Taylor Yard River Park will provide significant new green space in one of the most heavily urbanized regions in the U.S. The 40-acre park, scheduled for completion in the summer of 2021, will provide public access to the Los Angeles River.

The City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works approved the city’s Bureau of Engineering’s selection of WSP earlier this month to lead the Taylor Yard River Park Project. The firm will be responsible for park design, environmental documentation, contaminated soil remediation and design services during construction.

Taylor Yard River Park is the first major project of the City of Los Angeles’s 2007 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan. The plan envisions a connected series of green spaces along the river throughout the city. The project is also identified in the U.S. Army Corps' ecosystem restoration feasibility study adopted by Congress in 2016. The plan envisions ecosystem values being restored along an 11-mile corridor of the river just upstream from downtown Los Angeles.

“Our team of urban designers and environmental engineers is eager to assist the city reimagine the Los Angeles River as part of its vision to be the most livable city in the nation,” added Gregory A. Kelly, president and chief executive officer of WSP USA. “This is a transformational project and we are proud to be part of the project team.”