Josh Stephens writes that the completion of Phase I of the Expo Line marks a momentous occasion because it connects downtown Los Angeles with the Westside via rail for the first time in decades, and because it presents “seemingly ideal opportunities for transit-oriented development. Residents who live along the line might never have to endure the 10 Freeway ever again,” especially with an extension to Santa Monica expected to open in 2015. The main challenge, Stephens writes, is that of finding parcels large enough to make transit-oriented development worthwhile.
Read it on the California Planning & Development Report