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Originally Posted by BillinGlendaleCA
I was replying to the lack of "green space", not a manicured green space. BTW, Col Griffith didn't murder his wife; he did shoot her in the head, but she survived.
LA is not New York, nor should it strive to be New York.
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Well contrary to what many believe, New York isn’t the first thing that pops into some of urbanists’ heads when they think of what they hope LA will be like in the future. For me, Tokyo, London or even Toronto come to mind. Dense nodal and linear CBD’s with relatively low density in between. In fact as I’ve gotten older I’ve come to nearly want LA to not be New York as much as I don’t want it to be Las Vegas. Too much of anything can be bad.
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Folks came to LA to escape the cramped conditions of New York and other eastern cities. That said, more parkland should be part of any redevelopment plans.
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While this may have been overwhelmingly true decades ago, the reality is that until very very recently, Downtown and surrounding inner-city neighborhoods have undergone unprecedented revitalization. All the while places like Santa Clarita, Eastvale, Irvine, etc. continue to grow horizontally.
So in actuality it appears we now have two dynamics at play: Those that want a quiet, tranquil life in a suburban setting and those that want a bustling, vibrant, life in a urban setting. And both don’t show any signs of letting up in the long run (post-pandemic).
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Originally Posted by BillinGlendaleCA
My point is urban green space need not be a manicured park, green space can be a natural setting.
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Absolutely true, which is why I pointed out the plusses of Griffith Park. It’s a great place to go hiking.
The problem is, LASHP notwithstanding, we don’t really have ANY large-scale “manicured” green space parks in Downtown proper. At least anymore, anyway, after the “redevelopment” (aka:bastardization) Pershing Square went through after WWII. Ditto for Grand Park. Spring St Park is nice, but again, it’s just too small.
Another thing to consider about places like Elysian, Griffith, Santa Monica Mountains etc. is that because they’re in such a natural, rugged and untamed setting, the risk of fires (and ensuing mudslides) there are higher than in manicured parks. So in actuality I would think you’d want as much access as possible in emergencies.