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Taylor Yard Receives $500k for Clean Up
Taylor Yard River Park, a former rail yard adjacent to the L.A. River in the heart of the city will see an influx of resources for critical remediation of the site’s contaminated soil.
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La Nueva Vida del Río de Los Ángeles y Los Miedos Al Desplazamiento de Sus Vecinos
Una serie de proyectos han surgido para redesarrollar las céntricas áreas que rodean a este río. El temor es que los nuevos parques produzcan una "gentrificación verde."
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Green Gentrification on the Los Angeles River: A Battle for the Future of the City
What happens at the 42-acre Taylor Yard parcel on the banks of the Los Angeles River will set the stage for the future of the river and the diverse communities surrounding it for decades to come.
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The Bigger Picture: Competing Visions of the Los Angeles River’s Future
A guide to some of the visions for the L.A. River, the stakeholders involved and the conflicts that could emerge with each possibility.
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Photo Essay: Taylor Yard - A Feral Lot
Take a visual walk through the wilderness that thrives at the abandoned rail yard, where nature and industry intertwine.
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Explore Taylor Yard's Layers of History
Explore Taylor Yard's history with maps including an 1897 survey of the Los Angeles River and 1939 maps used for “redlining” and denying home mortgage loans.
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Cleaning Up Taylor Yard
What will it take to turn contaminated land into a green and vibrant park? The answer is not easy.
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Taylor Yard: How to Get Involved
What would you want at a 42-acre park in your neighborhood to look like?
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An Interactive Network of the L.A. River and Taylor Yard's Power Relations
A living interactive network visualization tracing the relationships between people, institutions, plants, animals, materials, and other forces that shape Taylor Yard and the Los Angeles River.
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Taylor Yard Timeline: From Abandoned Site to 'Crown Jewel'
A timeline exploring Taylor Yard's history, beginning with its early days as home to the Tongva people, then its rise and fall as a rail yard, and finally how it has become a key site to L.A. River's revitalization plans.