Bringing Back Broadway

Broadway Project Announces Charrette, New Director

By Ed Fuentes — July 06, 2008 — 4 Comments

The Moderator Ed Fuentes

Last week, Councilman José Huizar led a panel discussion on "Bringing Back Broadway" that served as primer, but made a clear connection with the role the return of street cars will have in successfully revitalizing the Broadway corridor.

The panel, held at the Orpheum, was sponsored by The Heritage Committee of City Club on Bunker Hill. While many in the audience were aware of the two initiatives, they were new to the details and were quietly enthusiastic to see the depth of planning, the field trips to other cities made by locals, and the progress made in earmarking grants. — Continued Inside...


Broadway Trustees and Red Car Board Get Into Gear

By Eric Richardson — February 14, 2008
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Last night the Bringing Back Broadway Trustees held their first meeting high above Downtown in City's Hall Tom Bradley room. The group was created last month to shepherd Broadway's revitalization efforts. At this first meeting the Trustees started to get down to the business of figuring out how to go about achieving their mission. A framework for the Executive...


'Bringing Back Broadway' Unveiling Offers Energy and Promise of Cooperation

By Ed Fuentes and Eric Richardson — January 28, 2008
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Turnout was high for this morning's unveiling of the Bringing Back Broadway initiative, and the energy in the room gave rise to hope that this might finally be the time that revitalization of the historic street succeeds. The colorful curtain of the Los Angeles Theatre provided a fitting backdrop for a presentation filled with grand ideas for a once-majestic...


Times Reports $40 Million Investment for Broadway

By Eric Richardson — January 27, 2008
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735 S. Broadway

Update (Monday, 6:45pm): Our recap from this morning's plan unveiling is now online. Update (Monday, 9:35am): The Bringing Back Broadway website includes most of the information to be unveiled at today's press conference. Be sure to hit the twelve page vision document PDF. Scooping Monday's "Bringing Back Broadway" presentation at the Los Angeles Theater...