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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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I think the most important thing is that kids stay active in something, taking them out of the streets, and bringing them here to train.
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The river, them hills roundabout. I think this is one of the most beautiful areas in Los Angeles County.
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I have seen changes. I was just driving to Glendale and I saw that there are a lot of apartments being constructed.
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I have seen a lot of good changes, especially with the environment and the eating areas.
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It's a pretty mellow neighborhood here. Nothing bad ever happens or anything like that.
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So the mix of industry and residents here creates a really interesting environment because the industry is artisan-driven.
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I believe that we have to help ourselves and better ourselves by trying to do right. It is not to get out of here. I love my Latino community. It is just about doing better to progress.
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I moved closer to work and have enjoyed being able to ride my bike to work. One of the criteria I was using to pick my next occupation was being able to ride to work, and being here gives me that advantage.
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Sometimes the community participates in working with me on murals and we create great ideas together. It's kind of a collective work.
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A lot of people pass through here to buy clothes, furniture, stuff they need, televisions, and electronics.
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The children are able to see what's outside their home and what's outside their community. We are able to help them look forward to the future, and see that it is a good future for them.
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I used to own a dry cleaners but now I only have an agency. I couldn't take care of the dry cleaners anymore so I kept the agency — we wash clothes, all types.
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