Los Angeles will create four pocket parks by temporarily blocking off parallel parking spaces. It's an effort to increase the city's pedestrian friendliness. If they're a success, more may be added.In the latest attempt to cultivate a pedestrian lifestyle in Los Angeles, the City Council has approved plans to temporarily block off a few street parking spaces at four locations so they can be turned into tiny public plazas big enough to hold a bench or two.
Los Angeles To Try Out 'parklets' At Four Locations
By Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
Sun, 08/26/2012 - 6:55pm
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Topics: california los angeles parklet pedestrian
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