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Los Angeles county approved an LA River Master Plan that will develop a variety of projects over the next several years, including a land bank to buy affordable housing along the river. The five supervisors backed the River and Land Bank plans despite environmental and community groups pulling their support for it the day before.
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The LA River is getting a billion dollar makeover, complete with bike paths and parks.
The first storyline under the year-long KCETLink/LENS partnership focuses on the past, present and possible futures of Taylor Yard, an undeveloped and still-contaminated site adjacent to the L.A. River.
The Northeast L.A. (NELA) Placemaking Design Competition is seeking implementable projects that enhance the neighborhood identity, river revitalization, community health, and public spaces of the NELA river area and its adjacent neighborhoods.
The aim of this Vision Plan is to continue the revitalization efforts by reconnecting the Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) community with the River, and therefore creating a symbiotic partnership that boasts the values of equitable community and economic deve
Efforts to transform the concretized Los Angeles River have reached critical mass this year and it seems that before the ink dries on newly penned river projects, another project starts taking shape.
The Los Angeles River isn't just a waterway wrapped in concrete. In the decades since tons of gloomy gray matter was poured over this wild river, it has morphed into a symbol of hope yet to be realized.
In a decade, the Los Angeles River has become a rallying ground for Angelenos looking to reclaim a part of their history and revitalize their ecosystem.