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The County of Los Angeles has selected a world-class team to help update the LA River Master Plan, a comprehensive approach covering all 51 miles of the River. The effort was launched to update the original 1996 master plan, synthesizing more recent ideas for portions of the River and bringing a comprehensive vision to the transformation of the LA River.

Question 1 - Who selected the Consultant Team?

Who selected the Consultant Team?

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works solicited proposals for project management from its on-call technical consultants. Of the firms that returned proposals, Geosyntec was selected as the successful bidder. The other team members are subcontractors to Geosyntec.

Question 2 - Who has oversight of Los Angeles County Department of Public Works?

Who has oversight of Los Angeles County Department of Public Works?

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works manages the project management, which includes the management of the consulting team. The steering committee is in an advisory role, and advises the consultants and the county on the project based on community input.

Question 3 - What are the roles of each of the team members?

What are the roles of each of the team members?

Geosyntec

Geosyntec is the lead consultant responsible for all technical elements, including hydrology, flood protection and other water and engineering issues. Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. is an award-winning, international consulting firm, known in the greater Los Angeles area for its knowledge of local watersheds, long-term strategic perspectives, innovative planning and modeling analyses (hydrologic, hydraulic, hydrodynamic, water quality, and groundwater modeling), project design and delivery, and project optimization and monitoring services.

OLIN

OLIN will be developing corridor-level design and planning, design standards and the Master Plan Update document. OLIN is a landscape architecture and urban design firm whose work is predicated upon social engagement, craft, detail, materiality, and timelessness.

Gehry Partners

Gehry Partners is exploring and studying meaningful options for open space use while respecting the flood protection mandate and other water engineering requirements. Gehry Partners, LLP is a full-service architectural firm with extensive international experience in the design and construction of academic, museum, theater, performance, commercial, and master planning projects.

River LA

River LA is the lead in coordination of community engagement and outreach related to the update. River LA believes in championing river-oriented policy and sustainable public spaces and creating innovative models for community betterment and participation.

Kearns & West

Kearns & West is the Steering Committee facilitator. Kearns & West navigates collaboration and strategic communications to help clients communicate a vision and create productive connections with their stakeholders, employees, and customers.

Question 4 - What is the desired outcome of the plan?

What is the desired outcome of the plan?

The purpose of this process is to update the LA River Master Plan, which hasn’t been updated since 1996. This plan will address the needs of communities along the entirety of the LA River.

Question 5 - How soon will real change be seen on the river?

How soon will real change be seen on the river?

There is daily progress on the river, including both formal and informal meetings and conversations about the work. There are a number of projects in development up and down the river!

Question 6 - What kind of oversight exists of the technical team and the county?

What kind of oversight exists of the technical team and the county?

The steering committee as well as the subcommittees are designed to advise both the technical team and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW).

Question 7 - How can I get involved?

How can I get involved?

There are a variety of ways to get involved with the Los Angeles River Master Plan Update Process! To see ongoing events, check out our public engagements calendar. For regular updates and opportunities for digital engagement:

Take our LA River Master Plan Survey. Haga clic aquí para la encuesta en español.
Subscribe to the LA County River Master Plan Update email list
Stay connected by following Los Angeles River Master Plan on Facebook and LA River Master Plan on Twitter

Question 8 - Who is on the steering committee?

Who is on the steering committee?

Click here to see the complete list of the LA River Master Plan Steering Committee members.

Question 9 - When will the plan be completed?

When will the plan be completed?

This process will be complete in 2020.

Steering Committee Members

City of Downey	Sean Ashton
City of Long Beach	Kevin Jackson
City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering	Gary Lee Moore
City of Los Angeles Mayor's Office	Michael Affeldt
City of Paramount Public Works	Adriana Figueroa
City of South Gate Department of Public Works	Arturo Cervantes
Council for Watershed Health	Eileen Alduenda
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice	mark! Lopez
Friends of the LA River (FoLAR)	Marissa Christiansen
From Lot To Spot	Viviana Franco
Heal the Bay	Shelley Luce
Mia Lehrer	Mia Lehrer
Long Beach Conservation Corps	Dan Knapp
Los Angeles Business Council	Mary Leslie
Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission	Rudy Ortega
Los Angeles County 1st District	Waqas Rehman
Los Angeles County 2nd District	Karly Katona
Los Angeles County 3rd District	Katy Yaroslavsky
Los Angeles County 4th District	Jocelyn Rivera-Olivas
Los Angeles County 5th District	Anish Saraiya
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition	Eli Kaufman
Los Angeles County Business Federation	Hilary Norton
Los Angeles County Flood Control District	Keith Lilley
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	Evelyn Cortez-Davis
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust	Keshia Sexton
Los Angeles Waterkeeper	Bruce Reznick
Metropolitan Transportation Authority	Lauren Cencic
Mujeres De La Tierra	Irma R. Munoz
Pacoima Beautiful	Veronica Padilla-Campos
Public Counsel	Antonio Hicks
Regional Water Quality Control Board	Renee Purdy
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy	Mark Stanley
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy	Joseph T. Edmiston
Sierra Club Long Beach Area – 11 Cities	Gabrielle Weeks
The Boethius Initiative UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures	Peter Sellars
The Nature Conservancy	Shona Ganguly
The Trust for Public Land	Robin Mark
Urban Waters Federal Partnership	Justin Yee
US Army Corps of Engineers	Eduardo T. DeMesa
US Department of Housing and Urban Development	Pauline Louie
Water Replenishment District	Robb Whitaker

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