Over next 20 years, Los Angeles will be implementing what they are calling the “pLAn” which is a set of guidelines for policies and changes to sustain the City. The City leaders are trying to ensure a future for the city by conveying back-to-basics results that improve the quality of life for all residents of Los Angeles by “breaking through barriers, creating new tools, and connecting the dots of the City.”
To do this, Los Angeles plans to focus on the long-term vision, and focus on short-term results for the city. The “pLAn” embraces both these aspects, and has clear milestones and metrics that measure the progress over the next twenty years. Los Angeles also plans to do an annual report, and make adjustments to the “pLAn”, along with a major
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Los Angeles economic plan is to ease housing costs, lower utility bills, promote appropriate development, encourage housing around transit hubs, and increase the production and preservation of affordable housing. Los Angeles is a leader in many sustainability areas. Los Angeles has the most solar and Energy Star buildings of any city in the nation and they are planning on increasing the number of these buildings. Los Angeles is also on track to add more green jobs because Los Angeles will continue to lead in generating clean solar electricity, local green jobs, and reliable energy storage for the alternative electricity. The “pLAn’s” initiatives, is planning to help create the conditions for neighborhoods to thrive, such as building great streets that serve as local destinations, providing safe transit, access to transportation services, creating opportunities for engagement and the formation of strong community bonds. The City is working to clean up and green up the most polluted and underserved neighborhoods. Focusing the efforts to revitalize urban ecosystems, the City hopes prioritize the revitalization ensure a future for the