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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 administration of the grant that funded the creation of this plan has been led by the EWDD, resulting in meaningful interagency collaboration. The…
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As a first step in understanding the variety of permit applications, a river-relevant agency from the City, County, State, and Federal government should…
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The designation of the NELA Riverfront study area as a Riverfront District will help build a regional NELA riverfront identity that connects the River and…
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One optimal strategy to ensure that community residents that have borne the brunt of social, economic and health impacts is to ensure that employers…
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The success of the Pilot Recreation Zone last summer hints at the huge potential for eco-tourism. Environmentally responsible travel has a low visitor…
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As communities evolve, small businesses face tough competition in a changing environment. The majority of businesses along neighborhood corridors are…
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A food hub is an enterprise designed to help small farmers and producers break into new markets and remain viable in face of increasing competition from…
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A biotech and technology overlay zone has the potential to encourage specific industrial uses. With the support of the Department of City Planning and…
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L.A. Mayor Garcetti is proposing the elimination of businesses taxes in his first term as a means to make the city a more attractive place to do business.…
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There are growing industries in NELA, such as specialty trade contracts & manufacturing, in which employment training programs could help better prepare…
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The industrial community within the North Atwater area currently utilizes Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS), or Septic Systems, for sewage…
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The majority of NELA neighborhoods and recreation spaces along the River run parallel to the 5 Freeway and are intersected by the 2 Freeway. The natural…
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