[LosAngelesSportsFan]

There are plans to completely redo the Silver Lake reservoir and the surrounding area since its no longer holding our drinking water.

In regards to MacArthur Park.. Koreatown has basically squeezed up the Western edge of the Park and there are several highrises and other rehabs currently under construction next to Lafayette park. On the Eastern Side, Downtown development has basically crept up to the Home Depot, which is 2 blocks from the park. On the Southern side, you have both downtown (LA Live area) and Koreatown encroaching with development and the northern side is also seeing a cleanup and new properties.

LA City has notoriously been HORRIBLE and doing the small things. Maintenance, infrastructure, etc that is just so basic everywhere else is a fucking monumental task here for some reason. You would think the city would have had the foresight to underground the wires surrounding Echo Park Lake when they spend hundreds of millions redoing the lake as well as repaving the streets, tying it into the surrounding neighborhoods with bike lanes and new landscaping... nothing. Everything here is done in a vacuum and it really detracts from the city and urban experience. Until we have a mayor and council-members that understand this, its going to be hard to enhance the pedestrian experience to the level we all hope for.