Here's what we're reading this week:

Stop saying Los Angeles will run out of water "How an LA of 10 million can build an abundant, sustainable, and climate-proof water supply" (The Future is LA)

Redondo Beach Installs Curb-Protected Bike Lanes on Palos Verdes Blvd. "The entire 0.6 miles of Palos Verdes Boulevard through Redondo Beach now has a continuous bikeway including 0.4 miles of top-notch curb-protection" (Streetsblog LA)

Aerial view of MacArthur Park looking southeastHunter Kerhart Architectural Photography

MacArthur Park will remain open as the city takes a year to fence off the space "Los Angeles officials said construction on a fence around MacArthur Park will take about a year, but the park will remain open." (The LA Local)

Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes on Lankershim and near Expo Park "New bike lanes open and in use on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, and on Broadway Place and 39th Street in South Los Angeles" (Streetsblog LA)

"A rendering of the Automated People Mover train as it passes over Century Boulevard."LAWA

LAX people mover launch postponed again; city officials duck questions on the delay "The problem-plagued train is being held up by unsigned agreements between the airport and the Department of Water and Power, according to the contractor. City officials won’t talk about it." (LA Times)

Monday Morning Coffee: ADU construction is booming in Long Beach "Production of accessory dwelling units — known as granny flats or mother-in-law units — has continued to boom inside city limits; Long Beach permitted 644 ADUs in 2025, which is more than half of the 1,218 housing units approved that year." (LB Post)

Los Angeles has the lowest homeownership of any big metro in America… in every age bracket from 25 to 64 "In 2024, 17.2% of LA-area households headed by someone under 35 owned their home, the lowest share of the 56 metro areas with at least a million people. LA County has about half as many young households that own a home as it did in 1990." (The Basin)

Aerial view looking southeastLarge Architecture

West Hollywood’s tallest tower could rise on a former concrete plant site "The more than $400-million high-rise with shops and restaurants at street level is set to rise on La Brea Avenue on the site of a former concrete plant that served Los Angeles for more than a century before closing in 2024." (LA Times)

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