River LA, a non-profit organization created by the City of Los Angeles in 2008 to support investment in the Los Angeles River, has announced a capital campaign to help bring about 100 acres of park spaces at the former Taylor Yard.
The venture, also known as the 100 Acre Partnership, includes the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, the State Parks Department, and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority. If completed, the new Taylor Yard River Park would be the largest new park in the City of Los Angeles since Griffith Park was established in the late 19th century.
Turntable100 Acre Partnership
“River LA was asked by the City of Los Angeles to lead the “Friends of Taylor Yard” Capital Campaign, Los Angeles's largest and most impactful new philanthropic project in generations,” said River LA board chair Harry B. Chandler, whose mother Dorothy led fundraising efforts for the Los Angeles Music Center. ”My committee and I will be focusing our campaign on foundations, high net worth individuals and corporations wanting to make a lasting impact by endowing the high-profile features of this new park.”
Among the elements of the Taylor Yard Park include the 12-acre Paseo del Rio Greenway, which has already secured public funding and was last reported to be ready to start construction in 2025. River LA is raising money for elements such as the park's:
- Welcome Pavilion, described as a community hub and education center with a cafe;
- The Turntable, which will transform the former rail yard's turntable into a gathering space;
- a Pedestrian & Wildlife Bridge to link the Rio del Los Angeles State Park to Taylor Yard;
- a Kayak Center; and
- a River Overlook.
Map of Taylor Yard River Park space100 Acre Partnership
Other plans for the 100 Acre Partnership include the 18-acre Bowtie Parcel, where a wetlands area is planned at the northern corner of the Taylor Yard.
The entire site, formerly a Southern Pacific Railroad freight rail yard, has been gradually redeveloped with public open space, housing, and other uses in recent decades. A portion of the site, the G2 Parcel, was dubbed the "crown jewel," of the L.A. River restoration effort. Recent estimates have indicated that it may cost more than $1 billion to complete the transformation of the former rail yard into park space.
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