To the editor: Sacramento legislators and our governor have pushed compelled density, which now begins July 1, as Senate Invoice 79 maps present neighborhoods close to transit quickly permitting taller condominium buildings (“This new law could create a million new apartments and condominiums in California,” June 9).
Some growing old infrastructure stays nearly a century outdated. Neighborhoods close to Century Metropolis will want extra colleges, as those which can be there are already overflowing. How will trash pickup happen or emergency automobiles entry buildings which can be off small alleys off Santa Monica Boulevard?
Residing close to Century Metropolis, being blessed with a subway shut by and jobs aplenty, now looks as if a curse. Our metropolis gifted “transit-oriented developments” with bonuses for density and few parking necessities. This enriches builders whereas solely mandating that a small percentage of models be accessible for low-income residents.
Solely builders profit whereas their overpriced models stay empty.
Jan Reichmann, Los Angeles
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To the editor: The brand new housing code makes nice sense. If we’re going to problem the stranglehold of the automotive, we’ve bought to construct extra housing by transit stops, and we now have to maintain on laying extra rail. It’s a long-term resolution to appropriate the dominant automotive tradition. We are able to do it. We’ve to do it.
Tom Eggebeen, Pasadena
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To the editor: The article on SB 79 was instructional, but it surely lacked a balanced evaluation of the affect on Los Angeles residential neighborhoods. I’d respect studying concerning the impact of those multi-unit residences on present residents, each single-family and multi-unit.
For instance, how will parking be affected for present residents? What’s the metropolis doing to stability the wants of further housing with the wants of present residents? How can town facilitate the mixing of the brand new buildings into the neighborhood?
We’d like some good investigative reporting to flesh out each side of this concern.
Susan Marvin, Studio Metropolis
