Walkable Areas Swiping Residents From Suburbs
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"Walkable" neighborhoods are booming — and reclaiming residents and businesses from the suburbs.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Los Angeles
Death Spiral: Riders Fleeing LA Buses
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Los Angeles’s buses are losing so many riders you’d think they were filming a remake of “Speed.” Ridership on Los Angeles County buses plummeted 25 percent over the past decade as the region’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority lost about 95 million trips, according to the Los Angeles Times. It’s the steepest decline among major transit systems […]
Highway Boondoggle: Golden State’s Desert Destruction
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California's $8-billion, 63-mile “High Desert Freeway" north of downtown Los Angeles would lead to more driving and more pollution, along with sprawling desert development.
What We Can Learn from ‘Latino Urbanism’
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Planner James Rojas calls “Latino Urbanism,” an informal reordering of public and private space that reflects traditions from Spanish colonialism or even indigenous Central and South American culture
Are We Starting to See Progress Toward Vision Zero?
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Looking at the data, a positive trend may be starting to emerge, but advocates say mayors aren't doing enough.
A Great Big Freeway — Thanks to Induced Demand
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Los Angeles is getting what it paid for when it widened 10 miles of its most infamous freeways — another lane of traffic.