LAist: Councilman Opposes Smart Planning in Van Nuys

metrovaquero

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:22:45 -0800

"While The Valley is indeed part of the City of Los Angeles, it's still the suburbs." get over it, we all live in this poly-centered suburban region. the mentality is no different than the NIMBYism along the wilshire corridor.

bophisto

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:55:09 -0800

He is arguing against it because another "all residential" building in the valley would be a good thing? I guess the endless generic strip malls are much better than a mixed use development. It's so crazy. It is strange how different the mentality could be less than 20 miles away. What the valley needs is more retail besides malls or generic strip malls. The probably I think is that the neighbors will view any development in a negative way because they have some ideal of being in the suburbs but Van Nuys is definitely urban nowadays, so why not have positive,creative growth?

Markland

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:38:04 -0800

If a community is suburban, it is a suburb! As resolved here (sorta).

Militant Angeleno

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:22:36 -0800

His name is Tony CARdenas, after all...

WagonMonster

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:08:10 -0800

*sigh* You both are arguing semantics, when you know exactly what I'm talking about. The Valley has a very suburban mentality, which is why someone like Tony Cardenas cannot see the obvious advantages to this project.

Zach Behrens

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:02:27 -0800

While much of the Valley is suburbs-like and often was referenced to as "America's Suburb," it's still not the suburbs, it's just suburban. And I wouldn't say the East Valley south of the 101 Freeway is the suburbs either. Sherman Oaks and Studio City still have the density layout and heavy transit corridor to make it as much as Los Angeles as "over the hill."

WagonMonster

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:56:20 -0800

While The Valley is indeed part of the City of Los Angeles, it's still the suburbs.

michael

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:52:04 -0800

Well, he's not from the suburbs. That's still the city of LA over there. And secondly, he's obviously a total jackass that has no idea what the city needs for future growth.

WagonMonster

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:20:59 -0800

These suburban politicians are so out of touch, it's laughable. I bet he also drives a Hummer.