A culmination of years of studies, research and public input has resulted in Santa Monica City’s latest and possibly final version of, the Downtown Community Plan (DCP). The plan will dictate development guidelines for the area, and a Staff Report including recommendations for, and analysis of, the DCP was recently posted online with a Public Hearing scheduled Monday July 10, a follow up Council meeting Tuesday July 11, and the return of staff on direction, July 25.

Housing and office space appear to be the big winners, with City Planners predicting more than double the amount of current residential units to result, increasing the now downtown population by 73 percent. They also expect such an increase to have no impact on the already-grid-locked traffic situation.

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