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Eyes on the Path: Construction Progress on Pacoima Wash Walk/Bike Path
New fencing, asphalt path and bike/walk bridge all appear done - the facility is expected to open this fall
June 20, 2024
San Fernando Breaks Ground on New Pacoima Wash Walk/Bike Path
The initial 1.4-mile Pacoima Wash project will extends along the east side of the wash, and includes a new bike/walk bridge, native landscaping, fencing, lighting, and watershed features.
March 24, 2023
CicLAvia Opens Streets in Pacoima, Arleta, and Panorama City
Four miles of Van Nuys Blvd were closed to cars, while people enjoyed skating, walking, bicycling and much more
June 25, 2018
Pacoima’s Van Nuys Blvd Celebrates L.A.’s Newest Protected Bikeway
This morning, Pacoima celebrated the city of Los Angeles' newest protected bike lanes on Van Nuys Blvd. The Van Nuys parking-protected bike lane extends 0.8-miles from Laurel Canyon Boulevard to San Fernando Road. This is the city's fourth protected bike lane facility, and the first in a predominantly low-income Latino community.
December 16, 2016
Pacoima’s Van Nuys Blvd To Receive Upgrade, Protected Bike Lane This Summer
A stretch of Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima will receive an extensive safety upgrade this summer. Under the leadership of Los Angeles City Councilmember Felipe Fuentes, Mayor Eric Garcetti's Great Streets Initiative, and the L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT), the 0.8-miles of Van Nuys Blvd. between Laurel Canyon Boulevard and San Fernando Road will receive a road diet. Traffic will be reduced by one lane; bike lanes will be added, including a southbound parking-protected bike lane.
May 5, 2016
At the Crossroads: In Order to Create a More Walkable L.A., Start with the Basics.
(Max Podemski is the Planning Director of Pacoima Beauftiful...but you already knew that, right? - DN)
May 5, 2015
Pacoima2050: Party at the Plaza, Envisioning the Community’s Future
James Rojas brought his interactive planning workshop to Pacoima at a pop-up plaza event on April 19.
May 1, 2014
End Goal in Pacoima: A Wash That’s Beautiful
One of the lessons that the world’s great cities learned is how to use natural and man created landmarks to strengthen and create great places. This is one area where Los Angeles still lags, and nowhere is this clearer than in the case of the Pacoima Wash.
September 26, 2011
Like a Troubled Bridge Over Water – Making Connections in Pacoima
Safe Routes to School?
September 21, 2011