Living in Los Angeles has proven to be an existence in various shades of tan, brown, acrid yellow and if we are lucky to be missing the notorious smoggy grey haze a scientific blue. I ask, in this perfect climate where is the green?  I am sure our extreme lack of “green” space does not help with the production of the much needed supplemental oxygen and room to wiggle our toes. Los Angeles is considered to be the most park poor major city in America, with a sparse 7.8 % of its city space allocated to parks.  It seems that other Angelinos might be feeling the lack of green these days and perhaps find more value in parks and recreational areas, because the “Green Alley Movement is gaining momentum:The city of Los Angeles has officially committed to an innovative proposal to transform some of its neglected alley ways, typically used for dumping, trash bins, slumbering quarters for the occasional drunken bar hopper unable to make the staggering trek home and just good old fashioned crime.  This transformation comes by way of “green space”The proposed green alley project will use existing spaces in a new progressive way.  It is creative ideas using mostly existing infrastructure that will quickly transition urban areas to sustainable pedestrian havens.  Most of the existing alleys in LA are in dense single-family residential neighborhoods, and the majority of these are in South Los Angeles.   The goal is to give these spaces back to the public for recreational use, and in turn increase the green space of the city. The City Council approved recommendations advancing the proposal of the Green Alley Project. It included provisions for developing design guidelines, determining cost, building a detailed map of alleys and identifying pilot project sites.  The first pilot project site to be Cosmo Alley and slated for completion the summer of 2010.This alley runs north and south from Hollywood Boulevard and Selma Avenue between Cahuenga Boulevard and Cosmo Street and has been gated for many years.   Adjacent businesses have used the public alley for private purposes and the public has been denied access to the alley.  This canker sore of a street and eclectic mishmash of dumpster valet is soon to be reborn as a pedestrian mall as City Council with Garcetti’s motion has declared this alley to be returned to the public and require business’s to apply for revocable permits for the use of the public space.What does this mean to business’s and local property owners? Simply, more pedestrian traffic and opportunity to increase business and revenue.  What does this mean to residents and tenants in the area?  A well maintained relaxing space to enjoy lunch alfresco, and a great place to take a stroll and wiggle your toes.