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California's Rural Communities Want Transit, Too

Parts of California’s rural, working-class Central Valley see virtually no transportation investment, leaving many residents stranded in the heat.

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How Parking Meters Turned Around a Struggling Downtown

The revival of Old Pasadena is one of the truly great urban success stories from the past few decades. The area's comeback was not based on shifting demographics or "political will", writes Colin Marshall, but a less sexy foundation: parking reform.

November 20, 2013 - KCET Departures

Collaborative Planning Effort Seeks to Transform L.A.'s Riverfront

Efforts to transform L.A.'s maligned river into a public and economic asset got a boost last week with the establishment of a cross-disciplinary and cross-agency planning effort focused on an eight-mile stretch of the river.

January 29, 2013 - KCET Departures

Planning for Movement Chokes Urban Health

In his latest entry in KCET's "Laws That Shaped LA" Series, Jeremy Rosenberg looks at the impact that the Functional Classification system has had on the urban form of Los Angeles and cities throughout the country since its adoption in 1973.

December 18, 2012 - KCET Departures

What Led L.A. to its Freeway-Building Frenzy?

Jeremy Rosenberg's latest entry in his "Laws That Shaped LA" column looks at the impact of the Collier-Burns Act, a state law passed in 1947 that allowed the city to become "smothered with concrete and asphalt goliaths."

October 11, 2012 - KCET Departures

Is Franklin Roosevelt Responsible for Suburban Sprawl?

Jeremy Rosenberg continues his fascinating series on the laws that shaped Los Angeles with a look at the local, and national, impact of the 1934 National Housing Act on residential development patterns.

October 4, 2012 - KCET Departures

Freeway Construction Was the Real Carmageddon for L.A.'s Communities

After a weekend in which Los Angeles successfully navigated the closure of one of its most clogged freeways once again, we look back at the disastrous effect that freeway construction had on L.A.'s communities during the middle of the last century.

October 1, 2012 - KCET Departures

L.A. Gets its River Back

This week, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation intended to increase public access to the L.A. River for recreational and educational purposes, reports Yosuke Kitazawa.

August 31, 2012 - KCET Departures

Once Common, Do Jitneys Have a Future in L.A.'s Transportation Mix?

In the latest entry in its fascinating series on the "Laws That Shaped L.A.", KCET's Jeremy Rosenberg looks at the city's brief, but golden, age of the Jitneys, and whether they deserve a return to L.A.'s growing mix of transit modes.

July 29, 2012 - KCET Departures

The Ordinance Behind the Rebirth of Downtown LA

For the latest in a series on the laws that shaped Los Angeles, KCET's Jeremy Rosenberg examines 1999's Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, which made possible downtown's wave of condo conversion projects.

April 4, 2012 - KCET Departures

Excavating the Foundation of LA's Sprawl

Ever wonder why Los Angeles looks the way it does? Jeremy Rosenberg examines 1908's Residence District Ordinance as one of the principal culprits in the newest addition to the "Laws That Shaped L.A." series.

March 21, 2012 - KCET Departures

Decapitating LA's Skyline

Ever wonder why LA's skyline is so bland? Apparently it was planned that way.

January 18, 2012 - KCET Departures

Efforts Proceed to Make Los Angeles a Mural Center Once Again

An update on efforts by the City of Los Angeles to develop a new ordinance to allow artists to legally paint on the walls of private property.

January 16, 2012 - KCET Departures

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