Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Parklets

Streets for All Announces L.A. 25×25 Challenge to Re-Allocate Public Space for People

By Joe Linton | Nov 1, 2021 | No Comments

L.A. 25x25 pushes to give 25 percent of street space back to the people by 2025 - expanding Slow Streets, outdoor dining, plazas, green space, bus shelters, tree planting, pedestrian space, and bus and bike lanes

Park(ing) Day 2019 at West Elm on Broadway in downtown L.A.'s Fashion Distirct. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

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Park(ing) Day L.A. 2019 Round-Up

By Joe Linton | Sep 20, 2019 | No Comments

Parking spaces were turned into mini-parks in Mid-City West, Westwood, and downtown L.A.

New protected bike lane on eastbound 7th Street in downtown L.A. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: New 7th Street Protected Lane in DTLA

By Joe Linton | May 25, 2018 | 8 Comments

LADOT added a block of protected bike lane, located on 7th Street from Hope Street to Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles, in front of The Bloc

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.

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 […]

Eyes on the Street: Parklet Underway on Motor Avenue

By Joe Linton | Jan 20, 2016 | No Comments

Last week, a new parklet opened in downtown L.A.’s South Park. The next People St parklet installation is already underway on Motor Avenue in Palms. The parklet pictured is in front of C&M Cafe at 3272 Motor Avenue, a block south of the Metro Expo Line Phase 2 and the Expo bikeway’s Northvale gap. Motor was improved […]

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