Being Pedestrian: Walking Tour of South Park

From January-March 2011, BEING PEDESTRIAN teams up with HABEAS LOUNGE, a mobile space designated for civic reflection created by Linda Pollack. Together we are offering a series of walks and post-walk discussions to community groups living and working in Downtown Los Angeles’ South Park neighborhood.

Community Groups currently participating include:
Skid Row Housing Trust / New Carver (www.skidrow.org)
Latino Urban Forum
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Ron Milam Consulting
Volunteers of America Greater Los Angeles

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Being Pedestrian: A South Park Picnic

By Damien Newton |
Saturday, March 12, 2 – 5 PM Grand Hope Park,  Downtown Los Angeles Free and open to the public On Saturday, March 12, join us for A South Park Picnic,  a celebratory event that concludes the inaugural series of BEING PEDESTRIAN @ HABEAS LOUNGE, a program of walking and awareness about the ever changing neighborhood […]

Being Pedestrian With the Latino Urban Forum

By Damien Newton |
Have you noticed the new restaurants, entertainment centers, lofts and parks in Downtown’s South Park? Join us for an invigorating walk to explore the redeveloping neighborhood. We will start in the park with simple exercises to warm up our feet, hands, eyes and body for urban travel. Then we will engage in BEING PEDESTRIAN awareness-building […]

The Week in Livable Streets Events

By Damien Newton |
Big week, let’s get right to it. Monday – End your Monday with a walk and architecture tour of Beverly Hills sponsored by L.A. Walks. The walk is a two mile loop of great architecture, public artworks and secret alleys in Beverly Hills led by Ellen Lutwak. The walks starts at 5:30. Get the rest of […]

Dry River Walk: Arroyo Seco Bikeway and Debs Park

By Damien Newton |
The Dry River walk, led by walk ambassador Jack Moreau, will exhibit the Arroyo Seco Bikeway and Eugene Debs Park as community assets for Los Angeles and discuss the issues behind connecting the areas with bicycle and pedestrian transportation. The Arroyo Seco is a natural creek running from the Angeles National Forest into Downtown LA […]

L.A. Live, Pinnacle of Modern Design, or Bad Urbanism?

By Damien Newton |
How do Los Angeles’ residents want their city, and neighborhoods, to develop?  Are big projects that raise a lot of money for developers and provide entertainment and dining for thousands of people better than smaller developments that better serve the communities in which they are placed? That debate has been a hot one for decades, […]