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• Design

  

  Putting Urban Planning In the Hands of the People

  Last spring I moderated a panel at GOOD's offices here in Los Angeles. about public transportation and the community. As discussions about public...

  by Alissa Walker +

• Design

  

  Walking for Walking In Los Angeles

  "Walking in L.A." is a pretty decent 1982 song that's more famous than it deserves to be. This is due to a signature lyric which has become...

  by Alissa Walker +

• GOOD Events

  

  GOOD L.A.: Connecting with Nature and People

  In the 4,000-square-mile metropolis that is Los Angeles, the often-mythologized freeway system may seem like the city's only connecting fabric. It...

  by Machiko Yasuda +

• News

  

  On California's Dead Propositions and Budget Blues

  Last week, The Economist ran a piece about California's boondoggle of a budget crisis, suggesting that nothing short of a new state constitution...

  by Patrick James +

• Cities

  

  Behold: A "Freeway System for Cyclists" in Los Angeles

  Cycling activists from the LA Bike Working Group in Los Angeles are trying to get the city on board with their Backbone Bikeway Network, a...

  by Andrew Price +

• GOOD Events

  

  Interactive Bike-planning Workshop, Los Angeles

  Dear Bike-riders, Los Angelenos, and Urban planning lovers, Join the LA County Bicycle Coalition's CicLAvia committee and James Rojas for an...

  by Casey Caplowe +

• Cities

  

  LOOK: To Share and Share Alike

  If you have some grass in your front yard, a lawnmower is a valuable asset-you know, for the five to 10 minutes of actual clipping it does during...

  by Patrick James 1

• Environment

  

  Rethink Your Green: Teaching Angelenos to Save Water

  Michelle Park and Manny Garcia explain their award-winning campaign to teach Southern Californians to use less water in our miniseries Rethink...

  by Manny Garcia, Michelle Park +

• GOOD Events

  

  GOOD Event: Street Food in Los Angeles

  We've always loved food here. Issue 009 was all about it, and we've recently started a food blog, Borborygmi. So we're excited to partner with...

  by Max Schorr +

• Environment

  

  Thirteen Ways of Seeing Nature in Los Angeles

  On the heels of some of the most spectacular Los Angeles weather in recent history, and knowing that the mid-Atlantic is waist-deep snow, I highly...

  by Patrick James +

• News

  

  There's More Voting to Be Done—Tomorrow

  If you live in Los Angeles, there's big election coming up tomorrow. March 3rd. You've got all day-from 7am to 8pm-to cast your ballot at your...

  by Casey Caplowe +

• Design

  

  Picture Show: Mathieu Young's "Walkabout"

  A photographer embarks on a long walk across Los Angeles. Fascinated by the social and cultural diversity of Los Angeles, I embarked on a four...

  by GOOD, Mathieu Young 1

• Lifestyle

  

  Event: Trekking L.A. Tamale Making Workshop

  Tomorrow night, Mama is keeping the place open just for us (they are usually open during the day only) and teaching this very special class...

  by Max Schorr +

• News

  

  L.A.'s Gang Rehabilitation Organization Needs Help

  Close call over at Homeboy Industries, a fantastic organization we've profiled in the past that offers jobs, training and tattoo-removal to former...

  by Siobhan O'Connor +

• Design

  

  The Fake Freeway Sign that Became a Real Public Service

  An artist uses a freeway as his canvas, all in the name of public good. The freeway sign arrived in Los Angeles five days after I did. It...

  by Alissa Walker +

• Cities

  

  Submit Your Work to the Manifest Equality Art Contest

  The Manifest Equality Gallery wants you to join artists across the nation in "using their voices and talents to amplify and motivate the grass...

  by Patrick James +

• Education

  

  City Year Tackles the High School Dropout Crisis

  City Year corps members based in Los Angeles write about their experiences I walk through the metal gates leading to Union Avenue Elementary...

  by Kristin Harrison 1

• Cities

  

  A Bike Race Through the Deserted Streets of Los Angeles

  Wolfpack Hustle, Los Angeles's "fastest and most notorious bicycle crew," organizes a yearly bike race along the route of the L.A. Marathon the...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• Cities

  

  Are You Done in There?

  GOOD and Open look at the long lines for public toilets around the globe.

  by GOOD, Robert A. Di Ieso, Jr. +

• Cities

  

  People Are Using The Subway In L.A.

  The ridership of L.A.'s subway system grew by an incredible 14% in the first three months of 2008, according to this report. The numbers were...

  by Andrew Price +