Recent Streetsblog LA posts about City Planning

The Metro Expo Line will soon receive better signal prioritization. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

City Council Approves Expo Line Signal Prioritization and Final Expo Line Neighborhood Plans

By Joe Linton | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

L.A. City Council approved maximizing Expo Line signal prioritization, and the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan which fosters affordable housing, jobs, and walkability at five stations

Proposed zoning under DTLA 2040. Capture via DCP website interactive map

L.A. Proposes Eliminating Parking Requirements Downtown

By Joe Linton | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

Downtown L.A. follows Lancaster, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, and Cincinnati in eliminating unneeded parking requirements.

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.

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Recent Streetsblog LA posts about City Planning

City Council Approves Expo Line Signal Prioritization and Final Expo Line Neighborhood Plans

L.A. Proposes Eliminating Parking Requirements Downtown

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

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

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