This week, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation intended to increase public access to the L.A. River for recreational and educational purposes, reports Yosuke Kitazawa.
This week marked another significant step in efforts to re-imagine the concrete gutter known as the L.A. River as a recreational, ecological, and scenic asset to the people and wildlife of Los Angeles.
"The passage of SB 1201," said Friends of the L.A. River
President Lewis MacAdams on Wednesday morning, "fundamentally
establishes that in the eyes of the State of California, the Los Angeles
River is a river, not just a flood control channel, and must be treated
that way by Los Angeles County."
An enthusiastic Adrian Glick Kudler, observes in Curbed LA: "Combined with about a million other recent efforts to revitalize the
river--restorations, cleanups, parks, etc.--it's starting to feel like
we made have a real Danube on our hands one of these years."
FULL STORY: L.A. River Access Bill Signed by Governor Brown
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