Who Would Live Here
“Who would want to live without a car?” “LA is a car town.” “No one wants to give up their car.” Answer: more people than you’d think.
LCI: Streamlining Plan
A plan to streamline and cut red tape so small property owners can build small buildings with compact, affordable units in LA that “pencil out.”
LCI: Standard Plans
What do we want our neighborhoods to look like? What if we got to decide? Can we intentionally design our city? “Standard Plans” offer that opportunity.
LCI: Mobility Plan
Using the best design and engineering, LA can create safe, pleasant dignified mobility that is empathetic to the user experience and will scale up so people will realistically choose to opt into a car light / car free lifestyle.
LCI: Detailed Plan
Housing, traffic, and climate are actually intertwined. To solve one, is to solve them all.
Can New Apps Solve Traffic?
Carsharing apps can also be a powerful force for equity because they give everyone 24-hour access to a car on a fee-per-ride basis—a much better deal for those who work from home, families that only need a second car occasionally, anyone who wants a smaller carbon footprint, and low-wage workers who are forced to spend 30% of their income on a car.
The Secret to Happy, Bikeable Streets
The same way a bridge is engineered to never fail and a plane is engineered to always fly, a bike lane can be engineered to always be safe.
The Benefits of Kicking Our Car Addiction
Not only is car dependency damaging to the environment and the vibrancy of our city, it also has a real financial impact and is a hidden cost barrier preventing upward mobility for working-class families.
A Commonsense Approach to Our Housing Crisis
By Josh Morgerman
If you’re an Angeleno like me, you’re frustrated with the current state of affairs here: the cost of living, the skyrocketing rents, the widespread homelessness, the traffic… and yet: the problems don’t get solved. We all have our opinions about what’s causing our housing crisis.
The Story of Housing (In Pictures)
We have the power to reimagine L.A. Do you want more living space—or more parking space?
Climate Crisis, Housing, Mobility
Welcome to the Livable Communities Initiative
By Jennifer Levin
Welcome to the Livable Communities Initiative, a.k.a. the LCI. We are so happy you’re here. To start things off, we figured you’d want to know a few basics, like who the heck are we? And how did this whole thing get started?