Month: February 2011
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South LA Bike & Pedestrian Workshops
South LA Bike & Pedestrian Workshops
The Planning Department is considering creating Transit-Oriented Districts (TOD's) around stations along the Metro Blue and Green Lines in South Los Angeles.
February 4, 2011
Friday Poll Day: What’s Your Preferred Design for South Figueroa
We've already given some coverage to the South Figueroa corridor project funded by the Community Redevelopment Agency, highlighting some very progressive designs that the project team has put out. With a pair of public meetings on deck for next Tuesday and Thursday, I thought we should bring back our "Friday Poll Day" series for Streetsbloggers to weigh in on which of the three designs we've seen thus far that they like best.
February 4, 2011
Sounding Like Streetsblog, the Times Calls for Leadership in Wilshire BOL Debate
In an editorial in today's paper, the Los Angeles Times comes out swinging while calling on Council Man Bill Rosendahl and County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky to show some leadership in the ongoing debate over the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes Controversy.
February 4, 2011
Transit: The Greenest Technology
Editor’s note: This concludes our 5-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe’s book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.” Thanks to Island Press, a few lucky Streetsblog readers will be selected to receive a free copy of the book. To enter the contest, fill out this form. We'll choose the winners tomorrow.
February 4, 2011
Boxer Will Co-Chair Hearing on Transpo. Reauthorization in L.A.
The T&I Committee has fleshed out the schedule of its nationwide tour to solicit input on transportation issues. The tour is an opportunity for lawmakers to hear what communities around the country would like to see in a new transportation authorization bill.
February 4, 2011
Award-Winning Transit-Oriented Development May Never Get Transit
Before any transit was built at King Farm in Rockville, Maryland, it was already held up as an example of how to implement transit oriented development in an outer-ring suburb. High-density and mixed-use, it was supposed to be centered around a light-rail line about 20 miles outside of D.C. The project design was so promising it was given an award by the Congress for the New Urbanism and praised by the EPA's Smart Growth office.
February 4, 2011