The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted this week to allocate $2 million to begin construction of the park under the recently opened bridge — a project that aims to increase green spaces in two historically park-poor neighborhoods.
said the area is envisioned as an “urban park” with food trucks, lunch areas and sprawling gathering spots.
“We want the park to serve the people of Boyle Heights and not just be a project that enables gentrification or a one-time gift without continuous upkeep,” Gonzales said. “We’ve lost a lot of our local artists because of rapid development downtown, so this gives us an opportunity to program art for the general public and for the community at large. And that’s really exciting,” Velkei said.
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