Car-Light Living

To ensure quality housing that is quick and inexpensive to build, onsite amenities and parking cannot be included in the building. This typology is for people who want to live in LA without a car – or with a car they need not use often, which is parked offsite from their homes.

It is not for everyone – but a surprising number of people want this – especially young people, young families, seniors who age out of driving and people who love to walk and bike. It is possible even more people would opt to forego vehicle ownership if they could live in a 15-minute community with convenient public transit – over 50% of New York City households do not own a car, for example. Walking and biking neighborhoods are healthy, make people happy, and keep people in shape – a big priority for many. It is a far more affordable lifestyle (a car costs $10,000/year all in – $20k/year in savings for a couple). Walkable neighborhoods are the #1 driver of real estate, and raise surrounding property values significantly – the fewer/slower the cars and the more calm and leafy the street, the more people will love the neighborhood.