Council Looks to Set Course for AMP Lofts Approval

so this is going to be decided on tomorrow morning? how does this affect anything, at the later public meeting?? just curious.

Thanks Eric, appreciate the reply. I’m obviously still learning a lot about these things. Still have a long way to go.

Damn, 3-4 years ago we almost bought the building kitty corner to this project.

The City Council should consider more street improvements on Alameda St. and Santa Fe before they move forward on so much Hi density loft buildings. Every time I pass by there during rush hour, traffic is a mess. There are no left turn lanes, and cars are piling up a block long waiting to turn left in the median.

Whitman…..left turn lanes are a god-send for the suburbs. Please keep the city streets, CITY streets. That being said, ideas like on-street parking (I hate anti-gridlock zoning, it makes our city streets a surburban thoroughfare) should be maintained and encouraged. The Ralphs looks much better with people parking in front than when anti-gridlock reduces the pedestrian traffic. Also, left-turn lanes delay pedestrians from crossing streets; b/c both ways of a street are reserved for car movement at a left-turn signal.

Nothing is more frustrating in LA than the loss of on-street parking to parking garages/lots, etc.. that take up valuable space to build a residential/office bldg. On-street parking helps public transit as well. Cars become a little less efficent (i.e. can’t find a spot, slow down for people parking, less lanes, etc..). Maybe the person would take metro instead, eh? On-street parking is GREAT for pedestrian traffic. Nothing is more city-like than when a person parks on the street and walks into the store and being visible on sidewalks. Not an underground garage, where the customer walks into a store and leaves in the elevator; no sign of street life.

Let’s stop thinking of moving cars, but moving people. Look at 11th & Hope w/ the South Properties, they did it right!

Well, the Arts / Industrial district isn’t exactly 7th/metro center is it ?? Which is my point: People will use whatever means necessary and convenient to get from their home to work. If developers are going to turn every rusty shack warehouse into some trendy lofts…. let them pay for street improvements too… or a new trolley line, I’d like that.

I’m totally down with transit over street improvements. At the same time, the sidewalk/street improvements done at 11th & Hope can be mimicked elsewhere. Remove the center divider and have 2 lanes free-flow; with enough space to have on-street parking. They removed one side of parking on Olympic a few years ago between Flower & Grand, and now we have a center divider. You can see the old parking spot paintings and former center line. Olympic would be prettier with street parking.