An article in the LA Times describes efforts in Los Angeles to convert alleys to park-like spaces, an opportunity quantified quite well. There are few cities whose alleys offer more possibility than Los Angeles. The USC Center for Sustainable Cities, which is leading the alley campaign here, found recently that there are 12,309 blocks of [...]
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A Washington Post article from this past week describes the worldwide trend to create better facilities for bicycles and an accompanying increase in use, noting that “the number of cyclists has doubled in a decade in cities as disparate as Berlin and Bogota” and that “global bicycle production has increased for six consecutive years, according [...]
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CEOs for Cities blog this week highlighted Daley Plaza, the public area next to the City of Chicago’s public building, the 31-floor Daley Center. The plaza is programmed with a farmer’s market and other events, and seen here, dancing lunch-goers. The public areas around government buildings are often not used or programmed for the public. [...]
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An article in today’s LA Times has LA Mayor Villaraigosa crediting a summertime recreation program in parks with a reduction in violent crime. The Summer Night Lights program offered speical movie nights and other events geared towards at-risk youth until midnight four nights a week during peak time for gang activity. As the article states, [...]
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Two articles in the New York Times this weekend highlight the importance parks can play in drawing tourists to a city. In its 36 Hours series, the Times spends a good chunk of its article talking up San Diego’s parks, saying “there’s no better indoctrination to San Diego’s laid-back style than a stroll along the [...]
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