Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Hollywood

Welcome to “The Avenue Hollywood”, Another Anti-Pedestrian Project

By Alexander Friedman | Aug 23, 2013 | 14 Comments

Mixed-use developments are rising all over Los Angeles, particularly in Hollywood and West Hollywood. Some buildings look better than others, though sadly none show the classic architectural spark that once existed in the early 20th century. Nevertheless, most new projects aim for common goals: sustainability and improved pedestrian infrastructure. But not all mixed-use projects follow […]

Friends of the Hollywood Central Park Challenge Us to Design Our Own Park

By Damien Newton | Jul 15, 2013 | 4 Comments

Friends of the Hollywood Central Park (FHCP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a 44-acre street-level park over the Hollywood Freeway in a densely populated and park-poor area of the city, launched a new facet of thir website today to encourage everyone to tap their inner architect and create their own dream park. You can […]

De-Uglifying Hollywood: How to Make Our City Pedestrian-Friendly

By Alexander Friedman | Nov 15, 2012 | 53 Comments

Tourists arriving in Hollywood from all over the world are fascinated, at first. The Walk of Fame, historic Hollywood and Vine, glamorous Hollywood & Highland shopping center and Grauman’s theater – all of these attractions make an impression… …Unless you deviate a block or two. Once you accidentally leave the tourist area, real Los Angeles […]

LADOT Brings Bike Friendly Design to Yucca Street

By Damien Newton | Sep 10, 2012 | No Comments

“Bicycle Friendly Street.” The term first appeared in the City of Los Angeles’ Draft Bike Plan in 2009. Despite its nice sounding name, advocates groaned. Instead of the universally approved “Bicycle Boulevard,” LADOT, City Planning and their consultants had coined their own phrase. At the time, it was widely assumed that whenever the City tried […]

Aileen Getty Foundation Donates $1.2 Million to Hollywood Central Park

By Damien Newton | Aug 22, 2012 | 1 Comment

Friends of the Hollywood Central Park (FHCP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a 44-acre street-level park over the Hollywood Freeway in a densely populated and park-poor area of the city, accepted a $1.2 million gift today from the Aileen Getty Foundation. The donation, combined $825,000 from the city fully funds the park’s environmental study, […]

Five Mega-Projects that Will Transform La Brea

By Alexander Friedman | Jun 19, 2012 | 43 Comments

Hollywood is changing. People traveling along La Brea Avenue have probably noticed there’s a lot of construction happening. Considering that the area has been stagnant for a while, new construction is immediately noticed by anyone familiar with the corridor. And it’s no wonder; many abandoned buildings, parking lots, and blighted areas have been neglected for […]

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