The Present and Future of South Grand Avenue

South Grand Avenue now:

1.      Currently a dehumanized carrier of heavy traffic and street edge short term parking

2.     A No Man’s Land

3.      Serves  only as a conduit of disinterested drivers in 2,000 pound weapons through the South Park neighborhood spewing noise and carbon dioxide for residents to breathe.

4.     Always dangerous and potentially deadly to residents of South Park who walk or ride their bikes near or on it.

5.     A stage for launching 400 hp machinery on speed contests through the heart of our community as well as other various adolescent behavior.

As a SuperBlock, South Grand Avenue could be:

1.     A verdant park for walking, talking, play, planning, dreaming, interaction

2.     A cool, quiet respite from the heat and chaos of the city -A verdant spot in the center of the concrete jungle

3.     A place to ride your bike, skateboard, or just BE without worrying about personal injury

4.     A place for a Farmers Market

5.     A place to meet your neighbor, walk your dog

6.     A place for a Performing Arts stage

7.     A place for a playground and a picnic

8.     A place for a basketball court, a putting green

9.     A place to play chess and have a beer

10.  A place for birds

11.  A vibrant commercial corridor of restaurants, shops, entertainment venues

12.  The community center of the South Park neighborhood

13.  A place for a dog park

14.  A place that could remove 1,000’s of tons of Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere

15.  A place that would make South Park one of the most desirable places to live in LA

16.  A place that would be the catalyst of more SuperBlocks in LA leading to a complete

Transformation of the city – LA could become a people-centric city rather than a car-centric city and an even nicer place to live!

What do you think the South Park SuperBlock could be to you?  Think about it.

                By: John Nilsson