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More than 300 community members crowded the Crowne Plaza ballroom on February 11
to hear about the latest developments on the LA Waterfront. The "official"
project kick-off meeting came after years of meetings and planning to come up with
consensus plans for both the Wilmington and San Pedro sides of the LA
Waterfront. The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the
Wilmington Waterfront Project in June 2009 and the San Pedro Waterfront Project
in September 2009. Commission President Cindy Miscikowski and Commission
Vice-President Jerilyn López Mendoza expressed their
thanks to all of those in attendance. Port Executive Director
Geraldine Knatz presented the basic elements of the projects and progress to
date. She also addressed the financial aspects of the plans and the fact
that new and creative funding sources were being researched.
Port Business Improvement District (PBID) executive director Steve Robbins
gave a presentation on the efforts to introduce a rubber-tired trolley service
to run between downtown, Ports O' Call and the World Cruise Center. He
also informed the crowd that four new vendor carts were purchased by the Port/PBID
and these should be in use along the waterfront promenade in the coming months.
Port Senior Communications Director Arley Baker outlined the various outreach
efforts in place for the LA Waterfront and then the meeting was opened to a
question and answer session from the audience. The meeting was a great success
with lots of information shared in terms of how waterfront projects in
Wilmington and San Pedro will be advanced over the next several years.
Click here to view the meeting video
Click here to view the meeting Powerpoint presentation
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