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LA's underground cycling gangs, an off shoot of Critical Mass rides.

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/ ... os-angeles

From NY Times, "A Los Angeles Plan to Reshape the Streetscape Sets Off Fears of Gridlock"

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/us/a- ... l?src=recg

A couple snapshots of areas around Metro stations.
Parking lots turning into TOD: http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/1 ... nt/410590/

One more link. If you're interested in LA urban development in general, reading Chris Hawthorne (LA Times) is a great place to start: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la ... staff.html

LA hasn't had a new office tower in 25 years?

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/reale ... fices.html

Great idea, except for one thing.. Frank Gehry??? God no...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles ... a-drought/

If you're interested in LA urban development in general, reading Chris Hawthorne (LA Times) is a great place to start: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la ... staff.html

I've mentioned Hawthorne before. Here's a recent Q&A about a "post-suburban LA": http://www.archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=8400

Marc Maron's guide to the (rapidly gentrifying) Highland Park neighborhood: http://www.laweekly.com/arts/marc-maron ... rk-4821283

NYTimes: 36 hours in Pasadena
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016 ... ornia.html

Of note, LA recently hired away Pasadena's planning director. I applied for a low-level planning job in Pasadena last year, kind of as a shot in the dark. Perhaps because of turnover in the department, I didn't even get the generic rejection email for like 5 months

LA mayor answers backlash to 'mega-developments' with plan of his own (hiring more planners): http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/04/13/595 ... evelopmen/


LA takes step toward legalizing "bootlegged" apartments: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... story.html

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editoria ... story.html

So LA may potentially permanently extend their sales tax and hike it from .5% to 1%.

Draft EIS for LAX to Metro connection: http://thesource.metro.net/2016/06/22/d ... il-to-lax/

Was just out in Los Angeles this past weekend. Bike and pedestrian culture had a lot of catch-up to do, but it is getting better each time I visit! One of my friends who lives there bikes to work because it is quicker than driving -- hopefully others come to the same conclusion!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/ar ... story.html

"Skyslide" and observation deck added to US Bank Tower. Also includes general musings about downtown, office buildings, urbanism, etc.

Vexit: Some Venice Beach residents want to split off from City of LA
http://la.curbed.com/2016/8/18/12528616 ... eles-vexit

http://ktla.com/2016/09/03/workers-plac ... est-coast/

Wilshire Grand Tower in downtown Los Angeles is now the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.

The Metro extension to the Santa Monica beach is being called a success.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/m ... ica-929739

Weekend ridership numbers of people riding to the beach has doubled in a few months.

LA's historic Memorial Coliseum in the spotlight once again:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... story.html

Seems LA has as much debate about density and growth as anyone:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/us/in ... prawl.html