Recent Streetsblog LA posts about City Planning

Jay Beeber rendering of six-story "giant apartment buildings to be built along Nordhoff towering over our single family homes"

Fact Check: Will BRT Automatically Trigger Corridor Up-Zoning? Not Anywhere Near as Much as Opponents Say It Will

By Joe Linton | Sep 17, 2019 | 22 Comments

BRT won't automatically up-zone entire corridors and bring giant new six-story canyons of towering apartment buildings. L.A.'s TOC incentives do help the city add affordable housing where it's most needed.

Transit-oriented housing above the Metro Red Line Wilshire/Vermont Station. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Fix the City Files Lawsuit Against L.A.’s Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentives

By Joe Linton | Sep 4, 2019 | 19 Comments

The nimby lawsuit alleges that the city approved affordable housing incentives improperly, and that guidelines exceed what voters approved in Measure JJJ

Full page of City Planning presentation on Vehicle Miles Traveled - all images via DCP presentation

Fun Facts on How Much People Drive In Different Parts of Southern California and L.A.

By Joe Linton | Aug 20, 2019 | 6 Comments

Residents in the city of L.A. drive about half as much as the Southern California average. San Fernando Valley residents drive about 50% more than people living in Central or South Los Angeles.

Big Wonky Good News: L.A. City Adopts People-Centered Transportation Metric: “VMT” In, “LOS” Out

By Joe Linton | Aug 6, 2019 | 8 Comments

VMT puts the E back into CEQA.

"Fix the City" is suing against the city plan for more housing along the Expo Line. Photo: Joe Linton

‘Fix the City’ Lawsuit Challenges L.A.’s Expo Line Development Plan

By Joe Linton | Nov 2, 2018 | 1 Comment

"Fix the City" demands that the city rescind the approval of the Expo Transit Neighborhood Plan, until the city addresses potholes, sidewalks, and emergency response times.

Backlash Safety Foe Files Lawsuit Against Westside Streetscape Plans

By Joe Linton | Jul 3, 2018 | 11 Comments

The newly-forming "Westside L.A. Neighbors Network" is suing the city to block approval of streetscape plans for four streets, falsely alleging they will include road diets. They should, but they don't.

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