Council Approves Raman/Harris-Dawson Motion to Foster Affordable Development in High-Resource Areas "Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council took initial steps toward encouraging more affordable housing in “high-resource” areas – ie: neighborhoods with the greatest access to public parks, transit, schools, grocery stores, and health facilities. The council approved a motion (council file 21-0972) by Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Marqueece Harris-Dawson that directs city staff to report back on options for creating an Affordable Housing Overlay Zone or updating existing incentive programs to prioritize 100 percent affordable housing projects in high-opportunity areas." (Streetsblog LA)
Reclaiming Taylor Yard: Reshaping 100 acres of railroad property into post-industrial parkland "With the exception of Rio de Los Angeles State Park, much of the property remains barren and sunbaked, with high-voltage power lines crossing overhead and Metrolink and freight trains rumbling past on the remaining railroad tracks. But advocates and planners see a tremendous opportunity for recreation along the L.A. River." (Eastsider)
City Takes a Pass on Building Costly, ‘Disruptive’ Gold Line Overpass Above California Blvd. "But Monday the Council decided the cure was worse than the complaint and voted unanimously to direct the city manager to find other transportation projects that would replace the California Blvd Grade Separation project and engage the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors in discussion to have the [$230 million in] funding for the project reallocated." (Pasadena Now)
La Verne pedestrian bridge to link light-rail station to Fairplex in Pomona "While still early in the design process, the proposed 510-foot-long, 17-foot-wide steel bridge would start at Arrow Highway and E Street in La Verne and carry pedestrians above six lanes of street traffic before they would descend a two-ring spiral staircase connecting them to the northern edge of the Fairplex campus." (Daily Bulletin)
How 3D Printing Could Help Tackle Homelessness in LA "Los Angeles still has tens of thousands of vacant lots scattered throughout the city, many of them oddly shaped or difficult to access with construction machinery. But with a single operator contour crafting machine, builders could begin to take advantage of some of this unused space." (dot LA)
L.A. to give $1,000 monthly payments to thousands in guaranteed income program; applications open Friday "The program, dubbed BIG:LEAP, will provide more than 3,200 people with the unconditional direct cash payments for one year." (KTLA)
