#Urbanism thought leader Rick Cole's latest OpEd drives the point about #AffordableHousing in #CA (and everyone who reads this will want the same for their own cities/state). We so appreciate that Rick called out our vision in his piece: “'Public investment is needed for making the street a beautiful place, adding the bike lanes, enhancing the sidewalks, putting in street trees, putting in transit. Tax revenue generated by new housing can provide the funding for parks, public safety and infrastructure to serve the new development. This not only puts housing in the right place and makes it affordable, it actually pays for itself.' In Southern California, the grass-roots Livable Communities Initiative are champions of this kind of makeover of our “underused — and frankly ugly — commercial corridors into complete streets.” They argue that 'human-scale housing development' will not only 'bring down rents across the region by ending the housing scarcity that artificially drives up prices,' but also create 'places where actual human beings would want to live.'" #HousingPolicy IS #ClimatePolicy - and places where people really want to live is the golden solution. Why wouldn't we move forward with this, full steam ahead?
Livable Communities Initiative
Housing and Community Development
Affordable housing, safe streets, social justice and climate action with the beauty and convenience of a 15-minute city.
About us
An initiative developed by LA community members to build more livable neighborhoods, with less driving and more affordable housing.
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- Housing and Community Development
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- 2-10 employees
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- Nonprofit
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We demand better for transit riders!
It's simple: To elevate transit ridership in LA, we need to champion what is right and equitable. The key? Providing our community with top-tier options—reliable, seamless, and safe transit. Let's pave the way for accessible, sustainable urban mobility and shape a future where everyone can navigate LA effortlessly. Read my quote on the The Hollywood Reporter https://lnkd.in/grWMrj26
Train Wreck? A Mogul’s Battle Against The Bel-Air Subway
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