Sylmar residents may have noticed some street improvements this week with the unveiling of the first installation of “Moving Beauty Pathway,” a series of pedestrian improvements along San Fernando Road, between Polk and Hubbard streets, to enhance safety while also introducing aesthetic improvements.
The project is part of the Great Streets initiative, a program started by the mayor’s office.
Representatives from Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural, a local nonprofit which received a $500,000 Great Streets grant, and Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez – whose office secured an additional $250,000 to pay for decorative crosswalks – held a ribbon cutting at the intersection of San Fernando Road and Astoria Street on Monday, March 13.
The first phase of the project consisted of turning crosswalks into public art at three intersections along San Fernando Road – at Astoria, Paddock and Oro Grande streets – to celebrate community history and culture. The Aztec symbols of “Xochitl,” which means “flower,” and “Ollin,” which translates to “movement,” were painted on the crosswalks, which also featured reflective paint to help make the crosswalks more visible to drivers.
The entire project will cost $1.03 million and will feature bollard lights and a community art aspect – which has yet to be determined – in addition to the decorative crosswalks, according to Rodriguez’s office.
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