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By LEWIS MACADAMS & ROBERT GOTTLIEB
The Los Angeles River isn't much of a river. For 50 years, as
Lewis Macadams and Robert Gottlieb put it in this L.A. Times op-ed
piece, it's been more like a concrete sewer. Now, inspired by San
Antonio's famed River Walk, some in the city are re-imagining the
channel as a pleasant place, an attraction even. But there are big
obstacles, too, including a developer's plans for riverside
warehouses in Chinatown. The writers, who oppose that idea, layout
the arguments.
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In an unusual alliance, flood control officials and
environmental groups are considering promoting the greening of the
Los Angeles River system with a project that could remove concrete
from walls of the Tujunga Wash.
Cornfield
of Dreams: A Resource Guide of Facts, Issues & Principles.
A report and resource guide done in conjunction with UCLA's
Department of Urban Planning and and UEPI at Occidental,
June 2000.
Re-Envisioning the Los Angeles River: Community
and Ecological Revitalization, A Report on the 40 forums, events,
activities, and projects held during 1999-2000.
By Robert Gottlieb, Andrea Azuma, Brooke Gaw, and
Amanda Shaffer.
The final report on the Re-Envisioning the LA
River program.
Last updated:03/29/02
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