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Parks
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Cheer squads
As we reach the midpoint of our World Cup journey, here's my survey of the best of LA's celebratory urbanism
As LA's parks host the World Cup, the city votes to defund them
We always knew these megaevents weren't going to fix our public spaces, but we didn't expect our councilmembers to abandon them as well
Cool streets
Paris's school streets are effectively sculpting out instant parks in the locations where they'll provide immense public health benefits to the city's most vulnerable populations
Confronting LA's park crisis
LA's Park Needs Assessment provides a roadmap — or perhaps a well-shaded, native-planted pathmap? — for a department that's been asked to do more and more with less
Civic promise
What Angelenos need right now, more than ever, is a commitment to the spaces that we share with each other
The state of play
Last year, I wrote about how LA's ParkScore had dropped from 80th to 88th out of 100 U.S. cities. This year, I'm sorry to say that we sank even lower — LA is now 90th out of 100.
Expo Park is so not ready for its close up
The headlines that trumpet a "$350 million makeover" for Expo Park ahead of 2028 are flat-out misleading
How to fix LA's park crisis with one weird trick
In the Trust for Public Land's 2024 report, the city of Los Angeles's parks rank 88th out of 100 U.S. cities. That's correct: 88th
Culture clubs
Here's a chance to have a broader conversation about the role gathering places play — and can play long after the games — across the entire region
Urban oasis
There are hundreds more public spaces just like MacArthur Park all over the city that won't ever get this level of attention because they're not catty-corner to a famous business