Jan. 30, 2026 7 AM PT
To the editor: Visitor contributor Devon Provo laments L.A. County’s restricted progress towards targets for depaving (“L.A. is ripping up 1,600 acres of pavement — but is it too little, too late?,” Jan. 28). The necessity is legitimate. Provo’s resolution would contain authorities applications and cash. There merely isn’t all that a lot of that.
There’s a greater means. You can not look to the federal government for every thing. There must be a tradition shift and code enforcement.
Too many householders pave their whole yards. Many pave parkways (metropolis property, thoughts you). The aggregated influence is substantial. When one neighbor paves the entrance yard, it bakes the tree subsequent door.
Distributed energy era (photo voltaic panels on rooftops) has deferred the necessity for brand new energy vegetation and decreased carbon emissions. This success was achieved through coverage incentives — not large authorities capital tasks or workers.
Distributed depaving throughout transforming, including ADUs and repurposing disused business properties would accomplish Provo’s targets. The one value to the taxpayer is writing and imposing the codes.
Douglas Hileman, Valley Glen
