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116 Landscape Architect and Specifier News Rethinking America's Streets Among the panels presented at the L.A. Expo in Long Beach, Calif. (Feb. 13-14) was "Rethinking America's Streets," with MIG ( www.migcom.com ) principals Susan Goltsman, FASLA, president, Steve Lang, ASLA, and Mukul Malhotra, director of urban design. The panel presented "re:Streets" ( www.restreets.com ), a program to rethink America street design, led by MIG and funded in part by the Nat'l. Endowment for the Arts. Founding partners are PLAE, a nonprofit, America Walks, Landscape Structures, Ironsmith and DeepRoot. Founding sponsors include DuMor, Landscape Forms, Berliner Seifabrik, Filterra and Playcore. re:Sreets asks, What would streets look like if the goals were to accommodate people, promote healthy urban living, social interaction and business and support regenerating the environment? "Our objective is to provide clear design ideas for cities to revitalize American streets, so they serve a wide range of community needs, including transportation, commerce, education, recreation and gathering," explained Susan Goltsman, FASLA, a president and principal at MIG, and project director for re:Streets. re:Streets has developed a comprehensive design manual for creating streets that promotes expanded street functions and improved livability of the built environment. Editor's note: LASN presented MIG's dynamic streetscape design ("Long Beach Transforms Transit Mall to Transit 'Gallery'") in the Aug. 2013 Streetscape issue http://landscapeonline.com/research/article/18122 . Top: This is the Third Street Promenade in downtown Santa Monica, Calif., a 70-foot wide outdoor mall lined with trees, with 60 stores, 25 eateries, kiosks, public art pieces and benches. This successful mixed-use entertainment venue runs about 0.4 miles between Broadway and Wilshire Boulevard. Its proximity to the seashore has made it a popular tourist spot. PhoTo and landSCaPe arChITeCTure By MIG, InC. Middle & Bottom: The "rethinking america's Streets" panel at the la expo in long Beach, Feb. 13 comprised MIG, Inc., principals (from left) Susan Goltsman, FaSla, president, Steve lang, aSla, and Mukul Malhotra, director of urban design. Steve lang is at the podium. I n f o r m a t i o n R e q u e s t # 7 2 7 116-117.indd 116 2/26/14 4:49 PM