Livable Streets

One of the leaders of the battle to reclaim Los Angeles' streets is closing its doors after seven years at the close of business today.  Livable Places, the organization that built the Olive Court complex in Long Beach, created the "Making Connections" Program in Chinatown, and brough smart growth speakers to Los Angeles such as Gordon Price, will be no more.

 

A Map of the Barcelona of the Future from The Project for the Reform and Extension of Barcelona in 1859

The Los Angeles City Council is poised to pass what could be groundbreaking legislation next week, and based on public statements about the legislation, may not even know it. Next Tuesday, the Council is scheduled to vote on a motion that would spend $2 million to study "West Los Angeles Rail Corridor and Connectivity Analysis." While promoting this plan, Councilmember and resolution author Bill Rosendahl noted the importance of having one vision to tie together all of the rail and bus projects on the Westside.  However, the resolution's mandate is also to study the options to create "Livable Boulevards" in West Los Angeles. Following yesterday's ribbon cutting at Bimini Place, Los Angeles is re-positioning itself to change the way it thinks about urban development and transportation.

Council President Eric Garcetti, department heads from the Department of Public Works, CALTRANS, LADOT and Metro joined the community surrounding Bimini Place and the Los Angeles Eco-Village to celebrate the completion of the East Hollywood Shared Street Project.