Not just for the gentry: can the "new urbanism" of green city neighborhoods, convenient to transportation and jobs, also provide affordable housing?(SPECIAL REPORT: EMERALD CITIES)(Los Angeles)
American Prospect, The, January, 2007 by Dreier, Peter; Steckler, Beth
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WE NEED TO IMAGINE A FUTURE IN WHICH Los Angeles is the greenest and cleanest big city in America," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said in his April 2006 state of the city address. That s a tall order when you consider Los Angeles' long-standing love affair with the twin icons of suburbia--the car and the single-family home.
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Yet many agree with Villaraigosa that it's time for Los Angeles to kiss the suburban sweetheart goodbye and start courting urban green. After three decades of significantly improving air quality through tougher automobile emissions and factory standards, ...
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