Playa Vista Project Back In The News

After nearly 25 stormy years, giant Playa Vista is taking shape as its first residents move in; but controversy is far from over.

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April 16, 2002, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

To some, Playa Vista embodies urban planners' hopes for a new kind of community in a car-clogged city, where people can live, work and play without getting behind the wheel. To others it's simply too much development next to a sensitive wetland. It's also the focus of a debate over whether any project this size can deliver on Smart Growth promises.

Thanks to Jim Bickhart

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