Ikea coming to Culver City, Sixth Street Viaduct getting its lights back, and more

With testing now underway for the OC Streetcar, OCTA officials are now seeking local artists to submit work to be included in the project's launch campaign. 

Prospective applicants have until February 28 to submit their work, with artists to be selected by March 15. Find out more here: octa.net/artists.

Here's what we're reading this week:

How much housing is LA actually building? "Even if city ordinances allowed us to build more housing, a labyrinth of red tape slows down the approval process, including getting departments to review the plans and waiting for utilities to get connected." (LAist)

A Tunnel to Transform Los Angeles "The ambitious Sepulveda Transit Corridor project — an automated subway line underneath Bel Air — aims to do something rare in LA: Get people out of their cars." (Bloomberg)

L.A.’s Graffiti Towers become miniaturized symbols of waste and neglect in Sayre Gomez’s arresting gallery show "The sculpture becomes a poignant record of a turning point: a billion-dollar failed development now facing potential change through a bankruptcy exit deal." (LA Times)

Baldwin Park Greenway is Now Officially Open "The 2.3 mile walk/bike path circumvents the city’s busiest streets, and is slated to expand to a total of five miles in the years to come." (Streetsblog LA)

LA City hires firm to relight Sixth Street Bridge "Tetra Tech began design work in January under the bureau's direction, developing plans to restore wiring to lighting along the roadway, barriers, ramps, stairways and arches." (Eastsider)

LA considers 'gut punch' cuts to city homelessness programs, blaming court settlement costs "In order to comply with the terms of a major court settlement, the city of Los Angeles may need to cut annual spending on homelessness programs by $181 million if it wants to avoid dipping into its general fund."  (LAist)

A sprawling Culver City space will soon be home to Ikea "It will occupy a roughly 40,000-square-foot portion of a lot formerly used by L.A. luxury furniture retailer HD Buttercup, which went out of business last year, said Wally Marks III, owner of the Helms complex." (LA Times)

City Sells 13 Former Caltrans Homes for Over $19.6 Million, Fueling Affordable Housing Funds "The City of Pasadena has sold 13 historic homes formerly owned by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for a combined total of over $19.6 million, with proceeds earmarked to fund the development of affordable housing in the city. Wong said the city netted $18.47 million." (Pasadena Now)

Expo Park’s big glow-up won’t happen in time for the Olympics "Park officials say the 6-acre project now won’t break ground until 2028, after the Olympic torch is extinguished." (LA Local)

Public Storage shifts HQ from California to North Texas "Self-storage REIT secured 119K sf at Hall Park, as CEO transition begins" (TRD)

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