[santaclaus]

Most of the construction in DTLA was previously parking lots... I find it hard to believe that mostly vacant parking lots adjacent to a mostly vacant sports stadium is somehow a superior proposition to a sustainable urban fabric than much needed housing.

[slg]

When was the last time you were in DTLA? There are many new buildings that weren't built in former parking lots and the gentrified area isn't purely centered around LA Live. You can walk 10 minutes south or west of the Staples Center and be in non-gentrified areas but if you walked 30 minutes north it is heavily gentrified.