Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Newsletter

July 22, 2004

Neighborhood Mapping Project

As you may know, there have been many efforts over the years to identify and celebrate the different neighborhoods in our city. This process has been hampered by the lack of a formal or uniform way to identify neighborhoods.

We know that within Neighborhood Council boundaries, there are many separate and distinct neighborhoods. We believe that one of best places to go is to those who best know their communities. We're combining our new effort with the efforts of Councilman LaBonge's office.

The process we want to use for this part of the effort is quite simple, and hopefully will not take up too much of your time. Using a map of your Neighborhood Council, please draw lines to designate areas that you believe are distinct neighborhoods, regardless of size. Please include each neighborhood's name. If you need to have a map sent to you, please let us know.

Once you have demarcated the various neighborhoods within your Neighborhood Council area, please fax the map to Matt Modrzejewski in the Office of the Mayor at (213) 978-0775, or mail it to him at 200 North Spring St., Room 370, Los Angeles, CA 90012. He and his staff will collect the information, and we will have taken a huge step toward identifying the city's neighborhoods. If you have questions, or if you need a map, please contact me (through the email below).

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Greg Nelson
gnelson@mailbox.lacity.org

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