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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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Placemaking Design Competition submission: Providing easy access through transport infrastructure for non-polluting modes like walking and cycling is essential while maintaining the natural beauty of the riverside.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: LAND proposes to present a public art exhibition of three large-scale site-specific sculptural installations by Los Angeles-based artist Ruben Ochoa along the Los Angeles Riverfront.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: Membrane, pneumatic structures encapsulate the noise and passively filter air pollution generated by the diesel engines being serviced at the Metrolink Maintenance Yard in Cypress Park.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: The Arroyo Seco Confluence Gateway is a NELA-wide open space project connecting the communities of the Northeast with each other.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: We want to improve the quality and environment of the L.A. River in Elysian Valley by organizing monthly clean-ups, installing new trash cans and encourage more community residents to participate.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: Working on the empty lot in Chapman Street, we want to clean it up and make it a better place for people to enjoy their day.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: This project re-visions the existing mixed use character of Blake Avenue, from Newell Street to Eads Street, into a neighborhood-scaled, walkable retail and market district supporting local business opportunit...
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: This proposal includes a pedestrian and bicycle path with a series of wide, bleacher-type steps leading to the river.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: It is my intention to cover 15 existing bulkheads that were originally built in the 1930s with images of a horse in motion.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: The neighborhood streetscape project will transform Cypress Street to a ceremonial street and act as the community spine that anchors retail, schools, homes, and access to the Los Angeles River.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: Acoustic mirrors installed on both banks of the LA River will foster connections between the people and neighborhoods that surround it.
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Placemaking Design Competition submission: Community workshops to build tule reed boats and bird-themed kites to paddle down, and fly over, the river on an annual "Reclaim the River Day" in Northeast Los Angeles, starting in 2015.
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