To append to this morning’s post on LA’s transportation issues, I want to post this discussion Street Films had with an urban planner there. I know I’ve posted a lot about LA’s urban design lately, but since it’s been the protagonist of urban sprawl in America, I figure they are a good microcosm of the [...]
Alternative transportation is on the rise in LA — at least temporarily. Metro says that ridership has risen on both its rail and bus systems since January. There are also signs that more commuters are choosing to carpool or cycle. The changes are attributed to rising gas prices, but aren’t expected to last for long.
The [...]
Update: I’ve added a few thoughts on the jump.
James Howard Kunstler bluntly makes the case against America’s urban design, specifically suburbia. His argument centers on the cultural consequences of how we live. This is interesting because it is so rarely discussed.
I’ve posted the video below and added comments on the jump. The talk is 20 [...]
Aaron Newton of Powering Down sounds off on the suburbia-oil nexus:
There is little doubt that during that last 60 years we here in America have transformed our manmade landscape in a way that is fundamentally different from any form of human habitation ever known. While many have flocked to this new way of organizing the [...]
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