Fixing Reseda Boulevard

A tired stretch of Reseda Boulevard — the old "downtown Northridge — might be in line for a face-lift, according to the Daily News:

Ten years ago, shopkeepers and university professors launched a new business improvement district for aging Reseda Boulevard dubbed "Northridge Oasis — the Cultural Center of the Valley."

But many say the district dissolved because absentee landlords never coughed up enough to maintain improvements.

Now two north San Fernando Valley neighborhood councils are collaborating to seek a new vision for the old-fashioned main street from Lassen Street to Roscoe Boulevard.

"We have a lot of restaurants, but we don't have any sidewalk cafes or outdoor dining. We have wonderful restaurants ... but where is the ambience? We have fantastic weather, but where is the dining?" said Steve Patel, chairman for the NE/W Vision Committee, founded in January.