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revitalization
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Long Beach
City Rising
Can Cambodian Americans Revitalize Their Town Without Displacing Their Own?
Post date:Long Beach has the largest concentration of Cambodians outside of Cambodia. As the community seeks to improve their neighborhood, many recognize that revitalization without displacement is a balancing act.
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L.A. River
Earth Focus
Getting Up, Staying Up: History of Graffiti in the L.A. River
Post date:The river plays a host to tags that date as far back as the early 1900s, making the river a physical timeline of the human experience along the river.
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environment
Earth Focus
Urban River Parkways are a Cost-Effective Cure for the Public Ill
Post date:A new study reveals the many health benefits associated with urban river parkways, such as what L.A. is trying to realize by the 51-mile Los Angeles River.
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downtown la
SoCal Connected
Grand Central Market: Past and Present
Post date:Grand Central Market has become the dining destination for foodies. Much of its historic charm has remained untouched for decades, but it has undergone new changes over the past year.
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Cypress Park
Earth Focus
L.A. River 'Crown Jewel' Parcel Purchase on the Horizon
Post date:The city seems to be determined to acquire the last remaining parcel of land in the Taylor Yard rail complex in Cypress Park, which has been owned by Union Pacific since the early 1900s.
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canoga park
Earth Focus
New Greenway Opens at L.A. River's Headwaters in Canoga Park
Post date:The much needed greenway is located at the confluence of Bell Creek and Calabasas Creek in Canoga Park.
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green justice
History & Society
Will the Trickle Become the L.A. River? And for Whom?
Post date:Writer, activist, and former California State Senator Tom Hayden reflects on what the recent developments in L.A. River revitalization could mean for the city.
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elysian valley
Earth Focus
Proposed Park Bond Will Help Pay for L.A. River Revitalization
Post date:The proposed park bond would help the city and state fulfill its end of the recently announced L.A. River revitalization plan: 50 percent of its $1 billion price tag.
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el monte
Youth Voices
Leaving a Lasting Mark: Revitalizing Valley Boulevard with a Youth Perspective
Post date:Students highlight the need to include youth in the planning and revitalization process of Valley Blvd. in El Monte.
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placemaking
Northeast L.A. Riverfront
Northeast Los Angeles Placemaking Competition: Market Street
Post date: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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Cypress Park
Earth Focus
Design Revealed for Proposed L.A. River Bridge
Post date:The proposed bridge will span across the Los Angeles River from Elysian Valley to Cypress Park.
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Workshops
Northeast L.A. Riverfront
Summer Workshops: Mobility and Planning and the NELA Vision Plan
Post date:This Vision Plan aims to celebrate the existing Northeast Los Angeles River landscape by creating a plan for a continuous, linear, recreational experience, connecting some of Los Angeles' most interesting ecological assets to the communities that surro...
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elysian valley
Northeast L.A. Riverfront
What is Placemaking?
Post date:When cities and neighborhoods have thriving public spaces, residents have a strong sense of community. This happens through the process of placemaking. Placemaking is an inclusive and creative group process of developing a neighborhood's social, econom...
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Cypress Park
Northeast L.A. Riverfront
Fall Series of Community Placemaking Workshops in Northeast Los Angeles Now Under Way
Post date:The latest series of Placemaking Community Workshops is now under way, taking place in each of the five neighborhoods of the NELA Riverfront Area: Atwater Village, Lincoln Heights, Cypress Park, Elysian Valley, and Glassell Park.
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elysian valley
Northeast L.A. Riverfront
Frogtown's Neighborhood Artwalk
Post date:Frogtown's Artwalk has a distinctly neighborhood feeling, as many of its galleries and performances operate out of resident garages, in resident driveways, or on street curbs.
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gentrification
Northeast L.A. Riverfront
#mylariver: Using Social Media to Document Field Work in Northeast L.A.
Post date:Social media has allowed the NELA RC interns to not only capture, but to share their experiences of canvassing Atwater Village, Cypress Park, Elysian Valley, Glassell Park, and Lincoln Heights.
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green justice
History & Society
Los Angeles River Health and Environmental Justice
Post date:The people of Los Angeles now have the opportunity to work with state and local government to restore the lost beauty of the River.
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interviews
Northeast L.A. Riverfront
Thoughts on the River: Jan Perry
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environment
Northeast L.A. Riverfront
Contaminated Sites Remediation
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L.A. River
Departures
Lewis MacAdams: L.A. River Activist and Poet
Post date:Lewis MacAdams on environmentalism, poetry, art, and revitalization of the river.