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August 30, 2005

For L.A., utopia or dystopia

L.A. Times, Opinion
by Mick Farren

L.A., if you can believe it, was declared the most densely populated area in the US by the Census Bureau. It also shares NYC's strain for middle- and lower-income housing, transportation concerns and need to create a viable, livable city.

Superblocks, Blade Runner-stlye insta-skylines, managing terrorism security, traffic woes and organic street-level redevelopment can all be observed in our west coast rival. What can the sucesses, unintended consequences and plain-and-stupid mistakes inform us about redevelopment efforts on the drawing board in NYC, specifically Brooklyn?

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Posted by lumi at August 30, 2005 7:14 AM