Los Angeles Tests the Power of ‘Play Streets’
“There are roughly 7,500 miles of streets in Los Angeles, and Fickett Street is only one of them. But in this predominantly Latino neighborhood where parks are scarce, residents and activists have begun a design intervention to reclaim streets for civic life, kibitzing and play. From London to Los Angeles, the play street concept, known as ‘playing out’ in England, has become an international movement of sorts, especially in low-income communities that lack green space and other amenities.”