Here's an article from the LA Downtown News:
It's about a new housing development for students near USC and those opposed are mostly businesses or developers who fear competition. Excerpts below:
"...near USC, a new type of community opposition may be developing, one that some say involves more competition than everyday NIMBYism. Even stranger is the tactic: challenging a project in the middle of a bustling area on environmental grounds."
For the complete article click on this link:
http://ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/05/08/news/news01.txt
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I do not live in the area so I am ignorant of the residents' concerns about traffic, etc. but I think aesthetically, this is a great addition to the Exposition park area especially with the prospects of the Coliseum being re-devloped, the opening of the Galen Center nearby and of course the Expo Line. The Figueroa corridor has so much potential for renewal. Right now, it has a collection of ubiquitous fast food chains, car dealerships and rundown shacks. Isn't this project something that the local residents should welcome?
It's about a new housing development for students near USC and those opposed are mostly businesses or developers who fear competition. Excerpts below:
"...near USC, a new type of community opposition may be developing, one that some say involves more competition than everyday NIMBYism. Even stranger is the tactic: challenging a project in the middle of a bustling area on environmental grounds."
For the complete article click on this link:
http://ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/05/08/news/news01.txt
I do not live in the area so I am ignorant of the residents' concerns about traffic, etc. but I think aesthetically, this is a great addition to the Exposition park area especially with the prospects of the Coliseum being re-devloped, the opening of the Galen Center nearby and of course the Expo Line. The Figueroa corridor has so much potential for renewal. Right now, it has a collection of ubiquitous fast food chains, car dealerships and rundown shacks. Isn't this project something that the local residents should welcome?
