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Frame 4: North Plain

Heights
Central Plain
North Plain Section

M, L, XL Sites

West Santa Ana Branch Bikeway (RM 18.2)
Upper Segment Multiuse Easement and Atlantic Blvd Area (RM 16.2)
Maywood Park Bend (RM 15.8)
Rail to River Corridor: Randolph Street (RM 15.3)

XS, S Sites

26th St West of Soto St (RM 19.43)
Soto St (RM 19.17) 1 Lower LA River Revitalization Plan
Bandini Blvd West (RM 18.99) 2 Lower LA River Revitalization Plan
Bandini Blvd, northeast of LA River (RM 18.85) 3 Lower LA River Revitalization Plan
Bandini Islands (RM 18.34)
Vernon Ave & Union Pacific Railroad (RM 18.33)
Downey Rd North (RM 18.18) 4 Lower LA River Revitalization Plan
Bandini Blvd, north of LA River (RM 18.01) 5 Lower LA River Revitalization Plan
Charter St & Santa Fe Railway (RM 17.88)
Bandini Blvd, west of Atlantic Interchange (RM 17.42)
District Blvd & Gifford Avenue (RM 17.19)
Atlantic (RM 16.62)
District (RM 16.55)
Casitas Ave & Randolph St (RM 15.32)
Southall Lane & River Dr (RM 14.75)
Florence Ave, east of Long Beach Fwy (RM 14.52) 6 Lower LA River Revitalization Plan
Florence (RM 14.52)

Location

Bell Bell Gardens Commerce Huntington Park Maywood Vernon

River Miles

14.1 – 19.5

Channel Width

415 ft.

Channel Slope

0.2%

More about the North Plain frame

Channel Characteristics

The channel in this frame is a concrete leveed trapezoidal section that is approximately 415 feet wide at the southernmost end. It transitions to a concrete entrenched trapezoidal section and then to a concrete entrenched rectangular section at river mile 19 at the northern end, with a width of about 285 feet.

Landside Right-of-Way Characteristics

In this frame, industrial development and several adjacent rail lines limit the landside right-of-way to consistently less than 15 feet. In the northern portion of the frame, there is no landside right-of-way along the right bank. Right-of-way parcels in this frame are south, east, and west facing.

Notable Features

  • Dense industrial context
  • Pollution and soil contamination present from heavy industry
  • Utility rights-of-way and freight yards along both sides of the river
  • Maywood Riverfront Park from river mile 15.7 to 15.8 along the right bank

Significant Considerations

  • Soil contaminant and air pollution mitigation and treatment are especially important in post-industrial sites prevalent in this frame.
  • Utility right-of-way projects require further coordination with power companies, but also provide a significant amount of land for corridor connectivity.
  • Very high park needs and industrial land uses limit access to the LA River and healthy open space.
  • Access to the river is limited by the 710 Interstate so projects may need to consider how barriers to reaching the river can be navigated.
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