Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Blumenfield, 3rd District, recently  broke ground on a new river park that will bring open space along the banks of the Los Angeles River.

More than six years in the making, the Los Angeles River and Aliso Creek Confluence Project will create a two-acre park, one mile of walking paths, and three-quarter miles of bicycle path and greenway, 14 decorative entrance gates and a 100-foot long mural in a densely populated, urban community. The project will transform a vacant lot alongside the river in the San Fernando Valley section of the waterway into a natural space that will provide habitat for wildlife and recreational green space for residents. In total, the Aliso Creek Confluence project will bring nearly seven acres of new open space the L.A. River and Aliso Creek.

Once built, the Aliso Creek Confluence Project will connect to and enhance a planned 50-mile network of bicycle and walking paths along the L.A. River.