Refer to it as Budget Item No. Funding the project will provide a raised continuous paved pathway for pedestrians and joggers around the reservoirs. Improve safety conditions on the streets adjacent to the reservoir property by separating pedestrians and joggers from automobile traffic. Allow public access during daylight hours only to 24 acres of park-like reservoir property which is now closed to the community. The project is necessary because hundreds of pedestrians and joggers use the streets surrounding the reservoirs every day for recreational purposes.
Conditions are dangerous for pedestrians and joggers.
Two fatal accidents have occurred involving pedestrians walking on streets around the reservoirs. The Silver Lake community will benefit because DWP will make 24 acres of park-like reservoir property accessible to the public for the first time. Unlike other proposed urban projects, nothing will need to be done to reclaim the land for recreational use. This recreational opportunity is located in an area of Los Angeles which has a serious shortage of open space and public parks. The Master Plan has received broad based support from the Silver Lake community that is diverse both ethnically and economically.