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Around Van Nuys Boulevard and Sylvan, a very modern plan that stresses walkable streets, a mix of shops, schools, business and recreation and easy access to transportation.
Instead of eight lane roadways with speeding cars, there is an intimate and thriving city of suprise and vibrancy. Where huge asphalt parking lots and mini-malls once ruled, a classical city is now rising.
The two billion dollar project is financed by: the Annenberg Foundation, the Walt Disney Company, Steven Spielberg, Barbara Streisand, the Getty Foundation, Eli Broad, NBC/Universal. The concept began when the aforementioned parties wondered aloud why all the money in Los Angeles cannot produce a city worth living in. Guilt feelings set in as these wealthy individuals and corporations realized that charity begins at home.
Note: Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental.
Here in Van Nuys 
