gehl's team offers two more at Making Cities for People. One shows a vastly expanded pedestrian plaza and another shows a smaller pedestrian area and a separated bike lane. That these projects are earning the support of the CRA and local business community is a step forward for Los Angeles. Of course, actually building it is a much bigger one.

The images can be found at Making Cities for People and are available after the jump.

An expanded pedestrian plaza...
false
L.A.'s first separated bike lane.
false

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog Los Angeles

Huntington and Fremont to get Complete Street Redesigns in South Pasadena

Early concepts portray lush, green streets - with pedestrian, bike, and bus facilities.

October 14, 2025

This Week In Livable Streets

Metro board committee meetings, 710 Freeway, East SFV rail, and more

October 13, 2025

CicLAvia Turns 15, Enlivens the Heart of L.A. – Open Thread

Tens of thousands of people participated in another great CicLAvia event yesterday - through Boyle Heights, Chinatown, MacArthur Park, Little Tokyo, and Downtown L.A.

October 13, 2025
See all posts