LOS ANGELES | METRO Project Rundown 2.0 (non-downtown)

[JDRCRASH]

Originally Posted by blackcat23

I would imagine that the revitalization effort will be similar to what they've been done with Ballona Creek west of Centinela. Clean out the trash, plants along the water's edge and improve the water flow.

The train tracks running along both sides of the river in downtown will be an obstacle, though.

They could always trench and cover the tracks. Sure it's a lot of money, but doing it just for the downtown area shouldn't be too bad. After all, I think that should be the primary area of focus when fixing up the river, because that is where the most city revitalization is taking place.

[San Frangelino]

Here is a link to The Piggy Back Yard concept, which would be part of the L.A. river revitalization.
http://piggybackyard.org/

[Quixote]

^ Will we ever see that in our lifetimes? And if so, will it be of that magnitude? It takes forever to get things done in this town.

[Quixote]

More transit-focused infill on the way! This one is at 3425 Motor Avenue in Palms, about 0.4 miles (8-minute walk) from the future National/Palms station. Expected to be done by May 2014.



http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-mixed-use-project-expo-line-20130111,0,6051121.story

[colemonkee]

That's a lot better than 90% of the projects we see in LA. Let's hope for a non-stucco finish for those panels on the upper stories. And hope this is a trend that continues.

[Quixote]

^ You really hate stucco, don't you?

Killefer Flammang generally does good work. There will be some stucco, as is the case with most of their other projects. But they do use higher quality materials as well.

[Quixote]

Here is another project of theirs, this one proposed for Selma/Highland. I really want this to happen sooner rather than later. That area needs it badly.


http://kfarchitects.com/housingnewconstruction.php?nStartLinks=0&projid=282&catID=11

[blackcat23]

Originally Posted by Westsidelife

^ Will we ever see that in our lifetimes? And if so, will it be of that magnitude? It takes forever to get things done in this town.

Piggyback Yards is just a proposal. Union Pacific hasn't even expressed willingness to sell the land, last I heard.

Most of the LA River revitalization in the short term is going to occur away from downtown, along the Glendale Narrows/Griffith Park area.

[Illithid Dude]

Originally Posted by colemonkee

That's a lot better than 90% of the projects we see in LA. Let's hope for a non-stucco finish for those panels on the upper stories. And hope this is a trend that continues.

Looks like some stucco on the right hand side, but besides that, nada. Killefer Flamming has really pumped out some quality stuff recently. Compared to their earlier stuff, they've done a complete 180. I'm loving all this development the expo line is encouraging!

[BrandonJXN]

Originally Posted by Westsidelife

More transit-focused infill on the way! This one is at 3425 Motor Avenue in Palms, about 0.4 miles (8-minute walk) from the future National/Palms station. Expected to be done by May 2014.



http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-mixed-use-project-expo-line-20130111,0,6051121.story

This is the kind of infill that needs to happen all over Los Angeles.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

agreed. love it.

[Valyrian Steel]

Century Plaza's Two-Tower Makeover is a Go in Century City

Another bust-era project is alive and well and passed the City Council today: the long-planned redevelopment of Century City's crescent-shaped Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel won unanimous approval this very morning. Developer Next Century Associates plans to put up two residential towers designed by Pei Cobb Freed, add a 100,000-square-foot retail and restaurant plaza, renovate the 1966 hotel, and create more than two acres of public open space on the six-acre site. The hotel will end up with 394 rooms and suites and 63 "luxury" condos (Marmol Radziner is handling preservation work). The towers--a late-in-the-game addition to prevent demolition of the Minoru Yamasaki-designed hotel--will each be 46 stories and have a combined 290 units. The compromise that saved the hotel was so successful that the project "received universal support with no public opposition," according to a press release.

Two more tall towers in Century City is pretty interesting, but the most compelling part of this project is the public space (Rios Clementi Hale is the landscape architect), which will extend out to Avenue of the Stars in an attempt to make notoriously-un-pedestrian-friendly CC a little more pedestrian-friendly. The plans also incorporate a proposed future station for the Purple Line extension (that's the extremely controversial one that'll send the route under Beverly Hills High).

Construction is set to start in early 2014.

Curbed LA

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

LA IS BOOOOMIN!! i cant wait. i love this project

[Quixote]

Originally Posted by blackcat23

Piggyback Yards is just a proposal. Union Pacific hasn't even expressed willingness to sell the land, last I heard.

Most of the LA River revitalization in the short term is going to occur away from downtown, along the Glendale Narrows/Griffith Park area.

Yeah, I know.

There's a lot going on right now in terms of transit/infill/skyscraper development, but little in the way of parks/public space. Maybe the LASHP will start construction later in the year.


http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/4f4bd7d685216d78af068ee8/cornfields.jpg

[Allnatural85]

Well this is good news. Glad tourism is up here

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8956029

[DtlaCuriousity]

Originally Posted by Allnatural85

Well this is good news. Glad tourism is up here

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8956029

Good to hear! I'm also thinking increased rail will be key for future drawing power and experience for tourism. Shame they didn't mention transit in the video.

[IMBY]

But you need to get the word out, light rail has arrived in L.A.!

I've been increasingly taking light rail vacations to the cities that have it, but when I look for a hotel/motel to stay in, I keep hoping when I read the amenities, it will say: X number of blocks to a metro rail stop. But, oftentimes, the old mode is still there: 5 minutes to here, 10 minutes to there, assuming you've arrived in a car.

I just scouted out a place to stay in L.A., for another light rail vacation, and the hotel sites, many of them, are still not mentioning access to metrol rail stops.

I went thru the same frustration testing out Dallas' DART system. I was searching desperately for a cheaper motel near any of the rail lines, ended up only finding an affordable motel in Richardson, 2 blocks to a rail stop, but the motel never mentioned it!

How many across the country have no idea yet you can tour a good part of L.A. without a car? Get the word out!

[Kingofthehill]

Originally Posted by IMBY

But you need to get the word out, light rail has arrived in L.A.!

I've been increasingly taking light rail vacations to the cities that have it, but when I look for a hotel/motel to stay in, I keep hoping when I read the amenities, it will say: X number of blocks to a metro rail stop. But, oftentimes, the old mode is still there: 5 minutes to here, 10 minutes to there, assuming you've arrived in a car.

[BrandonJXN]

What exactly is a light rail vacation?

[Illithid Dude]

Oh, cladding is going up at the Santa Monica Village. It's not stucco! Actually, the whole thing is really far along. The park looks incredible too, though maybe a little too over designed. It's going to be a great addition to the city.