required restoration. Between 1976 and 1983, the mural was flooded five times. Pollution and direct sun also eroded the art. It was estimated that it would cost over $400,000 to restore the Great Wall. A wooden pedestrian bridge that was used to view the wall became too worn over time and was removed as well. It was restored in 2011. The Santa Barbara-based Youth CineMedia program was chosen as the "official documentarians" of the restoration project in 2011. Restoration of the mural included artists and some of the original youth from the project putting in 8- and 12-hour days to complete the work. Due to its relative inaccessibilty, there are still challenges in viewing the Great Wall in its entirety. Plans for a bridge and solar lighting to allow additional viewing of the mural has been proposed as of 2014. A bridge will allow visitors to the mural to get closer to the art. The bridge was supposed to be part of the 2011 refurbishing project but was never completed. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a plan for the pedestrian bridge in 2014. The project is estimated to cost around $1.3 million and will be funded by the county, the City, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, and the California Cultural Historical Endowment. Plans to continue the history of California beyond the 1950s are in the works. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has provided funds for the initial designs for the 1960s panel and for the scenes from the '70s and '80s. SPARC plans for the mural to be a mile long when sections for the 1970s through the 1990s are complete. In addition to a pedestrian bridge and additional history panels, plans for picnic tables, restrooms, educational information, and benches are being considered. Comments by Baca "Public art in America has taken a shift; it's basically becoming decorative. They've reduced the community process to censorship. The Great Wall, for example, could not be done today."—Judith Baca, 2000 "It's not just history, it's really about relationships—about connecting."—Judith Baca, 2004 "The people who have worked on this project gave much more than their time. They made a giant monument to interracial harmony."—Judith Baca, 2000 See also Tujunga Wash Greenway National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles Murals of Los Angeles References External links Official site from SPARC The Great Wall of Los Angeles, A mural