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Metro Board Approves Development Guidelines for Lots at Cesar Chavez/Fickett
Last Thursday, the Metro Board approved development guidelines for a pair of large, vacant Metro-owned lots at Cesar Chavez and Fickett.
February 27, 2017
ACT-LA Video Makes Case For Affordable Transit-Oriented Housing
The Alliance for Community Transit - Los Angeles has produced a new video exploring issues of housing, transit, gentrification, and displacement in South L.A.
February 9, 2017
What Constitutes Good Development? Luxury REEF Project Approved over South Central Residents’ Fears of Displacement
“To be honest, sometimes, we feel abandoned…” William Flores, a community engagement coordinator at CD Tech, told the PLUM committee on November 1. “This is an intimidating type of a position [for residents of South Central] to be in.”
November 22, 2016
L.A. Eco-Village Buying Property, Planning New Car-Free Mixed-Use Building
Interested party note: I, Streetsblog Los Angeles Editor Joe Linton, live at L.A. Eco-Village and am an owner in the Urban Soil/Tierra Urban housing co-operative. I don't have any direct fiscal stake in the new development, but am nonetheless an involved party and very interested in seeing it improve my neighborhood.
August 24, 2016
Jobs or Housing? Historic South Central Residents Decry Feeling Asked to Choose by Billion Dollar Reef Project
THE NUMBER ONE THING that representatives from the "creative habitat" known as the Reef felt they had learned from engaging the community, the speaker told the more than 600 town hall attendees this past May 5, was that Historic South Central was "lacking a sense of place."
June 14, 2016
South L.A. Celebrates Slate-Z’s Promise Zone Designation; Prepares to Roll up Sleeves and Get to Work
If at first you don't succeed in winning the Promise Zone designation from the Obama administration, try, try again.
June 7, 2016
Manuel Pastor’s Recommendations for Metro’s 2016 Ballot Measure
At Move L.A.'s Transportation Conversation 8 yesterday, USC professor Manuel Pastor had a list of recommendations for Metro as the agency seeks to finalize and pass its anticipated $120 billion November sales tax measure. For many years, Pastor has been an important voice for equity and justice. Adopting his recommendations would go a long way to truly embedding equity in coming decades of Metro expenditures.
May 24, 2016
Re:code L.A. Comes to Boyle Heights Saturday to Talk Updates to Zoning Code
Re:code L.A. is holding a forum in Boyle Heights Saturday (TOMORROW) morning from 9 a.m. to noon to talk with the community about the city's $5 million, five-year effort to update its outdated zoning code.
April 15, 2016
Tidbits from Urban Land Institute’s Transit-Oriented L.A. Conference
Thanks to Urban Land Institute Los Angeles (ULI) for hosting its informative Transit Oriented L.A. conference yesterday in Little Tokyo. There were wide-ranging discussions at the standing-room only panels. Here are a few fun factoids gleamed from the day:
December 11, 2015
ACT-LA Coalition Calling on L.A. City for Equitable TOD Policies
The Alliance for Community Transit-Los Angeles (ACT-LA) hosted a rally to press for equitable and affordable Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the city of L.A. The rally took place at Grand Park, directly across the street from City Hall. ACT-LA representatives made visits to Los Angeles City Councilmembers to encourage them to get the ball rolling on enacting new TOD policy.
October 20, 2015