The Los Angeles Urban Rangers: “Interstate Road Trip Specialist”

For Interstate: the American Road Trip, The LA Urban Rangers developed a series of public programs, a customizable Interstate Road Trip Specialist Field Kit (including a copy of their Field Guide to the American Road Trip), a West to East reverse pioneer road trip, and an Interstate billboard for the entrance at Socrates Sculpture Park. All were intended to facilitate sharpened observational skills for reading 21st century roadside geographies, particularly in light of the ever-increasing standardization of the American landscape (the Interstate Highway System – begun in 1956 and characterized by consistent speeds, straightened corridors, limited access points, and repetitive models of urban development and architectural design – is emblematic).