Los Angeles — the legendary city of 1940‘s films and romans noirs. Haunted by a late centennial reputation for sprawl, pollution, and blight, the City of Angels is now shedding its dark and unsustainable past for a sunnier future with multimodal transportation, high density housing, mixed use neighborhoods, and a congenial public realm. Lofts are rising in Downtown LA (DTLA) faster than you can say “live work space,” and there are more pet dogs on Spring Street than giant rats in Pershing Square. read more