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LocationSmall.jpgThe Exposition Right of Way (ROW) between Motor Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard in West Los Angeles is a fallow strip of land holding exciting opportunities. 


fEBRUARY 2009 UPDATE

In December 2008, the City of Los Angeles Watershed Protection Division decided to apply for grant money to achieve many of the goals represented by this website.  According to its Exposition Greenway Corridor project proposal, “The multi-benefit greenway will be designed to provide urban runoff treatment, green space, access to public transit, and recreational opportunities.  A unique opportunity exists to divert urban runoff from one or more storm drains into the Exposition Greenway for treatment.  Several treatment systems will be integrated into the ROW to treat urban runoff while mimicking natural hydrologic processes.  A simulated stream, bioswale, native landscaping, and a tree-lined vegetated buffer will facilitate biofiltration of urban runoff.  Additional project elements include smart irrigation, bikeway, pedestrian paths, . . . and aesthetic and educational amenities.”


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Conservation:  the ROW provides a place to clean Ballona Creek, as has been legally mandated.  Ballona Creek’s “tributaries” (storm drains carrying Stone Canyon Creek, urban runoff and storm water) cross the ROW, where they can be filtered while irrigating and replenishing groundwater. 

Recreation:  the ROW has ample space for recreation.  Bicycle and walking paths could pass under Westwood Boulevard and Overland Avenue – along with the waterway – and the paths could connect to Palms Park, Palms Child Care Center and Palms Recreation Center, as well as the adjacent Palms-Rancho Park Library. 

Education:  the water feature within the park would attract native plants, butterflies and birds, and provide a rich outdoor education laboratory for Overland Elementary School and others. 

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Transportation:  the ROW is currently undergoing Environmental Review for light rail transit.  Metro has promised a transit parkway for the Phase I of the Expo line.  Here, in what could be Phase II, the ROW is up to 4 times wider.

EXPO GREENWAY!

Together, we can CREATE Expo GREENWay!