The Livable Communities Initiative, founded in 2019, is comprised of urbanists, architects, developers and advocates who want to reimagine Los Angeles and address the housing, mobility and climate crisis at the same time.

The goal: charming, walkable streets with an urban fabric of affordable density above neighborhood-serving retail located near job centers and transit. This human-scale and human-centered urbanism is the most-sought-after housing typology and neighborhood amenity – winning over neighbors and future homebuyers, and it is the key to unlocking feasibility and broad public and political support.