What Can Portland Teach Los Angeles?

Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Portland gives his perspective on what it will take for L.A. to shape its future in a livable way.

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March 4, 2001, 6:00 AM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

When MIR recently sat down with U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (Portland) to get his perspective on what it will take for L.A. to shape its future in a livable way--including a 24-hour downtown, neighborhood schools, new regional boundaries, and softened fiscal zoning--the Congressman consistently pointed out that the real key for putting all of these things on the ground lies not so much in additional funding or better programs--but in an implementation phase that works. And that, he says, is where the next Mayor of L.A. must focus.

Thanks to Metro Investment Report

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