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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
Video: PLACE Grant Coordinators Explain Transpo., Public Health and Their Projects
In 2008, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health awarded five Policies for Livable, Active Communities and Environments (P.L.A.C.E.) Grants, three to municipalities and two to non-profits working with local governments, to create programs and policies to encourage people to live healthier, more active, lifestyles through better transportation planning. The grants ran from July 1, 2008 through June 30 of this year. For more on what to expect, please visit the announcement of this fellowship series.
July 29, 2011