Federal officials gave a major boost Wednesday to the citys plans to turn the Los Angeles River into an urban oasis for recreation and a hub for new commercial and residential development. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has decided to recommend approval of an ambitious, $1-billion proposal to restore habitat, widen the river, create wetlands and provide access points and bike trails along an 11-mile stretch north of downtown through Elysian Park. . . . However, environmentalists and communities along the river, many of them working-class, have raised concerns that development interests will take over the process. They fear that public access and environmental concerns will be subsumed beneath a desire to give wealthier Angelenos pleasant places to live, work and shop.
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 03:02:22 +0000
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