The Brenda Lopez Memorial Plaza fulfilled much of the City of San Jose Redevelopment Agency’s ambition to convert a public street to a vital urban link between Washington Elementary School and a Youth Center and La Biblioteca Latinoamericana. The project included concrete paving inscribed with art work, entry gates, picnic areas, benches, tree planting, a reinforced lawn, a time capsule, and a memorial to Brenda Lopez, a San Jose resident who was active in the community and instrumental in creating the Folklorico Dance Group.