Cars soon will be unwelcome on Playa Vista's main drag. And a lot of people are happy about it
LOS ANGELES - On any given day, cars roll slowly down the main shopping street of Playa Vista, just as they do in small towns everywhere.
After all, when it came to building a town center on land around famed aviator Howard Hughes's old airplane runway, it seemed right to let people drive through and perhaps park to grab a cup of coffee.
But those days are coming to a halt as the center, known as Runway, is being remade as a place where pedestrians will be more inclined to hang out, shop and eat - without having to dodge vehicles.
After seeing the closed-off streets packed with people during farmers
