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Northeast L.A. Riverfront

The NELA Riverfront District Vision and Economic Development Plan was the result of community engagement activities that were aimed at celebrating Northeast Los Angeles’ riverfront neighborhoods: Atwater Village, Cypress Park, Elysian Valley, Glassell Park and Lincoln Heights. From 2013 to 2014, the Plan documented ideas from the community with the goal of improving the NELA Riverfront area and giving recommendations to deliver those improvements to the L.A. River and its surrounding Northeast Los Angeles riverfront neighborhoods. Download the Vision Plan (93.6 MB)

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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.
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There've been a lot of changes since we first came here. The lofts next door took about eight years to build, and now they're all filled up.
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The park that we have right here on San Fernando is called L.A. River. It's great. They have two or three soccer fields, a basketball court, and playground.
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No, I don't see any problems around here, maybe in other neighborhoods. I used to have friends that would do a lot of illegal stuff, but now I move more to the educational friends.
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It was this little house that was $40,000 and I put $5000 down that I didn't have. I borrowed some from the owner of the LA weekly, some from a friend of JPL, and some from an old Chinese businessman.
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There isn't a lot of businesses that cater to the youth, there aren't that many programs that cater to after school activities and there aren't enough people to supervise the youth.
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I have lived and worked as an artist in Atwater for thirty-four years. We're the proud owners of the American Legion Hall.
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Winners of the Placemaking Design Competition to be announced February along with the people's choice.
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Actually, this neighborhood was rough, there's a couple of years it was kind of rough because of the gangs that were around here, but they've left and ever since then it's been pretty peaceful, it's nice.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: This steel sculptural gate by Michael Todd will include an integrated bike rack, bench and signage that highlights the history of art and fabrication in Elysian Valley.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: We hope to convert this empty lot into a rest area that will provide students with a safer and more convenient alternative to waiting on a crowded street after school.
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I am a preschool teacher for the last twenty years at Kedren Head Start. I am a bilingual teacher, I love to work with the kids.
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