摘要: |
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI) is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation that acts on behalf of the city of Los Angeles, California. LANI dates back to the early part of the 1990s, spanning the eras of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Leimert Park Village is one of the shining stars of the LANI program. As one of the initial LANI demonstration projects, the planned community planted trees and flowers, installed banners and decorative trash receptacles throughout the village, added three bus shelters with matching benches, established a transit information center, received a $250,000 grant from the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for facade restoration, received $285,000 from the CRA for streetscape improvements, enacted an assessment of property owners to pay for additional street lighting throughout the village, and worked with the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks on a $600,000 restoration of Leimert Park. The Leimert Park Village Community Development Corporation, a permanent nonprofit organization that evolved out of the original LANI group, is now spearheading continuing revitalization efforts. |