Urban Design
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City Council Motion on Ending Automatic Road Widening at Public Works Committee
In 2023, L.A. City Council directed city departments to determine how to "eliminate spot road widenings." Public Works Department responded: keep widening roads.
September 25, 2024
Some Urban Observations from My London Vacation
London has plentiful rail and bus transit, plus great walkability and somewhat uneven bikeability
August 14, 2024
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.
July 15, 2024
Want a Better 15-Minute City? Ask Residents What They Really Want
A new study from Bogotá models how other cities can ask a deeper set of questions about how to put essential needs within walking, biking or transit distance.
March 19, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: Narrow the Lanes!
At 30 to 35 miles per hour, research shows that 12- and 11-feet-wide lanes have significantly higher number of crashes than 10- or nine-feet-wide lanes.
January 4, 2024
Sunny Side Up: L.A. Al Fresco Dines In Success with a Whopping $12 Million Surge in Sales and a Side of Smiles for Angelenos
Research shows L.A.'s Al Fresco outdoor dining program is an unsung hero of the COVID-19 pandemic, throwing a lifeline to restaurants and bars
December 12, 2023
It’s 2023 and L.A. City Is Still Widening Lots of Roads
L.A. City street widening is expensive, and adversely impacts safety, health, climate, air, water, noise, housing, historic preservation, and more
August 25, 2023
Which Cities Have the Fewest Drinking Fountains — And What It Means for Walking and Biking
As climate change causes temperatures to climb, should cities be doing more to help people who walk and bike stay cool and hydrated?
July 27, 2023
The Walkable Neighborhoods Americans Want May Be Closer Than We Think
Walkable neighborhoods are a rare and valuable commodity in the U.S. housing market. But millions of places could be closer to the 15 Minute City ideal than we realize, if we made the modest policy changes they need to thrive.
July 6, 2023
Is Bogotá a Better Model for Transportation Reform than the Green Capitals of Europe?
U.S. sustainable transportation advocates take a lot of inspiration from Amsterdam and Paris. Should they be looking closer to the equator instead?
July 5, 2023
