Glendale's New Urban Village -- A Trend?

"City officials hope to create a new kind of community, where residents can walk downstairs to run errands, converge at coffee shops and find entertainment all on the same street — and maybe even walk to work a few blocks away. Officials also hope pedestrians will spill over to Brand Boulevard, the city's main drag, and boost business there... With the vote, Glendale hopes to join a spattering of Southern California cities developing mixed-use complexes on commercial boulevards, such as Venice Renaissance, Burbank Media Village and Pasadena's Paseo Colorado."

Thanks to Laura Kranz