Train Depots

Historic red tile roofed train depot in Fresno, California.

Historic Fresno Train Depot Will Become Part of HSR Station

The 150-year-old building will see new life as a retail space as part of a flurry of new development along the upcoming high-speed rail line.

July 4, 2024 - Fast Company

Los Angeles Arcade Station

Astonishing Images of L.A.'s Lost Train Stations

Nathan Masters collects astonishing images and histories of L.A.'s vanished train depots, some of which rival the city's greatest architectural treasures. As L.A. rebuilds its lost transit infrastructure, these images are especially heartbreaking.

March 13, 2013 - KCET

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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