Urban Design
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L.A. City Council Committees Approve Road Widening Reforms
The city Bureau of Engineering proposal should minimize road widening at future private developments, but there are several widening situations it does not address, including BOE's own road widening projects
October 9, 2024
City Council Motion on Ending Automatic Road Widening at Public Works Committee Tomorrow
In 2023, L.A. City Council directed city departments to determine how to "eliminate spot road widenings." Public Works Department responded: keep widening roads.
September 24, 2024
Some Urban Observations from My London Vacation
London has plentiful rail and bus transit, plus great walkability and somewhat uneven bikeability
August 13, 2024
Sunny Side Up: L.A. Al Fresco Dines In Success with a Whopping $12 Million Surge in Sales and a Side of Smiles for Angelenos
Research shows L.A.'s Al Fresco outdoor dining program is an unsung hero of the COVID-19 pandemic, throwing a lifeline to restaurants and bars
December 11, 2023
It’s 2023 and L.A. City Is Still Widening Lots of Roads
L.A. City street widening is expensive, and adversely impacts safety, health, climate, air, water, noise, housing, historic preservation, and more.
August 25, 2023
Advocates Envision Converting San Vicente Boulevard to Linear Park
San Vicente Park would be a three-mile-long linear park with plazas and recreational space, plus bike and walk trails connecting to future Metro stations.
January 13, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Short Leland Way Protected Bikeway in Burbank
Leland Way is a somewhat instructive example of how bikeways - along with landscaping - can help to improve otherwise inhospitable spaces, including along freeway sound walls
January 4, 2023
Taylor Nichols’ Pilgrimage to Some Great European Bike Cities
Muslims go to Mecca. Jews, the Western Wall. Catholics walk the Camino de Santiago. Baseball fans head to Cooperstown. And Cyclists… well, we go to Amsterdam.
December 13, 2022
Eyes on the Street: 7th Street Curb-Protected Bike Lanes Under Construction
The under-construction $18.7 million 7th Street Streetscape project will include a curb-protected bikeway, expanded sidewalks, pedestrian/cyclist-scale lighting, bus islands, and new trees.
July 20, 2022
Some Urban Observations from My Barcelona Vacation
Barcelona is the most walkable, most transit-oriented, and most bikeable place I've ever been to. Great transit, bikeways, walk streets and more!
July 7, 2022
