Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Planning

It's not much of a stretch to allow duplexes like this everywhere in Berkeley. They're already there. Photo by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

City of Berkeley Is 2nd CA City to Move Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2021 | No Comments

The legacy of exclusionary zoning is that it deprived certain communities the luxury of stability and wealth accumulation, which has left them more vulnerable to displacement as their neighborhoods become more attractive and accessible to wealthier outsiders.

Rendering of potential 6th St plaza, with people sittin gon benches, walking, etc

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Koreatown Neighborhood Council Proposes Pedestrianizing Sixth Street

By Joe Linton | Feb 2, 2021 | No Comments

The seven block half-mile-long project would bring needed open space to the most park-poor neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles

Pile of toy cop cars, ala Blues Brothers

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Why the History of Racism in Transportation Enforcement and Planning Still Matters Today

By Courtney Cobbs | Dec 16, 2020 | No Comments

Mobility justice advocates discussed how the past must inform efforts to address present-day transportation inequities.

This stretch of the Maricopa Highway in Ojai is about to get a quick-build pilot parking protected bike lane. This view is looking back towards town, along the northbound side of the 4-lane road. Image from Google Street View

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Ojai Readies a Protected Bike Lane Demonstration on a State Highway

By Melanie Curry | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments

"Quick-build" methods, while still new, are seeing a lot of interest in California and elsewhere.

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124-Unit Project at 4242 S. Crenshaw Approved by City Planning

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 11, 2020 | No Comments

The largely market-rate project is one of over half a dozen that were recently completed or are in the works along Crenshaw between Exposition and 61st.

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Advocates Hit Back Over ‘Bummer Market Street’ Plan

By Roger Rudick | Oct 30, 2020 | No Comments

The city wants to remove key safety features and transit improvements after ten years of outreach, planning and development; advocates say "no way!"

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