LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 11-mile stretch of the Los Angeles River would see improvements including restored wildlife habitats, new wetlands and longer bike trails under a billion-dollar proposal given the go-ahead by federal officials.
The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/1kMuVuP ) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday it would recommend approval of the city’s plan to rehabilitate a section of the river north of downtown through Elysian Park.
Sections of the waterway would be widened to provide terracing along its eastern banks.
The city sees those 11 miles as the starting point for a project that will eventually revitalize all 51 miles of the river, from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach.
Mayor Eric Garcetti called the Army Corps’ decision the right thing for the economy and the ecology.
