Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Boyle Heights

CicLAvia Heart of L.A. 2018 on the noble Fourth Street Bridge. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

CicLAvia ‘Heart of Los Angeles’ 2018 Open Thread

By Joe Linton | Dec 3, 2018 | 2 Comments

CicLAvia returned to central Los Angeles neighborhoods including Chinatown, Boyle Heights, Little Tokyo, and downtown L.A.

Jaci Cortez speaking at Everyone In: Stories from the Frontline. All photos courtesy Everyone In

People Who Overcame Homelessness Share Their Stories at Boyle Heights Event

By Joe Linton | Nov 9, 2018 | No Comments

"I'm no different than you. I want to eat. I want to dance, and I want to home to a bed and sleep."

Cesar Rodríguez' ashes are the centerpiece of an altar that takes up one side of the common room where his family lives. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Video of Moments Before Man Crushed by Blue Line Train Raises More Questions for Family in Mourning

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 14, 2018 | 5 Comments

"They stole a part of our hearts with my brother."

Construction proceeding on the new 6th Street Viaduct. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

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Eyes on the Street: Sixth Street Bridge Construction Underway

By Joe Linton | May 31, 2018 | 7 Comments

Construction is proceeding on L.A.'s $482 million Sixth Street Viaduct, anticipated to open in 2019

The Mariachi Plaza lots (at center, in orange) and some of the surrounding area. Depending on how the lots are developed, the section of Bailey Street between the two lots could be incorporated into the project as a pedestrian plaza. Source: Development Guidelines, Metro/Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio/Perkins + Will/DakeLuna

Metro Committee to Adopt Mariachi Plaza Development Guidelines Wednesday

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 17, 2017 | 4 Comments

This Wednesday, Metro's Planning and Programming Committee will vote on whether to approve the development guidelines for the lots at Mariachi Plaza that Metro would send to potential bidders as part of the Request for Proposals (RFP) process.

The lot at 1st and Boyle. to the right (across Boyle), an affordable housing project is being built. At a lot adjacent to Mariachi Plaza (where image was taken from) development will like come in the form of housing and commercial retail space. (Google maps)

EWDD Considers Two Proposals for CRA/LA-Owned Lot at Mariachi Plaza

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 30, 2016 | No Comments

The Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) recently reported that it was considering two proposals for the development of the vacant lot at 1st and Boyle, just across the street from Mariachi Plaza. It received the proposals in response to a 78-page Request for Proposals (RFP) released this past May, which had detailed the specifics […]

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