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L.A., meet your new streetlight. The winning design marks the first revamp since the 1950s

L.A., meet your new streetlight. The winning design marks the first revamp since the 1950s

Guest UserSeptember 3, 2020urban design, civic space, infrastructure, Los Angeles

The Internet’s Public Square Is Mostly White and Male. These Groups Are Changing That

The Internet’s Public Square Is Mostly White and Male. These Groups Are Changing That

Guest UserSeptember 2, 2020technology, women, equality

Why Los Angeles Might Make Transit Free

Why Los Angeles Might Make Transit Free

Guest UserSeptember 1, 2020transportation, Los Angeles

Athletes, artists and celebrities create unique logos for the 2028 L.A. Olympics

Athletes, artists and celebrities create unique logos for the 2028 L.A. Olympics

Guest UserSeptember 1, 2020olympics, art, artists, Los Angeles

USC students and volunteers help deliver thousands of gallons of water to Skid Row every Sunday

USC students and volunteers help deliver thousands of gallons of water to Skid Row every Sunday

Guest UserAugust 31, 2020public health, water, Los Angeles

To Serve Better

To Serve Better

Guest UserAugust 31, 2020politics, U.S.A., community

There’s a reason it’s hard to discipline police. It starts with a bill of rights 47 years ago.

There’s a reason it’s hard to discipline police. It starts with a bill of rights 47 years ago.

Guest UserAugust 29, 2020police, history, U.S.A.

Can Planting Trees Make a City More Equitable?

Can Planting Trees Make a City More Equitable?

Guest UserAugust 28, 2020

CA Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot on the Governor's Water Resilience Portfolio

CA Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot on the Governor's Water Resilience Portfolio

Guest UserAugust 28, 2020water, environment, California

Megacities Are Not the Future. They Are Inhumane and Unsustainable

Megacities Are Not the Future. They Are Inhumane and Unsustainable

Guest UserAugust 28, 2020cities, environment, public health, global

Coronavirus has turned once-bustling downtown L.A. into a ghost town. Can it recover?

Coronavirus has turned once-bustling downtown L.A. into a ghost town. Can it recover?

Guest UserAugust 27, 2020civic space, cities, Los Angeles

Banksy Has Financed—and Decorated—a Search-and-Rescue Ship Patrolling the Seas to Help Migrants Crossing the Mediterranean

Banksy Has Financed—and Decorated—a Search-and-Rescue Ship Patrolling the Seas to Help Migrants Crossing the Mediterranean

Guest UserAugust 27, 2020art, politics

Here’s How to Create Public Art Rooted in Environmental Justice

Here’s How to Create Public Art Rooted in Environmental Justice

Guest UserAugust 26, 2020public art, environment, civic space

How to Design a Street for Hands-Off Play

How to Design a Street for Hands-Off Play

Guest UserAugust 25, 2020urban design, civic space, cities

Why Grand Avenue and Frank Gehry are L.A.’s path out of the pandemic

Why Grand Avenue and Frank Gehry are L.A.’s path out of the pandemic

Guest UserAugust 25, 2020civic space, urban design, architecture, cities, public space, urban planning, Los Angeles

Why Every City Feels the Same Now

Why Every City Feels the Same Now

Guest UserAugust 24, 2020cities, architecture, civic space, urban design

How Zeynep Tufekci Keeps Getting the Big Things Right

How Zeynep Tufekci Keeps Getting the Big Things Right

Guest UserAugust 24, 2020public health, women, politics

The Chicano Moratorium 50 Years Later

The Chicano Moratorium 50 Years Later

Guest UserAugust 23, 2020history, culture, activism, Los Angeles

Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires?

Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires?

Guest UserAugust 22, 2020environment, California