DTLA Path of Progress
Path of Progress is a public/private initiative to improve public safety and the experience of Downtown Los Angeles before, during, and after the LA28 Olympics by linking key locations with cleaner, safer, and greener streets, parks, public spaces, and transit hubs.
Along the main corridors of Figueroa, 7th, Hill, and Broadway, the Path of Progress includes Downtown’s busiest transit stations and popular locations such as the Convention Center, Restaurant Row, Jewelry District, Pershing Square, and Grand Central Market.
Measuring Success
- Key corridors are demonstrably cleaner and safer
- Foot traffic and commerce increases; new businesses open
- Public perception of DTLA greatly improves in advance of LA28
Economic Impact
Path of Progress covers the core of DTLA, with 20M SF of office space, 1.5 million SF of
retail, 27,000 residential units, 8,300 hotel rooms, and 41 projects in the pipeline with
10,000 residential units and 4,500 hotel rooms.
Improving the appeal and economic viability along the path has the potential to unlock:
- $6B in new investment
- $1B in new economic activity
- $2B increase in property values
- $60M increase in annual tax revenue
- $400M in one-time development fees