Updated La Brea Corridor Planning Study Presentation and Workshop schedule

We are looking forward to presenting the La Brea Corridor Planning Study to community members and stakeholders. Join us as we re-envision a 2 mile corridor along S. La Brea Ave. Community participation on this project can not be stressed enough…success is determined by the involvement of the community. In the end, this planning study will be a reflection of the needs and vision of all of the adjacent and surrounding communities. Although this is simply a vision plan, it can become the catalyst for the transformation of this important corridor in South Los Angeles.

 

View of S. La Brea Avenue, Jim Gilliam Recreation Center, and the Baldwin Village neighborhood from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area.

La Brea Corridor Planning Study

Community Outreach – Meeting Schedule

Aug-Oct 2014

Community Presentations:

Saturday, September 6 @ 9:30am

Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council (ECWANDC)

Crenshaw United Methodist Church

Wednesday, September 16 @ 7pm

Victoria – Sanchez – Sycamore Block Club

Village Green, Community Room

 

Wednesday, September 17 @ Presentation Time @ 6pm (5:30-7:30pm)

Baldwin Village Community in Action

Jim Gilliam Recreation Center

 

Wednesday, September 17 Presenting @ 7pm (5:30-7:30pm)

Baldwin Village Gardens Homeowners Association

Baha’i Center, Room A

 

Community Workshops:

Wednesday, September 24, 6-8pm

Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

Wednesday, October 15, 6-8pm

Baldwin Hills Public Library

 We are looking forward to the many presentations and workshops scheduled for the next two months. Please join us to find out more about the La Brea Corridor Planning Study and how you can be involved in the planning process.

Here are the links to our blog, Facebook page, and Twitter account as well. Please explore them if you have the time, and share them if you can.

 Blog: http://labreacorridorplanningstudy.wordpress.com/  (La Brea Corridor Planning Study)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/labreacorridorplanningstudy  (La Brea Corridor Planning Study)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LBCPS_NET  (LBCPSgreenbelt)

Email: LBCPS@northeasttrees.org

PresentationS + Workshops + Surveys & Links

North East Trees is working with the Baldwin Hills Conservancy on a grant given by the California Natural Resources Agency to work on the La Brea Corridor Planning Study. The project is focused on envisioning a greenbelt trail along the S. La Brea Ave. corridor between Exposition Blvd & Stocker St. in South Los Angeles. This urban trail would connect Jim Gilliam Recreation Center, Kenneth Hahn State Regional Park, and Norman O. Houston Park to surrounding communities and provide park access to neighborhoods who currently do not have access. We encourage participation from members of the Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park, West Adams, and all surrounding communities to participate in this planning study.

La Brea Corridor Planning Study

The S. La Brea Ave. corridor @ Jim Gilliam Recreation Center

The meeting scheduled for Aug. 2nd has been postponed and is now scheduled for Sat. Sept. 6th @ 9:30am and will be a part of the ECWANDC Sept. agenda.

The following is the revised and updated community presentation and workshop scheduled for the next few months, please join us!

Community presentations are scheduled for:

Sat. September 6th @ 9:30am– ECWANDC town hall meeting

Wed. September 17th – (Back to back meetings are scheduled for this day) – Baldwin Village Gardens 5:30-7:30pm Baha’i Center room A & Baldwin Village Community in Action 5:30-7:30pm Jim Gilliam Recreation Center

Community Workshops are scheduled for:

Wed. September 24th @ 6-8pm – Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area meeting room

Wed. October 15th @ 6-8pm – Baldwin Hills Library

Thank you for following up, we look forward to having you join us throughout…

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La Brea Corridor Planning Study Surveys

The La Brea Corridor Planning Study surveys are now live, please fill one out and help us to find the best solutions to some of the connectivity, and access issues along the S. La Brea Avenue corridor between Exposition Blvd. & Stocker St.

Here are the links to the surveys:
General Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LBCPSgeneral

Pedestrian/Bike Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LBCPSpedestrian

The picture illustrates where the sidewalk ends at the SW corner of Jim Gilliam Recreation Center and S. La Brea Avenue.

Here are the links to our blog, Facebook page, and Twitter account for more information.
Blog: http://labreacorridorplanningstudy.wordpress.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/labreacorridorplanningstudy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LBCPS_NET

Where the sidewalk ends on S. La Brea Ave. on the SW corner of Jim Gilliam Recreation Center.

La Brea Corridor Planning Study

North East Trees received a grant from the State’s Natural Resources Agency to conduct a planning study focused on the S. La Brea Ave. corridor from the intersection at Exposition Blvd. to Stocker St. The study will explore the possibility of creating park-to-park connections (between Jim Gilliam Recreational Center on the north, Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area on the west, and Norman O. Houston on the south at Stocker St.), equity in access to open space opportunities, and the possibility of preserving, expanding and restoring native habitat.

Not only will this plan examine access, connections and habitat, it will build upon the Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority’s Park to Playa project, the Baldwin Hills Park Master Plan, and West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert Park community plan, as well as other already existing and proposed transportation and open space improvements. This planning study will play a major role in helping to create a cohesive recreational trail network in southwest Los Angeles.

Goal:

The La Brea Corridor Planning Study will explore the development of a regional trail that provides park-to-park access, promotes neighborhood connections to open space, and links to existing and planned trail networks while restoring native habitat.

Objectives:

Access & Connections

• Park-to-park connections + connections to existing and planned trail networks
• Equity in access to open space
• Preserve, expand & improve native habitat

Community Involvement / Participation

• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Community meetings/workshops
• Surveys
• Public Outreach – schools + community events + community partnerships + internet

In order to achieve the project goal, North East Trees has partnered with the Baldwin Hills Conservancy, several community groups, government agencies, schools and non-profit organizations. Stakeholder and community involvement is instrumental to the overall success of this planning study. A technical Advisory Committee was created to help guide the direction of the project, as well as to help ensure balanced, unbiased, and representative participation.

Technical Advisory Committee members include representatives from Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas, Councilman Bernard Parks, Councilman Herb Wesson Jr., Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation, Los Angeles City Recreation and Parks, Jim Gilliam Recreation Center, Baldwin Hills Estate Homeowners Association, Baldwin Village Gradens, Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Council, Veronica St. Block Club, Cameo Woods, Baldwin Vista, Hillcrest Elementary School, Marlton School, Windsor Hills Math-Science-Aerospace magnet School, Baldwin Hills Conservancy,Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority, Walk n’Rollers, Community Health Councils, and the Safe Routes to School Partnership.

La Brea Corridor Planning Study Scope -> So. CA. -> Los Angeles County -> Los Angeles City -> Baldwin Hills

 

La Brea Corridor Planning Study Project Location

Looking Down @ S. La Brea Ave. and Jim Gilliam Recreation Center from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

S. La Brea Ave. @ SW corner of Jim Gilliam Recreation Center looking south

 

For more information or to get involved email us at LBCPS@northeasttrees.org

Like our Facebook page: La Brea Corridor Planning Study

Follow us on Twitter: LBCPSgreenbelt

 

 

Grand Opening at Glendale Narrows Riverwalk

Join NET and the City of Glendale as we celebrate the opening of this beautiful new park along the Los Angeles River!

December 12, 2012

10:30 a.m.

Corner of Paula Ave. and Garden St., Glendale

For more information please call (818) 548-3372

The bioswale at work!