Affordable housing on church parking lots? A new law makes it easier to build "A California law that went into effect Jan. 1 allows affordable housing projects on property owned by churches, temples, mosques and other religious institutions to bypass an extensive review process and to be built in single-family neighborhoods. The city of Los Angeles is considering even more exemptions." (LA Times)
Bill provides billions for transit projects “Assemblymember Friedman’s bill unlocks the potential of EIFDs to meaningfully invest in community-building and place-making throughout Los Angeles County. As the K Line Northern Extension moves through the public process and we work to expedite project completion, having extended terms for EIFDs and federal support made possible by the Biden-Harris administration will be invaluable to realizing this transformational line.” (Beverly Press)
Alternatives for K Line Northern extensionMetro
Measure HLA at Six Months: City to Install First New Bikeway, While Denying Other Upgrades "Reseda Boulevard is poised to be the first city street to trigger Measure HLA improvements - while the city omitted upgrades along Vermont Avenue in South L.A." (Streetsblog LA)
L.A.’s ‘mansion tax’ has collected $375 million. Where is the money going? "Its fate has been uncertain from the start, with opponents pursuing multiple pathways to try to invalidate it. But the so-called “mansion tax” remains in place and has brought in $375 million in revenue since it went into effect last year.The amount is short of the $600 million to $1.1 billion per year that backers expected but still enough to provide major funding for an ambitious set of programs that housing and tenant advocates have long pushed for — including money to create housing complexes that are run by their residents, funding for lawyers for renters facing eviction, income support for rent-burdened seniors and people with disabilities and programs aimed at protecting tenants from harassment." (LA Times)
Newsom declares state of emergency for Rancho Palos Verdes as landslide worsens "The land movement under the peninsula has been occurring for millennia at a slow pace, but was reactivated and accelerated in 1956, when L.A. County excavated to build an extension of Crenshaw Boulevard and dumped tons of dirt there, before Rancho Palos Verdes incorporated into its own city." (LAist)
View looking southwestOttinger Architects
Beverly Hills is dragging its heels on a development with affordable apartments. The governor says: Build it "Last month the state Department of Housing and Community Development backed Pustilnikov in a 'notice of violation' to the city, saying it was violating state housing laws by holding up the project. " (LA Times)
Waymo test ride Here's LAist's review of the self-driving cars (LAist)
Pilot Filmmaker Flies Over High-speed Rail Construction "You have to see 119 miles of high speed rail construction from the air to really appreciate how much has been built" (Streetsblog California)
Map of LAX Airfield and Terminal Modernization ProjectLAWA
LAX shifts focus from terminal expansion to infrastructure updates as passenger forecasts drop "Among the scrapped goals is a multibillion-dollar plan to build another terminal and develop a new concourse branching from Terminal 1. The project, which would have added more than 12 gates, was already behind schedule, with construction initially supposed to start in 2022 and wrap ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Ackerman said those projects will get built if and when demand supports their need. The deferred funds will free up spending on some projects in the design and planning stage, such as a goal to renumber gates and terminals and improve signage for travelers. Airport officials previously designated $43 million to that project." (LA Times)
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