The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on June 14 unanimously approved an ambitious plan to revitalize the Los Angeles River, despite the withdrawn support of several environmental and community groups. The plan is intended to serve as a blueprint to transform the river into a public open space and natural urban habitat over the next quarter-century.

The Los Angeles River Master Plan—which took six years to develop—identifies strategies, programs, and project opportunity sites to restore the waterway, and address related housing issues and community impacts.