To the editor: The op-ed by visitor contributor Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld cites survey information he claims reveals overwhelming, widespread assist (15 of 16 Metropolis Council districts) for added residence development all through the town, together with in single-family neighborhoods (“Not so NIMBY, Angelenos need extra housing of their neighborhoods,” Sept. 23). The survey outcomes are usually not shocking on condition that the majority of residents within the metropolis are renters. Given the choice, after all, most renters would certainly choose to dwell on a quiet, tree-lined, clear, much less congested, extra steady single-family neighborhood avenue in Santa Monica or Bel Air quite than on Wilshire or Van Nuys Boulevard. I do know I’d.
I’d have an interest to see a survey of the single-family owners within the metropolis who’ve labored, saved and sacrificed to spend money on their neighborhoods. I’m sure the outcomes can be fairly totally different.
As a substitute of destroying the character of the town’s single-family neighborhoods, let’s give attention to making our higher-density neighborhoods extra livable and extra fascinating. We might begin by planning and requiring developer funding for extra neighborhood open area and by committing to offer higher metropolis providers, reminiscent of extra policing and avenue upkeep, in these areas.
John Lorick, Los Angeles
