Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Heads up, Angelinos
El Mayor Villareigosa is gonna “Smart Growth” yer neighborhood
Anticipating Los Angeles Basin population growth from 16.7 to 23 million by 2030, Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Antonio Villareigosa has been quietly working with city and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) experts on a 2007 plan to rezone hundreds of parcels within a half-mile of bus stops and train stations in several transit corridors for high-density, mixed-use ‘’urban villages,’’ focusing first on the $640 million Expo Line rail project being launched this month.
‘’The goal is to produce urban villages with high-quality development that would encourage pedestrian and transit-oriented design,’’ said the mayor’s transportation deputy Jaime De La Vega, confident it would boost area transit, currently used on a regular basis by just 5 percent of Los Angeles County residents. ...
“This sounds like a really ambitious agenda,” observed National Center for Metropolitan Transportation Research Director Genevieve Giuliano. “In some of these areas, there are going to be issues with existing neighbors that are not going to want high-rise development. This will really be challenging."
I’m guessing they won’t be trying to turn Malibu into an “urban village,” tho…
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