Bringing Back Broadway
By Eric Richardson — May 20, 2010 — 1 Comment
Councilman Jose Huizar wants to see the Bringing Back Broadway effort and the Downtown streetcar receive funds from a $600-million federal grant program.
By Eric Richardson — November 23, 2009 — 18 Comments
As they move forward on efforts to revitalize what was once Los Angeles' shopping and entertainment hub, Broadway planners are proposing something very un-L.A. ...
By Eric Richardson — July 10, 2009
The City Planning Commission yesterday approved the Broadway Theater and Entertainment District Design Guide, a planning document intended to guide renovations and...
By Eric Richardson — January 27, 2009 — 5 Comments
Despite the push to make Downtown a transit and pedstrian-oriented community, Los Angeles is still a city centered around the car.
In order to accommodate those...
By Eric Richardson — January 23, 2009 — 3 Comments
The effort to return a streetcar to Downtown took a major step forward today, as Dennis Allen was named Project Manager for the non-profit Los Angeles Streetcar...
By Eric Richardson — December 11, 2008
Councilman Jose Huizar joked on Wednesday night that the Bringing Back Broadway effort has more meetings than city council. First announced on January 28, the effort...
By Eric Richardson — December 05, 2008 — 7 Comments
Running today on New Geography is a Broadway critique by the Garment and Citizen's Jerry Sullivan, who scolds the Bringing Back Broadway effort for announcing redevelopment...
By Eric Richardson — November 10, 2008 — 4 Comments
It's tough to get financing in today's market, but the city doesn't want to see that put a squeeze on Broadway redevelopment. While details are yet to be finalized...
By Eric Richardson — October 22, 2008 — 30 Comments
Councilman Jose Huizar today took aim at the million square feet of vacant upper floors lining Broadway, introducing a motion intended to remove the red tape involved...
By Eric Richardson — August 25, 2008 — 15 Comments
What can the redevelopment of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter teach us about how to foster Broadway redevelopment? That was the question that a group of more than fifty...
By Eric Richardson — August 21, 2008
A large group from Downtown is headed south today, taking part in a Bringing Back Broadway field trip to San Diego's Gaslamp District. Councilman Jose Huizar and...
By Eric Richardson — August 15, 2008 — 9 Comments
The concept of a Downtown streetcar took another step forward Friday, as the Bringing Back Broadway Trustees voted to create LA Streetcar, Inc. The organization...
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