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Sun Valley, located in the
San Fernando Valley just northwest of Burbank Airport,
became a "LANI neighborhood" in 1994. It is a close-knit
community containing residential areas and small businesses,
as well as light industry fueled by the freight train
route in the project area. The community retains some
vestiges of its past as a rural ranching area in the
early 1900s, with sporadic unpaved streets, and streets
without sidewalks or lighting. The neighborhood is anchored
by a large park, which houses a gym and community center,
and by the Sun Valley Park Plaza, completed by LANI
and the Sun Valley Neighborhood Improvement Organization
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Projects Completed ($506,900)
- Comprehensive Community Work
Plan
- Sun Vally Community Plaza (adjascent
to Sun Valley Park)
- Decorative river rock walls at
bus stops adjacent to Metrolink right-of-way
- Metrolink right-of-way landscaping
in conjunction with the MTA
- Facade painting project with
local businesses
- Bus shelters (6) with matching
benches (6), trash receptacles and information
kiosk (1)
- Trees (76) and Tree well plantings
- Banners (24)
- Transit corridor lights (34)
LANI Sustainable Organization
In accordance with LANI's program
design, the Sun Valley Recognized Community
Organization (RCO) created a new nonprofit -
the Sun Valley Neighborhood Improvement Organization
(SVNIO.) LANI continues to provide some support
services to Sun Valley, but most of their activities
are independent from LANI.
Additional Benefits of LANI
Program
- The NIO secured $46,154 in
in-kind goods and services for its Community
Plaza Park project
- Sun Valley leveraged LANI funds
with a $10,000 donation from a local businessman.
- Sun Valley secured special
permission from the City of Los Angeles
Board of Public Works to plant greenery
in lieu of tree well grates - the first
such approval in the Los Angeles.
- The NIO secured a $1,680 grant
from Venture Council of Los Angeles, a local
nonprofit, for tree maintenance.
- Sun Valley received a $12,115
grant from the Urban Resources Partnership
for community greening
- Sun Valley secured $3,700 in
in-kind materials and labor from Home Depot,
Polytechnic High School, People-in-Progress,
and various businesses and contractors for
the Metrolink R-O-W Project.
- Sun Valley received $2,030
in trees and trees planting from Los Angeles
Conservation Corps
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| Contacts |
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Sun Valley Neighborhood Improvement
Organization (SVNIO):
Jon Eshbach
President
(818) 767-2024 |
Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative
(LANI):
Monica Carlos, Program Manager
(213) 627-1822 Ext. 15
monica@lani.org |
Councilmember Greig Smith's
Office |
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