Emerald Necklace Implementation Plan - Phase I

Emerald Necklace Implementation Plan - Phase I

The Emerald Necklace is a 17-mile interconnected network of bikeways, multi-use trails, parks, and greenways along the San Gabriel River and the Rio Hondo. The Emerald Necklace Implementation Plan Phase I includes sixteen projects that would close gaps in the trails network and increase access to people in the project area. The projects are located in four general areas along the Emerald Necklace which include the Quarry Clasp, Whittier Narrows, San Jose Creek, and Westside. The Quarry Clasp includes four projects (Projects 1-4) that would close the trail loop at the northern point of the necklace by connecting the San Gabriel River and the Rio Hondo. The Whittier Narrows area includes five projects (Projects 5-9) that would connect the Emerald Necklace Trail to the Whittier Narrows park resources at the southern side of the trail loop. These five projects would improve circulation in the Whittier Narrows area allowing access to pedestrians and bicyclists to all park areas currently inaccessible without a car. The San Jose Creek area would include two projects (projects 10 and 11) that would improve access to the Emerald Necklace for the communitieis on the east side of the San Gabriel River. The Westside area would include five projects (projects 12-16) that would create a continuous loop around the Emerald Necklace for equestrians and improved recreational potential for all user groups. Projects 12-16 would also improve access to the Emerald Necklace for the communities on the west side of the Rio Hondo.

Los Angeles

California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT)

Recreational (multi-use trails, bridges, park)

Other

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian