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City presents River District feasibility study to reconnect Riverside neighborhoods to the Santa Ana River
Summary
Parks director Pamela Galera outlined a feasibility study to develop a River District—about a half-mile from the river comprising 800+ acres of city-owned lands—with phased park, trail, and gateway projects, grant-seeking, CEQA certification and community outreach; councilors emphasized the plan is a long-range roadmap, not immediate construction.
Pamela Galera, Riverside's director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, presented a River District feasibility study to the City Council on Oct. 28 aiming to "put the river back in Riverside." The study looks at roughly 800 acres of city-owned parklands and other public parcels within about a half-mile of the Santa Ana River and proposes phased gateway projects, trailheads, park improvements and tributary connections.
"It is our effort to put…
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