Learning from Los Angeles

Issue 516 • August 2012

Learning from Los Angeles

  • Article
    On a recent visit to Los Angeles, SPUR discovers the benefits — and challenges — of living in a county that encompasses over 4,000 square miles.
  • Article
    Architecture critic Reyner Banham once quipped that he'd "learned to drive in order to read Los Angeles in the original." Today, he'd ride light rail instead.
  • Article
    Plans are in the works to transform what many think of as a concrete ditch into a sustainable, cultural resource for the region.
  • Article
    A Trip on L.A.’s Rapidly Growing Rail Network