From the 1880s to the 1910s, the Los Angeles city council actively regulated street activities an... more From the 1880s to the 1910s, the Los Angeles city council actively regulated street activities and fulfilled requests for street improvements. These divergent but related public interventions were significant planning precursors. The city council categorized, delineated, and regulated street activities and helped to make the rapidly changing city legible. The city had limited interest in the specific activities however. In contrast, travel became the explicit purpose of municipal action, and municipal professionals, most notably engineers, took responsibility for the streets. This article examines the relationship between the efforts in Los Angeles, California to regulate street life and the ways that the streets were created as distinct spaces of mobility.
ABSTRACT Nonconforming people and activities challenge municipal governments. Using the US city o... more ABSTRACT Nonconforming people and activities challenge municipal governments. Using the US city of West Hollywood, California, as a case study, this paper argues planning tools such as design interventions for commercial streets cannot intentionally include nonconforming people or activities. West Hollywood drew national attention when it incorporated in 1984 as a progressive city with unique demographics, most notably a high percentage of gay residents. In the subsequent decades, it became a more exclusive city of leisure and entertainment. This case study helps explain why the redesign of its commercial streets became more exclusive despite the city's continued progressive politics and commitment to diversity.
ABSTRACT In this article, I investigate how and why a street art controversy that emerged in post... more ABSTRACT In this article, I investigate how and why a street art controversy that emerged in post-Katrina New Orleans was transformed from a dispute over property transgressions to a broader struggle over the meanings of art amidst the city’s devastated condition. The controversy began when a street art initiative by the New Orleans artist Rex Dingler invoked a backlash of anti-graffiti activism. In response, local artists began painting on the walls. When the locals were joined by artists from different cities, the discussion intensified about the merits of street art as well as commentary on and reflection of a city facing systemic decline and property abandonment. Street artists, anti-graffiti activists, and property owners negotiated local private property by placing, removing and retaining graffiti, and both locals and those with no New Orleans attachments had influence. The controversy illustrates how private property functions as a public institution in addition to a system of private ownership. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ImVqsNG8PurdH5scfKwz/full
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 2006
Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Cultural Life of Large Urban Spaces Chapter 2. Urban Parks: Histor... more Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Cultural Life of Large Urban Spaces Chapter 2. Urban Parks: History and Social Context Chapter 3. Prospect Park: Diversity at Risk Chapter 4. The Ellis Island Bridge Proposal: Cultural Values, Park Access, and Economics Chapter 5. Jacob Riis Park: Conflicts in the Use of a Historical Landscape Chapter 6. Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park: Parks and Symbolic Expression Chapter 7. Independence National Historical Park: Recapturing Erased Histories Chapter 8. Anthropological Methods for Assessing Cultural Values Chapter 9. Conclusion: Lessons on Culture and Diversity Notes References Cited Index
From the 1880s to the 1910s, the Los Angeles city council actively regulated street activities an... more From the 1880s to the 1910s, the Los Angeles city council actively regulated street activities and fulfilled requests for street improvements. These divergent but related public interventions were significant planning precursors. The city council categorized, delineated, and regulated street activities and helped to make the rapidly changing city legible. The city had limited interest in the specific activities however. In contrast, travel became the explicit purpose of municipal action, and municipal professionals, most notably engineers, took responsibility for the streets. This article examines the relationship between the efforts in Los Angeles, California to regulate street life and the ways that the streets were created as distinct spaces of mobility.
ABSTRACT Nonconforming people and activities challenge municipal governments. Using the US city o... more ABSTRACT Nonconforming people and activities challenge municipal governments. Using the US city of West Hollywood, California, as a case study, this paper argues planning tools such as design interventions for commercial streets cannot intentionally include nonconforming people or activities. West Hollywood drew national attention when it incorporated in 1984 as a progressive city with unique demographics, most notably a high percentage of gay residents. In the subsequent decades, it became a more exclusive city of leisure and entertainment. This case study helps explain why the redesign of its commercial streets became more exclusive despite the city's continued progressive politics and commitment to diversity.
ABSTRACT In this article, I investigate how and why a street art controversy that emerged in post... more ABSTRACT In this article, I investigate how and why a street art controversy that emerged in post-Katrina New Orleans was transformed from a dispute over property transgressions to a broader struggle over the meanings of art amidst the city’s devastated condition. The controversy began when a street art initiative by the New Orleans artist Rex Dingler invoked a backlash of anti-graffiti activism. In response, local artists began painting on the walls. When the locals were joined by artists from different cities, the discussion intensified about the merits of street art as well as commentary on and reflection of a city facing systemic decline and property abandonment. Street artists, anti-graffiti activists, and property owners negotiated local private property by placing, removing and retaining graffiti, and both locals and those with no New Orleans attachments had influence. The controversy illustrates how private property functions as a public institution in addition to a system of private ownership. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ImVqsNG8PurdH5scfKwz/full
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 2006
Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Cultural Life of Large Urban Spaces Chapter 2. Urban Parks: Histor... more Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Cultural Life of Large Urban Spaces Chapter 2. Urban Parks: History and Social Context Chapter 3. Prospect Park: Diversity at Risk Chapter 4. The Ellis Island Bridge Proposal: Cultural Values, Park Access, and Economics Chapter 5. Jacob Riis Park: Conflicts in the Use of a Historical Landscape Chapter 6. Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park: Parks and Symbolic Expression Chapter 7. Independence National Historical Park: Recapturing Erased Histories Chapter 8. Anthropological Methods for Assessing Cultural Values Chapter 9. Conclusion: Lessons on Culture and Diversity Notes References Cited Index
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