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Walkable Urban Spaces Are the Next Wave

LOS ANGELES-The number of communities in L.A. accessible by means other than a car will triple by 2030, say panelists at the recent USC Gould School of Law real estate forum.

By Carrie Rossenfeld | Updated on March 11, 2013

LOS ANGELES-They said it wouldn’t be possible to get L.A. residents to leave their cars behind, but that’s exactly what is trending for the region, according to the recent USC Gould School of Law “2013 Real Estate and Business Forum” held here recently. The forum dealt with a variety of CRE-related topics including investment, finance and development and featured a number of CRE professionals.

“Southern California is about to participate in a fairly sizeable national trend to move away from drivable suburban development to walkable urban development,” Prof. George Lefcoe of USC Gould School of Law tells GlobeSt.com. Lefcoe moderated a panel titled “Walkable Cities, Getting Parking Right and the Future of Mixed-Use Development” during the forum. “You see this in places like Old Town Pasadena and Larchmont, NY.”

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