To the editor: The op-ed by visitor contributor Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld cites survey information he claims exhibits overwhelming, widespread assist (15 of 16 Metropolis Council districts) for added house building 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 aren’t shocking on condition that the majority of residents within the metropolis are renters. Given the choice, after all, most renters would certainly want to reside on a quiet, tree-lined, clear, much less congested, extra steady single-family neighborhood avenue in Santa Monica or Bel Air somewhat 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 householders within the metropolis who’ve labored, saved and sacrificed to spend money on their neighborhoods. I’m sure the outcomes could be fairly totally different.
As an alternative 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 may begin by planning and requiring developer funding for extra neighborhood open house and by committing to supply higher metropolis companies, comparable to extra policing and avenue upkeep, in these areas.
John Lorick, Los Angeles
