Transportation planners, civic leaders and, especially, cargo carriers in the Los Angeles region have long bemoaned the gap.
L.A. Builds Tiny Parks at Furious Pace
Even the name of the initiative was more of a slogan than a goal — no one knew if it was feasible to develop 50 parks, but the department wanted to dream big.
Nosh Urbanism: Anaheim Packing House
Reimagined packinghouse centers Anaheim’s new “Foodie District.”
Pasadena Ushers in Era of VMT Metrics
The City of Pasadena implemented metrics that measure projects’ impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act in terms of vehicle miles traveled rather than level of service.
Sacramento Revival
Train station renovation kicks off downtown redevelopment.
L.A. High-Rise Boom Won’t Cure a Housing Crisis
No fewer than 20 high-rise and medium-rise projects are under construction or in development in the roughly 40-square-block area.
California Airport Feud Gets Ugly
When Ontario officials envision doubled or tripled traffic at ONT, they also envision development — and lots of it.
L.A. Weighs Options for Fixing 4,400 Miles of Sidewalks
In a city famous for the sudden shock of moving earth, the disrepair of Los Angeles’ sidewalks is a slow-motion disaster, threatening ankles, baby strollers, disabled pedestrians and the city budget alike.
New L.A. Kitchen Co-Working Space Is Good for Chefs, Foodies and Even the Health Department
L.A. Prep is hoping to help these food entrepreneurs compete, if not with Kraft and Nabisco, then at least with Amy’s and Annie’s.
California Cities Desire Streetcars
While the state plans for its proposed high-speed rail network, a raft of California cities are pursuing a more twee type of rail travel.
Demise of Redevelopment Leaves Scorched Earth Instead of Green Spaces
Though it may be one of the biggest casualties of the demise of redevelopment, the Great Park is but one of untold hundreds of park and open space projects statewide that are not iconic and are suffering similar fates.
Los Angeles Goes Small with 50 New Parks
Announced less than a year ago by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in November as an ambitious plan to develop 50 neighborhood parks, the program is already coming to fruition.
New Light Rail Line Opens Up World of TOD Possibilities
Now that the Westside once again has the “T,” efforts to figure out the “OD” have only just begun.
Out of Cash
In many ways, the death of redevelopment was inevitable. Brown’s decision, backed up by the Supreme Court, was the atomic bomb detonated at the end of a six-decade war of attrition that had been waged on the balance sheets, in the statutes and, several times, in the voting booths of California.
From SoHo to Yolo: Community Arts Grants Encourage Placemaking
11 national foundations plus the National Endowment for the Arts announced the founding of ArtPlace America, a nationwide initiative to drive revitalization in cities and towns with a new investment model that puts the arts at the center of economic development.
Parking Reform Measure Strains Relationship Between Infill Developers, Housing Advocates
Housing advocates contended that AB 710 would undermine what they consider important incentives in Senate Bill 1818, the 2004 law that gives both nonprofit and for-profit developers density bonuses for including or increasing affordable housing.
Parking Reform Measure Strains Relationship Between Infill Developers, Housing Advocates
There was a time when the biggest opponents to infill development were the interstate highway, the barbeque grill, and the American dream. Following the failure of Assembly Bill 710, you might be able to add advocates of affordable housing to the list.
SB 375 Draws Ire of Tea Party
Environmentalists and many fans of cities hail SB 375 as an important step towards both curbing global warming and creating more pleasant cities. But Tea Party activists nationwide have fought against local and regional planning efforts, often invoking the United Nations’ “Agenda 21” sustainable development effort as the enemy.