Recent Streetsblog LA posts about People St

Last weekend's workshop sharing proposals for Angelino Heights Roadway Redesign. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Angelino Heights Plans to Curb Illegal Racing Don’t Go Far Enough

By Joe Linton | Mar 8, 2023 | No Comments

LADOT planning to replace "underwhelming" plastic bollards and paint treatment... with more plastic bollards, more paint, and added parking and added turn lanes.

Koreatown's 6th Street could become a half-mile long pedestrian plaza. Rendering via WCKNC

Koreatown Neighborhood Council Proposes Pedestrianizing Sixth Street

By Joe Linton | Feb 2, 2021 | No Comments

The seven block half-mile-long project would bring needed open space to the most park-poor neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles

For Park(ing) Day this short stretch of Stanley Avenue became a pleasant car-free plaza. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Melrose Park(ing) Day Sets Stage For More Permanent Pedestrian Plaza

By Joe Linton | Sep 19, 2017 | 2 Comments

The Melrose BID used Park(ing) Day to showcase a space that could become a more permanent plaza.

Beauty, grace, power, and spirituality led the way in celebration of the ancestors in Leimert Park Village. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Ancestors v. Polka Dots: Some Thoughts on Approaches to “Place-Making”

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 27, 2017 | No Comments

In many historically marginalized urban neighborhoods, decades of disenfranchisement and the repressive policing that accompanied it created great insecurity in the public space and, over time, eroded bonds of social trust between neighbors. With the public space essentially rendered off limits for too many, community had to be nurtured in private spaces.

Eyes on the Street: Motor Avenue’s New Parklets, Celebrate This Thursday

By Joe Linton | Aug 8, 2016 | 4 Comments

This week, the Motor Avenue Improvement Association will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating two great new parklets on Motor Avenue. The festivities will take place on Thursday August 11 at 1 p.m. at 3376 Motor Avenue in Palms. The parklets are part of the city of L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT) innovative People St program, where communities […]

LADOT People St Program Wins National Planning Award

By Joe Linton | Apr 6, 2016 | No Comments

This week, the national American Planning Association (APA) awarded its National Planning Achievement Award for a Best Practice to the city of Los Angeles’ Transportation Department (LADOT) People St program. SBLA readers are likely familiar with People St, which is responsible for over a dozen new community friendly spaces—including plazas, parklets, and bike corrals—on the streets of Los Angeles. […]

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