Reseda Village

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Reseda Village, in the West San Fernando Valley, became a "LANI neighborhood" in June 1997. This community possesses both an intimate, small-town feeling and an exciting, diverse commercial district. Although the 1994 Northridge earthquake damaged some store-fronts, it did not dampen the community's spirit. With LANI's help, the Recognized Community Organization (RCO) is recreating Reseda's neighborhood main street and paving the way for economic turn around.

Demographics:  
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  • Median Family Income: $40,797 per year
  • Per Capita Income: $15,827
  • Average Household size: 3
  • Employment Rate: 61%
  • Percent Using Public Transportation: 27%
  • Percent of People Carpooling: 20%

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1990 Census Data


LANI Improvements

 

Projects Completed ($483,000)

  • Comprehensive Community Work Plan
  • Street trees and tree grates (115)
  • Design for Pedestrian street lights (118)
  • Decorative crosswalks at 5 major intersections (19)
  • Paint street lights and traffic poles
  • Street trees and tree grates (86)
  • Continued tree watering service

Projects in Progress

  • Grassroots facade painting program: donated paint and volunteer labor is being secured to paint and unify storefronts
  • Sidewalk steamcleaning services will be procured
  • A security light and camera program for alleys is being created

LANI Sustainable Organization

In accordance with LANI's program design, the Reseda Recognized Community Organization (RCO) initially created a partnership with the Reseda Chamber of Commerce a 501c3 (nonprofit). However, the recently established Reseda Village BID (Business Improvement District) now serves as the LANI sustainable organization with its steady income from local assessments. The BID is better suited to maintain and sustain the revitalization efforts initiated by LANI. The goals of the BID are to restore the community and make it clean and safe. After 2000, LANI will continue to provide support services to Reseda, but most of their activities will be independent from LANI.

Additional Benefits of LANI Program

LANI grants leveraged with over $800,000 to date!

  • $700,000 federal allocation secured by elected officials for the RCO to plan and implement streetscape projects in conjunction with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and Caltrans
  • $57, 000 in street-pole painting from the Department of Water & Power
  • $32,000 grant to the Reseda Recognized Community Organization (RCO) from Urban Resources Partnership
  • $40,000 for a pocket park to be incorporated into an existing bus stop - funded by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
  • $12,700 in tree purchases from Los Angeles Conservation Corps.

Contacts      
Ann Kinzle, Reseda Village Recognized Community Organization
Chair
(818)345-1920		 Reseda Village Business Improvement District
Susan Levi
Executive Director		 Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI):
Monica Carlos, Program Manager
(213) 627-1822 Ext. 15
monica@lani.org		 Councilmember Dennis P. Zine's Office (Reseda)
Miachel Besem
Field Deputy
mbesem@council.lacity.org
(818) 756-8848

Updated Spring 2003