Cornfields
Arroyo Seco Specific Plan (CASP) Campaign
CASP (Cornfields Arroyo Seco Specific Plan) is a city plan that will impact the future of our community. While we support the Plan's overall goals of improving livability and economic development, we are concerned that the Plan in its current draft does not provide enough guarantees to protect environmental health and social equity, specifically as it relates to the needs and concerns of local residents and small business.
The Vision of CASP
As it stands, the Plan will continue to allow the development of unhealthy neighborhoods where homes are located next to polluting facilities and parks next to freeways. The Plan does not set aside land for affordable housing, nor does it aim to provide living-wage jobs in a neighborhood where 36% of residents live below the poverty line. Furthermore, the City has not been engaging in meaningful public participation around the Plan.
Our Recommendations
CASP (Cornfields Arroyo Seco Specific Plan) is a city plan that will impact the future of our community. While we support the Plan's overall goals of improving livability and economic development, we are concerned that the Plan in its current draft does not provide enough guarantees to protect environmental health and social equity, specifically as it relates to the needs and concerns of local residents and small business.
The Vision of CASP
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As it stands, the Plan will continue to allow the development of unhealthy neighborhoods where homes are located next to polluting facilities and parks next to freeways. The Plan does not set aside land for affordable housing, nor does it aim to provide living-wage jobs in a neighborhood where 36% of residents live below the poverty line. Furthermore, the City has not been engaging in meaningful public participation around the Plan.
Our Recommendations
| Public Participation Provide meaningful public participation on a more consistent and timely basis to update stakeholders on the progress of the Plan. | Environmental Justice Create a healthy environment where we live, work, lean, and play by reducing the exposure of residents to environmental hazards in the Plan area. |
| Safe and Sustainable Jobs Create safe and sustainable jobs for local residents by targeting industries that offer living-wage jobs and provide career ladder opportunities, while also assisting small businesses and employers. | Affordable Housing Create more affordable housing by offering incentives for a percentage of new housing development to be for low, very low, and extremely low income households. |
U P D A T E S
- The Draft Environmental Impact Report (dEIR) was released in September 2011.
- The sixty day period for community members to raise concerns about this plan ends on November 21, 2011.
- There will be follow up meetings with the staff from Councilmember Ed Reyes' office and the Los Angeles Department of City Planning within the next few months.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
1) Sign our petition AND pass it on
2) Send us your "THIS IS MY CITY TOO" photos!
3) Call-in or send a letter to Councilmember Ed Reyes
4) Participate in upcoming meetings & public hearings
Special thanks to our following allies and supporters:
ELACC, WORKS, NRDC, Green LA Coalition, LACBC, CBE, BRU, SAJE, Pacoima Beautiful, UNIDAD, Friends of the LA River, LA Conservancy, LAANE, SCANPH
Pros of CASP
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