New Information

3.06.09 Draft CASP

A revised Draft has now been published on our website. This Draft dated 3.06.09 reflects many of the comments that we received during the last few months. The Plan is still very much in draft form and we look forward to working with all of you over the upcoming months to make further adjustments to it.

Public Scoping Meeting March 16th.

The Public Scoping Meeting was held on March 16th 2009. There were two meeting times; the first was from 3-5pm and a second meeting was held from 6-8 in the evening. The meeting was held at Goodwill Southern California, 342 N. San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031. Click here to see the  full Notice of Preparation that describes the project and the environmental facotrs which have been identified as potentially affected.

The purpose of the scoping meeting is to solicit public comments regarding issues to be addressed in the Draft EIR. The scoping meeting will provide information regarding the proposed project and the anticipated scope of analyses to be contained in the Draft EIR. All comments are welcome and will be considered in preparation of the Draft EIR. Written comments must be submitted by March 30, 2009. Written comments will also be accepted at the public scoping meeting.  Please send your comments via e-mail to  claire.bowin@lacity.org or mail them to: Claire Bowin, 200 N. Spring Street, Room 721, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Preliminary Draft CASP

Thank you to everyone who provided comments on our first preliminary draft CASP. An updated Draft has now been published on our website and we look forward to receiving your comments on it as well.

Newsletter
Please check out our Newsletter section for up to date information about the Plan and answers to your questions

Consultant

We are pleased to announce that we were joined in July 2008 by
Arup North America, a planning, design, and consulting firm. 
Arup will lead the environmental impact review (EIR) analysis and is assisting the City in developing the draft Specific Plan.
 

Schedule

The Scoping Meeting was held on March 16th and public comments to be considered in the preparation of the Draft EIR should be submitted by March 30, 2009. It is anticipated that a the Draft EIR should be available for comments by late summer/early fall. Please feel free to check back to this website periodically for updates.
 
Plan Boundaries

We received a number of suggestions during the February 2008 workshops to consider changing the boundary to include the north side of Figueroa and to extend the Plan northward to include Home Deport and the River Center. See our new proposed boundaries!