May 12, 2017 -- A proposed plan to guide development for Downtown sets too many restrictions for developers and is a "woefully inadequate response" to climate change and the need for affordable housing, according to a local group advocating transit-oriented growth.

Santa Monica Forward, which is spearheaded by the city's political and civic establishment, said the proposed Downtown Community Plan (DCP) is "aggressively slow-growth" and relies on "outmoded planning principles."

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