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Posts tagged urban design

Sustainable wooden skyscrapers could soon take over city skylines

Sustainable wooden skyscrapers could soon take over city skylines

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 31, 2023sustainability, environment, cities, architecture, design, urban design, urban planning, art

Cyclists took over the 110 Freeway: Here’s what they had to say about biking in LA

Cyclists took over the 110 Freeway: Here’s what they had to say about biking in LA

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 29, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, transportation, public space, civic space, urban planning, urban design, culture

This L.A. freeway is the butt of many jokes. Can it have new life as parks and housing?

This L.A. freeway is the butt of many jokes. Can it have new life as parks and housing?

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 23, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, design, urban planning, urban design, public space, civic space, california

The Ground-Floor Window Into What’s Ailing Downtowns

The Ground-Floor Window Into What’s Ailing Downtowns

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 4, 2023cities, workforce, infrastructure, urban design, urban planning, civic space

Overhaul of Pershing Square, long a ‘concrete jungle’ in downtown L.A., finally breaks ground

Overhaul of Pershing Square, long a ‘concrete jungle’ in downtown L.A., finally breaks ground

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 1, 2023los angeles, infrastructure, design, urban design, urban planning, development, civic space, public space

Mapping Trees In Urban Areas Can Help Fight Climate Change

Mapping Trees In Urban Areas Can Help Fight Climate Change

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 24, 2023climate, environment, urban design, cities

A home, an office and a park demonstrate that design can be environmentally conscious — and look good

A home, an office and a park demonstrate that design can be environmentally conscious — and look good

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 21, 2023environment, design, urban design, infrastructure

Opinion: L.A. doesn’t have enough parks. Why can’t our schools fill the gap?

Opinion: L.A. doesn’t have enough parks. Why can’t our schools fill the gap?

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 14, 2023education, youth, civic space, public space, los angeles, urban design, urban planning

Commercial-to-residential conversions could accelerate under HUD initiative

Commercial-to-residential conversions could accelerate under HUD initiative

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 4, 2023technology, innovation, cities, design, urban design, infrastructure, development, housing

What’s the Matter with American Cities?

What’s the Matter with American Cities?

Cynthia HirschhornJune 15, 2023cities, policy, public safety, public space, economics, urban planning, urban design, infrastructure

These Are the Best Video Games for Wannabe Urban Planners

These Are the Best Video Games for Wannabe Urban Planners

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 30, 2022urban planning, urban design, technology

10 ideas for fixing Los Angeles

10 ideas for fixing Los Angeles

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 13, 2022los angeles, cities, urban design, urban planning, policy, civic engagement, civic space, government, culture

Remaking the River That Remade L.A.

Remaking the River That Remade L.A.

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 10, 2022los angeles, water, infrastructure, urban planning, urban design, environment

‘A Silent Killer’: Bloomberg's City Lab on Cities v Heat, Unpacks Extreme Heat Effects & Solutions

‘A Silent Killer’: Bloomberg's City Lab on Cities v Heat, Unpacks Extreme Heat Effects & Solutions

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 19, 2022cities, climate, environment, policy, public health, urban design, urban planning

L.A.’s love of sprawl made it America’s most overcrowded place. Poor people pay a deadly price

L.A.’s love of sprawl made it America’s most overcrowded place. Poor people pay a deadly price

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 19, 2022los angeles, public space, public health, infrastructure, urban design, urban planning

What Can the World Learn From 100 Resilient Cities?

What Can the World Learn From 100 Resilient Cities?

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 6, 2022cities, resiliency, nonprofits, climate, urban design

Plants By School Playgrounds Protect Kids From Road Pollution, Study Finds

Plants By School Playgrounds Protect Kids From Road Pollution, Study Finds

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 29, 2022environment, youth, education, infrastructure, urban design

Michael Heizer’s City, a vast art project in the Nevada desert 50 years in the making, will finally open to the public

Michael Heizer’s City, a vast art project in the Nevada desert 50 years in the making, will finally open to the public

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 19, 2022art, public art, urban design, cities

1 million square feet of L.A. roads are being covered with solar-reflective paint

1 million square feet of L.A. roads are being covered with solar-reflective paint

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 17, 2022Los Angeles, cities, climate, urban design

How Cities Are Using Digital Twins Like a SimCity for Policymakers

How Cities Are Using Digital Twins Like a SimCity for Policymakers

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 5, 2022technology, architecture, design, urban design, urban planning, policy