Red Fields to Green Fields: Los Angeles

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Thomas and Gates Streets both dead end at the top of the hill above the site. Broadway, because it is a large arterial street, it generates the most traffic around the site. Broadway and Thomas were observed to experience pedestrian and bike traffic from high school students. Additionally, a bus stop is located adjacent to the site on Broadway, near the intersection with Thomas Street. This bus stop is well-used, especially by high school students. The most distinguishing feature of the site is the sloped 0 topography, due to its location on the side of a hill that rises north from Broadway. The site generally slopes up from its southwest corner on Broadway to its northeast

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This site in Lincoln Heights is 1.1 acres. It is bordered on the south side by Broadway Street, which is a wide, N. Broadway busy commercial arterial. To the east and west the site is bordered by secondary streets, Thomas Street to the east and Gates Street to the west, both of5 which run uphill from Broadway along the border of the site. To the north, the site is bounded by the property line of a preschool, kindergarten, and a few residences, with buildings NM ain St. situated close to the property line.

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Figure 8–10.  Lincoln Heights Local site in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles

Figure 8–11.  Lincoln Heights Local site

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