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Streetcar workshop at the Orpheum Theatre
 Local streetcar advocates, neighborhood councils, residents, and property and business owners discuss feasibility of a Downtown Los Angeles Streetcar in the historic Broadway Corridor, Thursday May 22ndat Historic Orpheum Theatre
in Downtown, Los Angeles

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Notice of Proposed Environmental Cleanup and Notice of Public Meeting for Crown Coach Industrial Redevelopment Site
The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles is planning to conduct an environmental cleanup at the Crown Coach Industrial Redevelopment Site located near the intersection of 15th Street and Washington Boulevard in the Central Industrial Redevelopment Project Area.

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Shape the Future of Downtown Parking
Downtown Los Angeles is changing and so are the plans, policies and regulations about parking. Please join community groups, civic leaders and policy makers to discuss Downtown Parking.

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Buildings Along District 9 Corridors Targeted for Façade Improvements
CRA/LA Approves Ongoing Grant & Loan Programs Los Angeles — Owners of commercial buildings and their tenants along Washington Boulevard, Figueroa Street, Vermont, Central and Broadway Avenues can receive grants and no- interest loans to improve their exteriors, under a proposal approved Thursday, April 21, by the Board of Commissioners of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA). 

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Downtown Region Projects

Bunker Hill
Redevelopment Project: 133 Acres

Central Business District
Redevelopment Project: 537.9 Acres

Central Industrial
Redevelopment Project: 738 Acres

Chinatown
Redevelopment Project: 303 Acres

City Center
Redevelopment Project: 879 Acres

Council District 9 Corridors
Disaster Recovery Project: 2,817 Acres

Little Tokyo
Redevelopment Project: 67 Acres

Total Acres:  5474.9



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Site Office Information:
354 South Spring St. Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90013
T: 213-977-1740
F: 213-617-8233

Regional Administrator:
David Riccitiello
driccitiello@cra.lacity.org
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David Riccitiello David Riccitiello, Regional Administrator

Mr. Riccitiello joined the staff of the CRA/LA in 1985. His early accomplishments as a member of the planning staff included the Convention Center Expansion project and the AB283 residential rezoning for downtown. He has received a number of promotions during his tenure, becoming a project manager in 1991.  >>Read full Bio

General Description

The Downtown Region is defined by seven project areas, including the Central Business District, Central Industrial, Chinatown, City Center, Little Tokyo, Council District 9 Corridors and Bunker Hill, the most historic of all project areas. The 22 priority projects in this region will repair and restore public infrastructure and civic facilities, encourage economic development and facilitate housing opportunities for residents of all income levels.

Redevelopment Goals

To provide housing for all income levels, including and specially for very low-income households, incentives for private investment and business development, address deteriorated buildings and vacant blighted land, develop business opportunities, implement landscaping and streetscape improvements, and rehabilitate key historic buildings.

Geography

The region extends as far north as Chinatown, and south towards Florence Avenue, with a western boundary at Vermont Ave. With the exception of the Central Industrial Redevelopment Project, it is bound by Alameda Street to the East. The majority of the region’s priority projects are located within an area whose parameters include CA Interstate Highways 5, 10, 101 and 110.