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Design and Architecture

Brexit's Impact on Design, Metro's Transit Funds, Saving The Smell

Hosted by Frances Anderton Jun. 21, 2016
Will designers and manufacturers trading with Europe be affected by Brexit? As Metro Board prepares a new transportation sales tax measure, we’ll debate how the money should be spent. And The Smell, a much-loved all-ages music venue, has been threatened with closure, sparking anxiety that not all of the changes in downtown LA are for the better.

Will designers and manufacturers trading with Europe be affected by Brexit? As Metro Board prepares a new transportation sales tax measure, we’ll debate how the money should be spent. And The Smell, a much-loved all-ages music venue, has been threatened with closure, sparking anxiety that not all of the changes in downtown LA are for the better.

From this Episode:

Brexit's Impact on Design

On June 23, UK voters will decide on a possible Brexit – or Britain's exit – from the European Union. Among those that stand to be directly affected by the outcome of the...

12 min

Metro's Transit Funds

Would you like to see better sidewalks or fixed lanes for autonomous cars?

9 min

Saving The Smell

New construction and escalating land values across downtown LA have unforeseen consequences. For example, The Smell , a much-loved all-ages music venue, which has hosted...

6 min

Credits

Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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