Campus Road provides a vital car-free connection for Eagle Rock residents to travel between the Occidental College neighborhood and Yosemite Recreation Center, Eagle Rock Junior/Senior High School, and other destinations in the community. However, outdated barriers installed decades ago make the gate inaccessible to people pushing child strollers and bicycles. Redesigning this entry point will allow more neighbors to avoid lengthy detours for walking and biking between these important Eagle Rock destinations.
We can change this! Join TERA and adjacent neighbors in advocating for the City of Los Angeles to improve this local community connection.
Join The Eagle Rock Association (TERA), Abundant Housing LA, Eastside Housing for All for an Urban Hike through Eagle Rock! This 4-mile walk will explore Eagle Rock’s evolving landscape, housing history, and transit future. We will stop at key sites including a small lot subdivision, a controversial ED1 project, Occidental College, and the future Colorado Boulevard BRT route.
What You Will Learn at This Event:
1: How exclusionary zoning, ED1 streamlining, and local tenant protections shape Northeast LA.
2: The potential for building affordable housing on faith lands (SB 4) and reviving neighborhood corner stores.
3: Immediate ways to organize with Eastside Housing for All and TERA to advocate for transit-oriented communities.
Route & Accessibility Note: This hike includes a steep, unpaved trail over Fiji Hill. Attendees who prefer to skip the steep climb can proceed directly to the Oxy FEAST garden to rest and meet back up with the group. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring plenty of water!
Nate Mercereau Ensemble in 2021 – photo by Glen Han
TERA is pleased to announce Sylvan Sounds: a FREE concert at the historic Sylvan Amphitheater in Yosemite Recreation Center featuring Jeff Parker Expansion Duo, a collaboration between acclaimed local musicians Jeff Parker and Jeremiah Chiu, with a separate set by experimental beat musician megiapa, and sounds by DJ Scottie McNiece.
We invite you to join us for this family-friendly event! Bring a blanket or seat cushion, a picnic and water, your friends, family, neighbors, and/or well behaved pups. We kindly request that you don’t smoke or bring alcohol into the park.
Sitting on a hillside adjacent to Occidental College’s campus, the Sylvan Theater was constructed in 1931 as an emergency jobs program project during the Great Depression. The amphitheater is accessible from Yosemite Drive, the La Roda Avenue cul de sac, and via a pedestrian gate on Campus Road.
Image courtesy of the Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society
Sylvan Sounds is an effort spearheaded by TERA’s Public Spaces working group. This initiative seeks to activate and improve Eagle Rock’s local parks and public spaces. TERA advocates for care through use, and is engaging with the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks to help maintain and improve the Sylvan Theater. If you are interested in being a part of this effort, please let us know!
TERA is a 501c3 non-profit neighborhood association fueled by the support of neighbors like you. Please consider supporting our work so we can plan future events by becoming a member. Donations to TERA are tax deductible within Federal limits.
Join TERA member Ryan Johnson on a FREE walking tour of picturesque Hill Drive with some short detours to talk about some local history. We’ll gather at Unincorporated Coffee (2160 Colorado) around 8:30am-8:45am to grab a coffee and will head out promptly at 9am.
Kids are welcome and the walk will generally be on flat streets. We will walk a 3 mile loop and should be back at Unincorporated Coffee around 11am.
This event is free but we welcome your donations, which will help us to plan future walks. TERA is a 501c3 nonprofit and donations are tax deductible within Federal limits.
Join TERA board member Colleen Corcoran on her favorite hillside streets, stairs, and trails in Eagle Rock. We’ll start at ROCK Coffee (4808 Townsend) for a coffee before we head out at 9am.
Kids are welcome, but we will be on some steep streets and trails where strollers are not accessible. Hiking shoes recommended! We will walk a 2.5 mile loop and should be back at ROCK before 11:00.
Our TERA Public Space Committee is working to highlight and improve walking and biking connectivity in Eagle Rock — on our boulevards, and neighborhood streets, our sidewalks, trails, stairways and parks.
We’re kicking off this work in 2026 with a walk led by TERA member Claire Bowin, an urban planner, landscape designer, ceramicist, and longtime Eagle Rocker. She’ll share with us her favorite route connecting Yosemite and Eagle Rock Rec Centers, and we’ll discuss walking, pedestrian safety, and the sites of Eagle Rock along the way.
Join us Saturday 2/21, 8am–10am meet in front of Yosemite Rec Center
This committee explores opportunities for new projects like park activations, pocket parks, and other public space improvements around Eagle Rock, while continuing and expanding TERA’s ongoing work on safety initiatives like Slow Yosemite and Rock the Boulevard.
Connectivity to & Activation of Existing Parks
TERA is working to strengthen the role of our existing parks — Eagle Rock and Yosemite Rec Centers — as vital community hubs. This committee is exploring ways to increase access and connectivity to these parks, making them more inviting for all Eagle Rock residents. These efforts include simple programming and activation strategies that can bring neighbors together here and help these spaces to serve the diverse needs of our community.
Pocket Parks & Pop-Up Public Space
TERA is also working to identify opportunities to create permanent or temporary small-scale “pocket parks” in underutilized spaces throughout Eagle Rock. Mini-parks or pop-up parks can serve as neighborhood gathering spots, provide respite in dense areas, and contribute to the overall livability of our community. By reimagining vacant lots, awkward corners, underutilized parking, and other unused spaces, we can increase access to nature, seating, shade, and recreation space.
Safer and More Walkable Streets & Sidewalks
Eagle Rock’s walkability is central to our neighborhood character, and this committee is continuing TERA’s ongoing work to make our streets and sidewalks safer and more accessible. We are working to identify priority areas with existing safety issues and/or potential funding sources to make the biggest impact on street safety and comfort. This work will build on TERA’s ongoing Rock The Boulevard and Slow Yosemite initiatives, extending safe and accessible street design throughout Eagle Rock. By creating a more connected network of safe and pleasant walking and biking routes, we can enable active transportation, support local businesses, reduce car traffic, and foster the kind of street-level community interactions that make Eagle Rock special.
Getting involved with our Public Space Committee: Please let us know if you are interested in getting involved!
Recognizing that Eagle Rock’s unique small businesses are at the core of what makes our community a special place to live, work, and spend time in, TERA’s Happening in Eagle Rock initiative seeks to promote Eagle Rock as a vibrant commercial community and destination.
Honoring past TERA President, Greg Merideth, Happening in Eagle Rock takes its name from an anonymous social media account that Greg ran from 2021 until his passing in 2024 in order to promote local businesses and local activities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing Vacancy and Turnover: Longstanding vacancies and high turnover in select properties within our commercial districts hold back our community from being a premiere destination for goods, services, food, and entertainment. Just as TERA worked diligently to help restore the then-vacant Eagle Theatre and bring Vidiots to Eagle Rock, TERA is focused on working collaboratively to fill vacancies large and small within Eagle Rock.
Promoting a Mix of Business Types: Commercial districts best serve their local community when they provide a mix of services, shops, restaurants, and entertainment. By working collaboratively as a community and with property owners, TERA seeks to meet our community’s needs locally and avoid oversaturation of individual business types.
Supporting Existing Small Businesses: One of the things that makes the Eagle Rock community so special is our mix of family-owned legacy businesses that have served our community with care and compassion for decades, alongside passionate and creative young entrepreneurs who have chosen Eagle Rock to open their new businesses. The TERA newsletter’s Local Business Spotlight series promotes Eagle Rock businesses by telling their story. Additionally, TERA is working to develop a kit that helps to demystify some of the common code and regulatory challenges that small business owners face.
Facilitating Local Events in Eagle Rock From 1999 until 2018, Eagle Rock hosted the Eagle Rock Music Festival, a unique outdoor festival that activated Downtown Eagle Rock and featured local musicians. TERA is working to identify opportunities to host local events in Eagle Rock that bring our community together and bring customers to our local businesses.
Getting involved with Happening in Eagle Rock: Please let us know if you are interested in getting involved in the Happening in Eagle Rock initiative!
Upcoming Events: Happening in Eagle Rock Regular Meeting Tuesday, September 8th, 6pm-7pm RSVP for location
Recent Events: Happening in Eagle Rock Vacancy Walk Audit Tuesday, October 21, 6pm-9pm Location: Yellow Paper Burger
As part of TERA’s Happening in Eagle Rock initiative, TERA regularly spotlights local small businesses. Know a local business that is interested in being spotlighted? Let us know!
As we head into fall, TERA is kicking off our work on two new committees that came out of our strategic planning process in March:
TERA’s Public Space Working Group will support safer and more accessible streets and sidewalks, as well as improvement, activation, and and access to park space in Eagle Rock. This committee This committee will continue and expand TERA’s ongoing work on safety initiatives like Slow Yosemite and Rock the Boulevard, and we will also explore opportunities for new projects like park activations, pocket parks, and other public space improvements around Eagle Rock.
TERA’s Happening in Eagle Rock Initiative will support new and legacy businesses in Eagle Rock with local knowledge and assistance with code compliance, to sustain and grow local economic development and community events. We are also beginning an audit of vacant storefronts in Eagle Rock, and we hope to help pop-ups and permanent businesses fill those spaces in the future.
We’re looking for volunteers to get involved in both of these working groups. Reach out to us to find out more, if interested! We’ll continue to share more volunteer opportunities and other ways to get involved with TERA soon.
