Rendering of a gondola project linking Union Station in downtown Los Angeles with Dodger Stadium. (Art courtesy Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit)
(CN) Mirroring its relentlessly overcrowded freeways, California’s most iconic entertainment venues over the decades have all shared one thing: bumper-to-bumper traffic.
For the average California fan, the thrill of experiencing a sunset concert at the Greek Theatre, a walk-off home run at Dodger Stadium or a game-winning touchdown at Candlestick Park was predictably followed by the buzzkill of pre-and post-event traffic jam.
Some of the world’s most high-tech stadiums and arenas operate in the Golden State, yet getting to events remains difficult as very few were built with public transportation in mind.
December 23, 2020
A rendering of Urban Catalyst’s Fountain Alley building which will feature office and retail space near the future BART station. Photo courtesy of Urban Catalyst.
With many businesses shuttered and trash mounting, it is hard to imagine how downtown San Jose will evolve into the metropolis city leaders are hoping for.
But experts at a recent San José Spotlight panel were confident that with a little patience, a lot of housing and eager investment from local developers, a vibrant downtown core really is possible for San Jose even post COVID-19.
The panel included Gary Dillabough who has acquired more than 20 properties downtown through his development company Urban Community, Erik Hayden, founder of Urban Catalyst, a local real estate equity fund, and Blage Zelalich, downtown manager for the city of San Jose, who has seen the area grow and change over the past two decades.
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Rally Transcript:
Patrick J. Foye, Chairman and CEO, MTA:
My colleagues and I have come together again today to discuss an issue critical to our survival federal relief for mass transit.
I repeat, there will be no economic recovery regionally or nationally without significant investment in mass transit. This is not a red or blue issue. It’s a jobs issue. Mass transit systems across the country carried the United States throughout the pandemic, and we will carry it out of this crisis. The immediate need is this in order to ensure the health care workers, grocery workers, first responders and other essential personnel can continue to get to work and beat this pandemic, we need substantial federal funding now. If relief doesn’t come soon, these deep cuts at the MTA and other agencies will take effect and they will fall disproportionately on the backs of working people, low-income customers, people of color and low-income communities. We’re all following with intense interest o