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### Curious Facts about Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Los Angeles Uncovered by CSUN Planning Students

Written by Dick Platkin on January 10 2019.

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## [Nothing in Life is Free, Not Even a Visit to an LA Park](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16889:nothing-in-life-is-free-not-even-a-visit-to-an-la-park&catid=312)

The kids, playing on a grassy hill, laughed and ran while the adults sat nearby on beach chairs. A man with a yellow vest and a Los Angeles Recreatio…

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Written by Elizabeth Aguilera on January 10 2019.

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Written by Meghan Daum on January 10 2019.

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Written by Tony Butka on January 10 2019.

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Written by Jill Richardson on January 10 2019.

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Written by Lydia O’Connor on January 08 2019.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 07 2019.

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Written by Eric W. Orts on January 07 2019.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on January 07 2019.

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Written by Dennis Zine on January 07 2019.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on January 07 2019.

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Written by Daniel Guss on January 07 2019.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on January 07 2019.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on January 07 2019.

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Written by Sarah Rivka on January 07 2019.

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Written by Lois Weiner on January 07 2019.

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Written by Tim Deegan on January 07 2019.

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Written by S.Novi on January 03 2019.

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