To the editor: The opinion article by the guest collaborator Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld cites the data of the survey that states shows an overwhelming and generalized support (15 of 16 districts of the municipal council) for the construction of additional apartments throughout the city, even in single-family neighborhoods (“Not so Nimby, Angelen wants more homes in its neighborhoods,” September 23). The survey results are not surprising since the Most residents In the city there are tenants. Given the option, of course, most tenants would surely prefer to live on a quiet single -family unifamiliar street, lined, clean, less congested and more stable in Santa Monica or Bel Air instead of in Wilshire or Van Nuys Boulevard. I know I would.
I would be interested in seeing a survey of the owners of single -family housing in the city who have worked, saved and sacrificed to invest in their neighborhoods. I am sure that the results would be quite different.
Instead of destroying the character of the single -family neighborhoods of the city, let's focus on making our neighborhoods of greater density more habitable and more desirable. We could start planning and requireing funds for developers for more open space in the neighborhood and committing to provide better city services, as more surveillance and maintenance of the street, in these areas.
John Lorick, Los Angeles
