Some of the loudest conversations about the transformation of the 51-mile L.A. River center on Taylor Yard, what had been a greasy, soot-filled tangle of rail lines and boxcars.
The three design schemes look totally distinct on paper and come with different names — “Island,” “Soft Edge,” “The Yards” — but they all have the same goal: restore wildlife habitat, plant people-friendly landscapes and develop flood-control strategies for a place that has been the subject of so much neglect, speculation, dreaming and debate: the L.A. River.
The hot Spanish architecture office Selgascano will create a viewing platform at Taylor Yard so the public has some access to the changes to the river habitat prior to the 2028 opening.One of the goals of the Taylor Yards project is to better connect the public to the L.A. River. New design proposals look at various ways to do that.
“With Taylor Yard, our hope is to create experiences at different scales that are very close to nature and also celebratory of the community,” Lehrer said. “You start seeing how this place could weave together cultures and age groups through landscape and activities.”“Island” takes inspiration from the naturally occurring sediment islands that form in the soft-bottom sections of the river.
"The Yards' design scheme includes a circular plaza that would sit where a Southern Pacific turntable used to spin locomotives.
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