"I thought you might get a kick out of a photo side project I've been working on called Narrow Streets: Los Angeles, where I head out to locations in LA (some requested by readers), snap pix of streets, and then narrow them down in Photoshop," writes reader David Yoon. So here's Echo Park on an ordinary day:
David writes:
Reader Marc Phu sent in an enthusiastic request (my first evar!) to shoot Echo Park's main drag, and I was more than happy to oblige by scooting out there one Sunday morning. Sunset Blvd. stirs with life early on, with bus commuters chatting in their queues and vendors selling savory goodies like tamales. But it also suffers from that classic LA reality gap: despite having a de facto 25mph business district speed limit on paper, the street is built six lanes wide for speed and routinely allows traffic to barrel through at 50mph. Calming those rapids by narrowing the thoroughfare would let Echo Park's colors really shine through, up close + personal.
Now comes photoshop, and David's imagination. Here's what a pedestrian- and bike-friendly Echo Park might look like:
Want to see more of LA streets re-imagined? Please visit David's website.
Comments
Robbo wrote on 02.22.10, 2:12pm:
That is so cool. I checked out Yoon's blog and he's got some great stuff on there. Oh, LA, if only you'd listen to reason...
I love this concept! Would also love to see a Photoshopped version that shows a little green strip or something - so people can imagine cities more walkable, more bikable, and more 'natural'/outdoorsy.