Full Name: Access Lincoln Heights: Gateways to the L.A. River
Creator: Juan Barro, Teresa Li, Kate O’Hara, Genevieve Raymond, Yamileth Villanueva
Study Type: Student Project
Status of Project: Completed 2003. Not adopted.

Context:
“Access Lincoln Heights: Gateways to the L.A. River” is one of four studies that make up “Draft Strategic Plans: A Set of Ideas for Lincoln Heights,” a student project completed as part of a UCLA Site Planning Studio in 2003 taught by Assistant Urban Planning Professor Vinit Mukhija. This project was launched to formulate new ideas for Lincoln Heights—a place that has lost some of its former glory, but has immense potential to return to it given its various assets such as community institutions, a walking and transit-using culture, the Gold Line, the Los Angeles River, and historic buildings.

Goals:
The goals of the study were to plan for access points to the Los Angeles River for current Lincoln Heights residents and to create a plan that would make Lincoln Heights a gateway to the river for residents of the entire city.

Proposal Summary:
The study proposes three major projects to achieve access to the Los Angeles River: create a marketplace where Albion and Main Street meet near the river; improve North Broadway and Downey Park; create a confluence park at the Los Angeles River and Arroyo Seco confluence.