Following the first parklet installation in San Francisco in 2010, cities across the United States and Canada have started installing parklets at an ever-increasing rate. This study examines a variety of effects of two Downtown Los Angeles parklets on their surrounding neighborhood.
Parklets are small public spaces created by converting parking spots into recreational areas for people. The city of Los Angeles installed its first parklets in early 2013, and this study seeks to examine the effect of these two parklets on their adjacent downtown community.
The purpose of this report is to identify and to compile information about the needs and preferences of older adults in regards to open space and synthesize it in the form of design guidelines for senior-friendly open spaces in cities.
Older adults are a highly underserved group in regards to parks, despite the fact that scholars have found a “healing effect” and promotion of one’s physical and emotional well-being when spending time in natural settings.
UCLA’s Data for Democracy in LA partnered with the Lewis Center to consider what’s up with parks, why they matter, and how they might better serve Los Angeles.
The goal of this evaluation report is to determine whether parklets, a relatively new streetscape improvement type, is an idea that works along Santa Monica’s Main Street corridor.
In this study, we examine public space use and experiences of low-income older adults and youth in the Westlake/MacArthur Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
This study assesses the outcomes and impacts of Golden Age Park, a newly developed, 0.17-acre pocket park in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
This publication examines the relationship between eligibility for LA Al Fresco outdoor dining opportunities and street and sidewalk conditions across the city.
The January fires highlight urgent questions: Should we keep building in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) amid worsening climate disasters, and how can we protect the homes already there?
