U.S. Gives $1.6 Million for Neighborhoods
Joined by U.S. Transportation Secretary Federico Pena, Mayor Richard Riordan broke ground Friday at a Boyle Heights intersection after accepting $1.6 million in federal funding for neighborhood improvement programs.
About 200 people, including community leaders, residents and schoolchildren, attended the event. It took place at 1st and Chicago streets where a small park is being developed with part of the grant money.
Under the plan--administered by the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative--trees, street lights and bus shelters will be installed by next spring, Riordan said.
In addition to Boyle Heights, the project targets neighborhoods in Highland Park, North Hollywood, Sun Valley, Virgil Village in east Hollywood, Jefferson Park in southwest Los Angeles, Leimert Park in the Crenshaw district and Vermont Square in South-Central Los Angeles.
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