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Study: The downside of Farmers Field
In this rendering released by AEG, the proposed football stadium to house a NFL team in Los Angeles, California is seen.
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A new study highlights the potential negative impacts of AEG's proposed football stadium for downtown Los Angeles. Human Impact Partners conducted the study, with the support of a coalition that includes the Los Angeles Community Action Network, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, and Physicians for Social Responsibility–Los Angeles.
The study focuses on the stadium development's displacement and housing affordability, employment, public safety, and access to open space.
Becky Dennison of the Los Angeles Community Action Network says recent history has shown the development could reduce affordable housing in surrounding neighborhoods.
"We looked at the data from 2000-2010 as Staples Center came on line and then later L.A. Live," Dennison says. "The race and demographic information in these communities shifted substantially toward upper income, much whiter population and folks were really pushed out of these communities."
Anschutz Entertainment Group released a draft environmental impact report on the proposal known as Farmers Field. It maintains the stadium wouldn’t likely reduce affordable housing in the Pico Union neighborhood. But Dennison argues that report fails to consider housing losses in nearby parts of downtown and South Los Angeles.
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