"It has the potential to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, street race in the world".
As a result, David Letterman said recently, "the greatest street in the world" has become a "petting zoo".
Paving was finally completed between 59th and 79th Streets by 1890, and up to 106th Street by 1896, according to "The Greatest Street".
Last year, the American Planning Association named 125th Street one of the "10 Great Streets in America," calling it the "Main Street of black American culture".
Backers of the Great Streets program hope to achieve similar success.
Garcetti's "Great Streets" effort has been met with both excitement and skepticism.
Nanjing Road is the main thoroughfare in Shanghai, and is often called one of the great streets in Asia.
The American Planning Association selected The Magnificent Mile as one of the 10 Great Streets for 2007 through its Great Places in America program.
His first executive directive as mayor launched a working group for his Great Streets Initiative, designed to transform L.A.'s main thoroughfares into more lively, pedestrian-friendly destinations.
Like how the building has great street access.
