Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Urban Design

What a Multimodal Urban Design Contest in Iceland Can Teach the U.S.

By Kea Wilson | Feb 13, 2023 | No Comments

An open competition to design a new urban quarter in Iceland will prioritize sustainable transportation in a region that's proactively transitioning out of car dependency — and it could serve as a model for how to fill similar holes in growing U.S. communities.

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America’s Most Equitably Walkable City is … Cleveland?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 7, 2023 | No Comments

In most U.S. metros, renters and buyers alike pay a steep premium to live in walkable neighborhoods, a new report finds — except for a small handful of U.S. cities where they actually cost less than car-dominated ones.

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Are You Lonely? It’s Not You, It’s the Way We’ve Built our Nation

By Jennifer Kent, Emily J. Rugel and Marlee Bower | Jan 27, 2023 | No Comments

Living in environments with good access to destinations and transport options also protects against loneliness. In particular, it benefits individuals who are able to use active transport (walking and cycling) and high-quality public transport.

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Advocates Envision Converting San Vicente Boulevard to Linear Park

By Joe Linton | Jan 17, 2023 | No Comments

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.

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Editorial: Metro Board Should Press Pause on Gutted Union Station Pedestrian Project

By Joe Linton | Oct 22, 2020 | No Comments

Please give newly seated L.A. City Coucilmember Kevin de León a chance to review and revive Union Station project