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Corporation formed to help transform LA River

Posted by: Maven on December 2, 2009 at 6:04 am

From the Silicon Valley Mercury News:

“A non-profit corporation was established Tuesday to help advance a decades-long plan to transform 32 miles of the concrete-filled Los Angeles River into a strip of parks, walkways, bike trails and housing.

The Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation is tasked with buying, selling and developing property along a portion of the river stretching from the west San Fernando Valley to East Los Angeles.

City Councilman Ed Reyes said the newly formed body would be able to carry on its mission, despite changes in the makeup of government that have stymied progress in the past.

“This could be a pillar that would withstand that political turbulence,” he said. … “

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December 2, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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