Design
Unplanned L.A.? Think Again
A new book takes a thorough look at how urban planning has shaped the Southern California posterchild for sprawl.
When David Sloane was asked to write a book about urban planning in Los Angeles, he balked. One person's take on such a big and dynamic city would be far too limiting, he thought. So instead, he gathered dozens of authors to write nearly 30 essays on the city's planning history, its current challenges and its future. Covering everything from early planning documents to the impact of the recession to the challenges of regional transportation development,
Many people tend to think of L.A. as an unplanned city. And yet so much has been planned here and so much is being planned today. Is the perception of L.A. as the unplanned city changing?