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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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Currently, the only connection between Cypress Park and Elysian Valley is at Figueroa Street, the southern tip for both of these neighborhoods. Students…
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In an effort to increase connectivity and improve the livability of the community, the transportation corridor must be integrated with transportation…
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A new urban trail system connecting the local hills to the River will provide the Glassell Park neighborhood with a valuable amenity to enable residents…
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Fletcher Drive is a key corridor that crosses the Los Angeles River, providing an important linkage between the east and west neighborhoods. The initial…
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A preliminary study of transit linkages between nodes in NELA shows potential for better connections between communities and to regional destinations.…
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This project aims to create a longitudinal axe along the Arroyo Seco, utilizing the dense web of freeways and infrastructure, to create an urban…
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There are many vacant spaces or parking lots that serve as de facto public spaces. The City should look for opportunities to convert these places into…
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Taking advantage of an underutilized site on the east side of the Los Angeles River at the end of Silver Lake Boulevard adjacent to the Department of…
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In the northern half of Atwater Village, the City owns a 28-acre site along the River currently used as a services yard and water plan. In partnership…
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Current access to the Los Angeles River in the NELA Study Area exists along the west side of the River and in portions on the east side of the River, via…
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The Greenway along the Elysian Valley is squeezed into a 12' strip of asphalt paving between the River's steep embankment on one side and the walls and…
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There are 305 streets that intersect the River and about 10% of these streets can be found along a 2.5 mile stretch of Elysian Valley. Many of these…
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