Playa Vista is a neighborhood in southwestern Los Angeles, California. It is bordered by the unincorporated enclave of Marina Del Rey to the north, by Culver City to the east, by the neighborhood of Playa del Rey to the southwest, and by the upland part of Westchester to the south. Playa Vista is clearly a subsection of the Westchester area, a point made clear in City of LA maps and the official documents. The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Marina del Rey boat harbor Marina del Rey is a census-designated place and seaside town located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California. ... Culver City sign, at the northeast corner of the Sepulveda Boulevard and Centinela Avenue intersection, near the 405 and the 90 freeway interchange. ... In the City of Los Angeles, Playa del Rey is the section of beachfront just south of the Ballona Wetlands and Ballona Creek and Marina del Rey; thus, the beach population is divided here. ... Westchester is a neighborhood in far southwestern Los Angeles, California. ...

The core of Playa Vista is a new planned community of that name, located on the former site of the Hughes Airport facility in the Ballona Wetlands. After years of litigation between the developer and local environmentalists, the two sides came to a compromise in 2002. The wetlands to the west of Lincoln Boulevard and north of Culver Boulevard became a state nature preserve, while development proceeded on land to the east of Lincoln and south of Culver. Environmentalist is a term used to describe an advocate of environmentalism. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Playa Vista is almost entirely a bedroom community, and with its recreation center is more remiscent of suburban gated communities than it is of most urban or beachside communities. The neighborhood has little commerce (outside of a nearby Home Depot and the Electronic Arts offices). Residents must travel to nearby Culver City, Marina Del Rey or the upland Westchester Lincoln coridor to go shopping or run errands. The neighborhood does have a brand-new branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, built on land donated by the developer. A bedroom community is a town or city that is primarily residential in character, with most of its residents commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Entrance to a gated community (Boca Bayou, Boca Raton, Florida) In its modern form, a gated community is a form of closed community, characterized by a controlled entrance for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, usually staffed by full-time, private security guards, that leads into one or more small residential streets... Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) is a leading video game developer and publisher. ... The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. ...

Most of Phase 1 of the planned community has been completed as of 2005. Phase 1 consists mainly of housing in the form of condominiums and apartment buildings. As of 2005, the two sides are back in Los Angeles County Superior Court and battling over whether Phase 2 should be constructed as well. Phase 2 is expected to draw more traffic to the area, since it will include offices and shops. Houses in Fishpool Street, St Albans, England For other meanings of the word house, see House (disambiguation). ... A condominium is a form of housing tenure. ... An apartment (or flat) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ...

Generally, residents of Mar Vista, Westchester, and Venice tend to oppose further expansion of Playa Vista on the ground that it will only increase traffic congestion throughout the Los Angeles Westside. Residents of nearly all other neighborhoods usually support Playa Vista because of the widely recognized need to relieve the citywide housing shortage, which explains why the City Council has consistently voted in favor of further progress on the project. The development also has a government-mandated blend of high- and low-income housing. Mar Vista is a neighborhood in western Los Angeles, California. ... Venice Beach and Boardwalk Venice, California, is a district in west Los Angeles, California. ... Traffic jams are common in heavily populated areas. ... The Westside is generally considered to be the portion of Los Angeles, California and its suburbs that lies east of the Pacific Ocean including Brentwood, west of La Brea Avenue (varying definitions set the boundary at Fairfax Avenue or even the eastern border of Beverly Hills), south of the Santa...

The development of Playa Vista has not only sparked opposition from environmentalists and nearby residents, but from people concerned with the safety of Playa Vista's residents as well. The City of Los Angeles and Playa Vista knew for several years that explosive gas was collecting beneath Playa Vista from the Southern California Gas Company's gas storage reservoir, but did not halt development. Though the City of Los Angeles conducted a safety study of the soil at the location of the development project, it did not find any conclusive evidence that the gas posed a hazard. However, some EPA officials believe that the gas leak is a risk to human health, as high levels of hydrogen sulfide, among other neurotoxins and carcinogens, were discovered in Playa Vista's soil. The mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment: air, water, and land. ... Hydrogen sulfide (hydrogen sulphide in British English), H2S, is a colorless, toxic, flammable gas that is responsible for the foul odor of rotten eggs. ... A neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells, or neurons, usually by interacting with membrane proteins and ion channels. ... In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. ...

External links

• Official Playa Vista website
• Public safety issues regarding the Playa Vista development project