Playa Vista: A New Urban Tech Paradigm?

The Southern California region may be producing a new model of high-tech-development that provide a new formula for the digital age.

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February 27, 2002, 8:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"The Playa Vista development sits on a 1,087-acre parcel that abuts the Pacific Ocean amid Los Angeles' densely populated Westside... The real significance of Playa is what it represents-a new kind of template for large-scale urban "in fill" development. With its advanced high-tech security system, fiber optics, bike trails, and extensive park/open space component, Playa offers a kind of "island in the storm" for prospective residents and companies."

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