L.A.'s Transition From Suburban To Urban
16 May 2002 - 7:00am
This commentator's view is that the planning issues in L.A. now revolve around how, not whether, to accommodate increased population density.
L.A. presents perhaps the greatest challenge to "smart growth" concepts in the country. But despite its history of sprawl, the city is one of the densest in the U.S. and the debate over growth has moved beyond the classic yes-or-no questions to seeking workable solutions to increases in population and threats to quality of life.
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We're Too Old to Sprawl
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Los Angeles Downtown News, May 13, 2002
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.
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