LOS ANGELES—California will invest more than $15 million into projects to improve transportation along the Los Angeles River, officials announced Sept. 29. “The L.A. River is an iconic destination for people across this region—and these investments demonstrate the strength of our coalition taking action to help it realize its full potential,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said. “I want to thank Assemblymember [Laura] Friedman for championing this piece of our historic waterway, which will provide Angelenos and visitors with better access to green spaces, as well as more places to walk and bike.” The funding includes $10 million to complete the Glendale-Los Angeles Garden River pedestrian and bicycle bridge, which will create a connection between Glendale and Griffith Park’s bike paths. The remaining $5 million will establish an integral undercrossing to create a path for active transportation users along the North Atwater East Bank of the river. Once that project is completed, …