Many cities, including Los Angeles, have been re-imagining the public realm to be oriented away from dedicated vehicular use.  San Vicente Park would become a sister vision to ongoing efforts listed below within LA County.  An advantage of San Vicente Boulevard conversion is that it is a surface road, and won’t require any bridges or significant infrastructure beyond the already voter approved Crenshaw Northern Extension.

Around the world cities are enhancing their densest areas by providing an improved quality of life. The most famous is probably the High Line on Manhattan’s west side.  A coalition of community groups, developers, property owners, elected officials, and municipalities have coalesced around a common goal of improving the daily experience of urbanites.