http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/09/18/eco-neisloss-singapore.cnn
CNN video on Facebook – CNN.com Video
Park plan to wow Singapore skyline
Singapore pushing forward to a sustainable future, while U.S. rebelling against modernization.
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Op/Ed: Freeway Expansion Is a Pill for Poor Health | Streetsblog Los Angeles
Too oft ignored in the freeway expansion vs transit expansion debate . . .
The Lost Hills of Downtown Los Angeles | LA as Subject | SoCal Focus | KCET
LA – impress at parties & sound like a native with your knowledge of a bit of LA history!
http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/the-lost-hills-of-los-angeles.html
A series of hills near L.A.’s historic center were once home to prominent civic buildings. In many cases, development, industry, and traffic have since flattened, lowered, or even hauled away these hills.
Firesteel / Blog / Schools Stabilize Families: What Back To School Means for Homeless Children
Interesting article on homeless children and the importance of schools providing stability
Free Rain Garden Installation for Los Angeles Residents
LA – great sounding program! Anyone try it and have feed back?
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/free-rain-garden-installation-los-angeles-residents.html
Los Angeles County is curbing urban runoff by installing free rain gardens for homeowners.
California opens Los Angeles River for recreation, education
LA – Gov. Brown signs LA River access bill
http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/08/29/34095/california-legislature-passes-bill-widen-public-ac/
If you own a kayak, or even a blow-up dinghy, you may be soon be able to paddle it on the Los Angeles River.
The Development List: All the Latest on 68 Downtown Projects
Los Angeles – this is a cool blog post that is a directory of 68 projects in and around downtown LA
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – In Downtown Los Angeles, what’s old is new again. Literally.
New State Bill Would Streamline CEQA Reviews for Bike Lanes | Streetsblog San Francisco
AB 2245 looks like a good “anti-CEQA” bill – not to be confused with that other bill.
Map: Where Los Angeles Will Build 53 New Neighborhood Parks
Curbed LA reports on Mayor’s 50 parks initiative.
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/08/map_where_los_angeles_will_build_53_new_neighborhood_parks.php
Click here to view the full photogallery. Yesterday, Mayor Villaraigosa officially laid out plans for his 50 Parks Initiative, that plan to give LA dozens of new, small neighborhood parks….
Foot Hills Extension – Gold Line
LA Area – The Draft EIR for the extension of the Gold Line from Azusa to Montclair (San Bernardino County) has been released. For more info visit the [Read more…] about Foot Hills Extension – Gold Line