Recent Streetsblog LA posts about mariachi plaza

The Mariachi Plaza lots (at center, in orange) and some of the surrounding area. Depending on how the lots are developed, the section of Bailey Street between the two lots could be incorporated into the project as a pedestrian plaza. Source: Development Guidelines, Metro/Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio/Perkins + Will/DakeLuna

Metro Committee to Adopt Mariachi Plaza Development Guidelines Wednesday

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 17, 2017 | 4 Comments

This Wednesday, Metro's Planning and Programming Committee will vote on whether to approve the development guidelines for the lots at Mariachi Plaza that Metro would send to potential bidders as part of the Request for Proposals (RFP) process.

The lot at 1st and Boyle. to the right (across Boyle), an affordable housing project is being built. At a lot adjacent to Mariachi Plaza (where image was taken from) development will like come in the form of housing and commercial retail space. (Google maps)

EWDD Considers Two Proposals for CRA/LA-Owned Lot at Mariachi Plaza

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 30, 2016 | No Comments

The Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) recently reported that it was considering two proposals for the development of the vacant lot at 1st and Boyle, just across the street from Mariachi Plaza. It received the proposals in response to a 78-page Request for Proposals (RFP) released this past May, which had detailed the specifics […]

Eastside Sol Rocks Mariachi Plaza, Engages Boyle Heights on Cleaner Transpo and Energy Alternatives

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 22, 2016 | No Comments

In lower-income communities – particularly those where rentership is very high – people often have very little access to clean energy or clean technology alternatives. The organizers behind the second annual Eastside Sol event held at Mariachi Plaza this past Saturday know how important it is for that to change. Such communities are often most […]

Residents Debate Priorities for Mariachi Plaza at Second Design Workshop

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 15, 2016 | 1 Comment

“If it wasn’t for Garage [Board Shop and Sk8 for Education program],” 9-year-old skater “Bite Size” told me, “I’d probably be hanging out with the wrong type.” I looked at him. He really was adorably bite-sized as he stood next to a skateboard nearly as as tall as he was. It was hard to believe […]

Planning for Mariachi Plaza Begins Again; How it Will Tie in to Other Area Projects Remains Unclear

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 4, 2016 | 4 Comments

A jacuzzi. Yes, Petronila Lozano, community member and volunteer with Union de Vecinos, repeated in Spanish, a jacuzzi with beautiful trees around it. The Metro lot at Mariachi Plaza could be a place where both the elders and the youth of the community could relax and enjoy themselves, she winked, sketching out her ideal vision […]

Metro Moves Affordable Housing Projects in Boyle Heights Forward, Returns Grocery Store Project to Drawing Board

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 4, 2015 | 2 Comments

At Thursday’s Metro Board meeting, boardmembers took action on several items pertaining to the future of Metro-owned lots in Boyle Heights. The Board approved motions allowing affordable housing projects at 1st and Soto, Cesar Chavez and Soto, and 1st and Lorena to continue moving forward, while rescinding the agreement with McCormack Baron Salazar regarding their […]

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