Most people love the look of these gorgeous mixed-use buildings. It’s how we have built housing in most of the world’s most beautiful cities, including Paris, Barcelona, Buenos Aires and in New York City’s Greenwich Village. So why are they illegal here in California?

By Lindsay Sturman

I think we can all agree on one thing: LA needs fewer cars. Who wouldn’t want an L.A. with less traffic—an L.A. where you weren’t forced to own a car to simply get to the grocery store? Now it might be possible—thanks to some new apps.

By Leo Craig

For many of us living in L.A., cars are our fastest – or only – option for getting around the city. In many areas, alternative and more environmentally-friendly options, such as walking, biking, or taking the bus or train, are either nonexistent or slow.

By Josh Morgerman

If you’re an Angeleno like me, you’re frustrated with the current state of affairs here: the cost of living, the skyrocketing rents, the widespread homelessness, the traffic… and yet: the problems don’t get solved. We all have our opinions about what’s causing our housing crisis.

By Lindsay Sturman

We have limited space in our city. So, we have to make hard choices about how to use it. Ask yourself: Do I want more sprawl, traffic, damage to the environment and skyrocketing rents? Or the opposite?

By Jennifer Levin

Welcome to the Livable Communities Initiative, a.k.a. the LCI. We are so happy you’re here. To start things off, we figured you’d want to know a few basics, like who the heck are we? And how did this whole thing get started?