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Originally Posted by Illithid Dude
I'm currently in Mexico City and even this city is significantly cleaner than Los Angeles. There's actually lots LA can learn from CDMX in terms of building a dense, walkable environment. Lesson one would not be widening streets to make way for dense development or a new metro station. However, it's a misnomer to assume that street vending contributes to a dirtier urban environment. Street vending can be a valuable source of pedestrian activity, and contributes to a livelier, more urban city. We need to cultivate and promote street vending, not diminish it!
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Imo it would benefit LA to convert portions of streets into pedestrian only. In Hollywood for example, I would completely shut off vehicular traffic on Hollywood Blvd between Vine and La Brea, in downtown, Spring between 4th and 9th. Angelenos clearly love being outside eating from taco trucks and street vendors and such. More importantly than that is that LA needs to do better and soon.