City Planning
How to Build a Better Sustainable Transportation Pilot
Pop-up projects and trial runs can build support for new street safety ideas and new alternatives to driving — or they can turn the public against a project before it even gets off the ground. A new study outlined how to avoid the most common pilot pit...
City Committee Approves HLA Minimum Standards, Requests Clarification for Crosswalks
A year after voters approved Measure HLA, the city approved its HLA Standard Elements Table which clarifies what minimum features will be included in bus/bike/walk facilities.
Measure HLA Minimum Bus/Bike/Walk Requirements Expected to be Approved this Week
The City Planning Department released a revised and somewhat improved draft of its HLA Standard Elements Table, on the agenda for a Thursday vote of the city's Street Standards Committee
Eyes on the Street: Road Widening in Downtown L.A.
Zombie road widening - that would be illegal for California cities to require today - still plagues downtown L.A.
Could ChatGPT Make America More Walkable?
No, generative AI shouldn't plan a whole city — but a new study argues it could help identify gaps in our sidewalk networks, tree canopies, and more.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Real Work of Safe Streets
Oakland City Council candidate Warren Logan on how people perceive government works, and the need for more flexible housing and streets policies.
Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Sustainable Urban Design
A new book hopes to act as a "magic decoder ring" to our built environment — and a powerful tool to understand how sustainable transportation networks can fit within them.
Talking Headways Podcast: An Update to Human Transit
Jarrett Walker on the release of the revised edition of his influential book Human Transit.
Measure HLA Is Now Officially Law for L.A. City
Check the city maps to find what bus, bike, and walk improvements are coming to streets in your neighborhood
