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Canoga Park
Vernon Commerce Maywood Bell Bell Gardens South Gate Lynwood Compton Paramount Carson Long Beach
Pacific Ocean
Long Beach
The LA River flows through the nations 2nd largest urban region, into 2 of the worlds busiest ports, and into the worlds largest water body.
Sepulveda Basin
Existing Channel Section
Studio City
Facing westward (toward Griffith Park) where the Verdugo Wash joins the River
Downtown LA
River-Related Progress
LA River Improvement Overlay (LA-RIO)
Urban design, watershed, and mobility guidelines to create a riverfront district along the entire length of the River
Comprehensive, sustainable land use changes through one of the nations first Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Development (LEEDND) pilot projects
Cross-departmental effort to investigate new street standards that will capture, treat, and infiltrate urban runoff
River Management:
A 3-Tiered Governance Structure GOVERNMENTAL: River Cooperation negotiations underway with County of LA River MOU passed by City Council in 2008 and by County Board of Supervisors in 2009 River Master Use/Master Maintenance Agreement discussions in process ENTREPRENEURIAL: River Revitalization Corporation City Council approved founding documents in February 2009 and Corporation was created and has hired its first Executive Director PHILANTHROPIC: River Foundation development underway Stakeholder focus groups held in 2008 Founding documents drafted; Foundation to be established in the near future
RIVER COOPERATION Cooperative agreements between City & County for the River Right-of-Way with USACE participation
RIVER REVITALIZATION CORPORATION Nonprofit, nongovernmental organization to implement the Plan through land development & project management
RIVER FOUNDATION A nonprofit organization tasked with raising funds to support ongoing River revitalization
Sister Rivers
3 Sister Rivers:
Cheong Gyecheon River in Seoul, Korea Isar River in Munich, Germany Yarqon River in Tel Aviv, Israel Whos Next?
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