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introducing http://cornfieldsla.googlepages.com Downtown LA City Hall DWP Site LA State Downey MTA Elysian Broadway Historic Park William Rec. Center Midway Park Bridge Mead Housing Yard Albion Dairy MTA Midway Yard Elysian

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introducing

http://cornfieldsla.googlepages.com

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Downtown LA Elysian Park LA State Historic Park Broadway Bridge William Mead Housing DWP Site Downey

  • Rec. Center

Albion Dairy MTA Midway Yard City Hall

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William Mead Homes DWP Albion Dairy Downey

  • Rec. Center

MTA Midway Yard Elysian Park Dodger Stadium LA State Historic Park

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values

  • 1. parks and open space
  • 2. mix of uses
  • 3. transit options
  • 4. safety
  • 5. sense of community

heritage, history, and character

concerns

  • 1. displacement and gentrification
  • 2. traffic, transit, and alternative

transportation

  • 3. safety
  • 4. loss of industry and
  • 5. lack of connections and access

to the river

likes

  • 1. Los Angeles River
  • 2. location
  • 3. transit options
  • 4. Social character
  • 5. LA State Historic Park

and access to open space

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Existing Land Use

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Proposed Land Use

  • Will generate

7,500 additional housing units

  • 10,546 new

jobs

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urban center

10 – 15 Mixed Use Stories proximity to light rail and open space high level of employment activity emphasis on an active ground floor limited residential

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urban innovation

2 – 5 stories employment activity with/limited residential use creative and cognitive production, research and development, light industrial integrated into surrounding community

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urban village

4 –10 stories compact, mixed use, transit-

  • riented

residential and employment use alongside community services active ground floor uses

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greenway

regional parks mini or pocket parks plazas, squares, paseos streets recreational areas, habitat restoration

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Today’s Challenges:

Downtown LA

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East End of LA State Historic Park Portal

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East End of LA State Historic Park Portal

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  • Establish a River Buffer area for habitat within and adjacent

to the River.

  • Extend open space, bike paths, and multi-use trails into the

tributaries.

Example River Promenade Example Riverside Street

EXAMPLE RIVER PLAN GOALS

Create a Continuous River Greenway

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  • Create safe, non-motorized routes between the River and cultural,

transit, commercial and employment centers within 1 mile of the River.

  • Increase direct pedestrian and visual access to the River.

Example Arterial Green Street Example Local Green Street

EXAMPLE RIVER PLAN GOALS

Connect Neighborhoods to the River

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  • Identify physical opportunities to improve the visibility of the River.
  • Identify opportunities to improve public perception of the River.
  • Encourage the communities’ local and diverse character.
  • Identify physical opportunities to introduce art along the River.

Example potential gateway near Downtown

EXAMPLE RIVER PLAN GOALS

Enhance River Identity

Judith Baca’s Great Wall at Tujunga Wash

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Contact:

Office of Councilmember Ed Reyes 213-473-7001 Jill.Sourial@lacity.org Planning Department Claire.Bowin@lacity.org

Q & A