Friends of the Hollywood Central Park have nurtured an ambitious and innovative plan for the City and residents of Hollywood.
– US Senator Dianne Feinstein

Larchmont Buzz: (Update) Proposed Hollywood Freeway Cap Gains Interest of DC Transportation Execs
Image Courtesy of HollywoodCentralPark.org
24 March 2012

Larchmont Buzz reported on the Hollywood Central Park project – a plan to build a cap over the top of the Hollywood Freeway in order to create a 44-acre Hollywood park.

The Daily News is reporting that this week local politicians and members of Friends of Hollywood Central Park met with members of the US Department of Transportation, including Department of Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood, to discuss the project. It appears that the project was well received and USDOT is readying next steps.

Daily News – A Park Over the Hollywood Freeway One Step Closer to Reality
Larchmont Buzz – Proposed Hollywood Freeway Cap Moving Towards EIR

According to the website LAist, US Representative Adam Schiff sent them a statement about the meeting. For more on that, click the link below:
LAist - U.S. Transportation Secretary Likes the Idea of Putting a Park On Top of the 101 Freeway [UPDATED]