New interactive map shows Clean California projects, including Southeast L.A.

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new interactive map that spotlights hundreds of beautification projects funded by Clean California, including five in Southeast L.A. cities. 

The map lists 319 projects statewide, powered by $643 million in funding from Clean California, a $1.2 billion multiyear effort led by Caltrans to clean up, reclaim, transform and beautify public spaces. Nearly all projects benefit underserved communities.

For the city of Cudahy in Southeast L.A., f the project is called the Cudahy Los Angeles River Area Improvement Project. The beautification project includes four site improvements, focusing around the city's portion of the Los Angeles River. The four public spaces are:

• The L.A. River Bike Path: This project consists of bike path restriping, installing permeable pavers, benches, trash bins along river, upgrading fencing, pedestrian lighting, landscaping, irrigation system, entrance beautification and murals.

• Cudahy River Park: There project includes  landscape improvements to a dilapidated park across th L.A. River main entrance and bike path accessibility improvements including pathway rehabilitation, biking amenities, landscaping, lighting, and new irrigation system.

• Clara Bridge Slopes: The project entails the construction of terrace gardens, L.A. River wayfinders, fencing upgrades, landscaping bridge slopes to deter littering, and create interest points toward the river.

• Otis Avenue Pocket Park: Converting an undeveloped lot across a school into a pocket park. Landscaping, irrigation, pedestrian pathway, irrigation, mounting murals and public art and trash bins.

For the city of Downey, the project proposes to revitalize the alley network throughout various locations of the city identified as three project sites. The project intends to promote active transportation methods for community members through low-stress pathways for pedestrian travel, clean the thoroughfares and improve the City’s overall alley pavement network within the most disadvantaged locations within the community.

For Bell Gardens, the project will improve Hannon Park and Julia Russ Asmus Park in underserved communities in the City of Bell Gardens with beautification upgrades and litter abatement. The project will replace existing playground equipment, picnic tables and trash cans at both parks; install new benches, litter abatement signs, artistic elements and educational signage representing the history and culture of the surrounding community, as well as ADA rubber surfacing; and plant more trees. In addition to physical improvements, the project proposes to launch a monthly “Keep Your Park Beautiful” campaign on social media and host biannual community cleanup events at both parks.

In Maywood, the project scope of work targets multiple high priority areas of need. The project includes beautification through greening and landscaping as well as infrastructure improvements to increase accessibility and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians at multiple segments of parkways/sidewalks, medians and 20 signal cabinets/utility boxes throughout the city. These improvements are at Carmelita Avenue, between Fruitland Avenue, Loma Vista and 52nd Street; King Avenue, between Slauson and 59th Place; and Mayflower, between Slauson and 59th Place. 

For Huntington Park, the proposed project will focus on reducing the amount of waste and debris within the public right-of-way along Wilmington Avenue, Alameda Street, Laura Avenue, Belgrave Avenue, Regent Street, Albany Street and Randolph Street by installing anti-littering signs, trash receptacles and high-resolution cameras to discourage future littering and illegal dumping. Non-ADA compliant sidewalks will be removed and replaced to help increase pedestrian accessibility. The proposed project will also enhance the southside of Randolph Street between Alameda Street and Cottage Street with green street elements that will include a meandering sidewalk, decomposed granite, treelets, planters, wayfinding signs, drought tolerant trees and native plants, energy efficient light fixtures, and vandal-resistant pedestrian bollards.

In addition to the Clean California map, you can find other infrastructure projects at build.ca.gov.