The Residential Map
The residential map was apparently drawn with a new Manchester/Sepulveda TOC in mind, as well as the new Hindry light rail metro station. More has been written on the TOC here and the Osage commercial plan here.
To read this map, you really need to read the related “keys.” Read our detailed analysis (with keys) of the Residential Map here.
The Commercial Map
We all had a collective heart attack when we saw that Residential Map and we thought we knew what we had to fight.
Then came the Commercial Map. Notwithstanding its name, the “commercial” map is really more residential than commercial. It contemplates first floor commercial with stories and stories of units over the commercial uses.
And wait until you see what is in those keys….
Read our detailed analysis of the Commercial Map here.
The Industrial Map
We were all still reeling from the first map, and then the second map landed with its staggering residential density, and then we found yet another map!
Like the Commercial Map, this map also contains yet more residential units than the name might imply.
Read our detailed analysis of the Industrial Map here.
Does This Plan Provide Affordable Housing?
A lot of people accept the “we need density” narrative because they are told that is how we get affordable housing.
The narrative is, sadly, only partially true. The only mechanism the city currently uses to incentivize affordable units is to provide extras to market rate developers to build a couple of token affordable units.
In fact, I’ve been in meetings with the planners recently where they admit we need gross densification to meet our affordable housing targets.
Did you take that in? We’re supposed to absorb thousands of ugly boxes we don’t need to get a few affordable units. Does that make any sense? Is that a good use of our resources?
How about the city ponies up to subsidize developers to build more affordable units instead of giving away our low density communities for random acts of blighted densification??
Are You Mad Yet?
What do you think about the maps and the plan? Not mad yet? Read this.
Mad enough to sign our petition? Find it here.
Mad enough to hit the streets with us? Find out how you can help here.
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