Walkability Zoning: Change coming to Aviation-Artesia Blvd. strip

by Garth MeyerThe Aviation and Artesia boulevards corridor got a boost from the city council Tuesday night in a 5-0 vote to amend zoning codes, in the hopes to spur a more walkable strip.The “cut-through area” from near Pacific Coast Highway to the former South Bay Galleria has 15 percent vacancy now, with 15,000 people living within a quarter-mile, said Greg Kapovich, Redondo Beach waterfront and economic development director, in his presentation to the council.“We want to tra