Big Plans for West Glendale Border: River Remake, Griffith Park Bridge, North Atwater Redevelopment


Adding Glendale officials’ vision of a green-tech and/or entertainment corridor along San Fernando Road to
(1) the EPA’s recent commitment to improve the LA River,
(2) Glendale’s proposal for a signature bridge linking it to Griffith Park, and
(3) the LA Community Redevelopment Agency North Atwater initiative
and the western border with Los Angeles could look very different in a few years, if any money for the projects can be found.

Some complications (besides the lack of money): Atwater Village stakeholders have reservations about the city of LA redevelopment plans, Tom LaBonge’s proposal to establish a “waste to energy” plant in North Atwater is not completely off the table, and a high speed rail route determined some time in the future could derail local plans.