SPURS- From Lost Tracks to Vibrant Lives

Los Angeles / California / USA /
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
1770

In downtown Los Angeles, numerous abandoned railroads and spurs lie hidden beneath layers of asphalt and concrete. As remnants of the city’s industrial past, they have contributed: to fragmented urban fabrics, social disconnection and ecological decline. Yet, those forgotten spaces hold immense cultural and ecological potential, offering opportunities for transformation into productive urban infills and interconnected networks.