"We haven't put a shovel in the ground yet to do that," Whizin Market Square's owner, Tucker, told The Acorn in mid-August. He was talking about new storefronts along the south side of the center that would open straight onto the Ladyface Greenway. He had hoped to finish them in time for the park's opening. The plans were still in the entitlements and building-permit phase when the article ran on August 14, 2026.

The park opened on schedule anyway. The City of Agoura Hills held the ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, August 19. Six weeks later, Agoura Road east of Cornell Road has new public space in place while the businesses meant to face it catch up. That gap is what this fall on the block looks like. The park is done. The doors that would put it at the center of things are not.

A Lid on a Channel, and the City's First Park South of the Freeway

The Acorn calls the Greenway the city's first park south of the 101. It sits on top of the existing Los Angeles County flood channel along Agoura Road. It runs from the Whizin Market Square driveway to Cornell Road, and it adds more than an acre of landscaped space where there used to be an open concrete channel.

That design was not the first plan. The city originally wanted to naturalize the culvert, as it did with Medea Creek just north of the freeway in 2016. It decided that would be too difficult and costly. Officials instead described the solution as a "giant planter box": a 650-foot bridge over the channel, planted with pollinator-friendly flora, with bioswales that filter runoff before it reaches the stream below. The city says those bioswales can treat 1,100 cubic feet of water.

On top you'll find walking paths, bicycle facilities, improved equestrian trails, bike parking and repair stations, seating, butterfly gardens, an art walk, and educational signage. Students in Agoura High School's Civic Engagement Program helped create the signage, which has QR codes that link to information about the native plants. Two riders on horseback tried the trail at the dedication. The Acorn reports the trail is meant to connect eventually to a wider network of riding routes.

The project cost $17.6 million, paid for with state grant money, Measure R and M funds administered by LA Metro, and Measure W money through the county's Safe Clean Water Program. Mayor Jeremy Wolf said at the dedication that the vision behind it began "more than a decade ago."

The Center the Park Was Built Beside

The Greenway is right next to Whizin Market Square, and the timing matters. Tucker told The Acorn the center reached full occupancy around June. In twenty years of his ownership, it is the first time it has ever been fully leased.

The site is older than most people walking past it would guess. Art Whizin bought the land beside Route 101 in 1954. With his son Bruce and business partner Vance Moran, he opened a 12-stool hamburger stand and a four-pump gas station. A rodeo arena came later and was eventually replaced by a dirt motorcycle track. The first row of buildings went up in 1962. The building that now houses The Canyon, with its steeple-like clocktower, went up in 1973, and the arcade that became the Market Hall followed in 1974. More recently, a $4 million renovation of the Market Hall helped fill the center. Historic photographs from its early days now hang among the artwork on display.

The center's current dining list includes Agoura Wine & Beer Co., BASTA, Blue Table, Carrara's Pastries, Plata Taquería/Cantina, Sunrose, Tifa Chocolate & Gelato, Two Doughs Pizza Co. and Wood Ranch. Tifa got its start here before expanding across Southern California and into other states. Bastina, BASTA's shop, lists its address as 28867 Agoura Road. It's open Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shops include Agoura Antique Mart, PLANK Hardwoods, SOLES by Warren and Wilder & Co | Luxe. The Canyon has anchored the center with live music for more than 25 years.

So a full center now sits beside a new park, and for now they connect through the existing driveway. Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez called the park "a win-win-win" at the dedication, and small businesses nearby were one of the three wins. That third win depends mostly on the south-facing storefronts that don't exist yet.

The Ladyface Name Comes Back Down the Road

Six days after the park opened, the Ladyface name returned to Agoura Road. Malibu Brewing Company opened its second location at 29281 Agoura Road, in the former Ladyface Ale Companie space, with a ribbon-cutting at 10:30 a.m. on August 25. The original taproom is at Trancas County Market, 30745 Pacific Coast Highway.

For the Agoura Hills location, Conejo Valley Guide describes 190 seats, a 22-tap bar and a 115-seat all-weather patio. The brewhouse from the Ladyface years was modernized and is still part of the space, and live music and community programming are planned. Two opening beers tie back to the location. Ladyface IPA is named for the mountain visible from the property. Overly Ambitious is a Belgian dubbel inspired by a beer from the Ladyface era. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.

The mountain now names a park and a beer on the same road, and the brewhouse from the Ladyface era is still part of the space. Tucker doesn't see more activity on the road as competition. Asked about the city's separate concept for a gathering space farther west on Agoura Road, across from the Civic Center, he said: "I think it would only improve Agoura Road being kind of the downtown."

What's Finished and What Isn't Yet

Several parts of the Greenway block are still in progress, and some will mean noise and cones this fall.

The art and pump station details come from The Acorn's opening coverage. The city has said what's planned for the art walk but hasn't named any pieces or artists yet.

The SCE work affects the most people this season. Crews are scheduled Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Saturday work possible from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The city says temporary road closures may be needed and that specific dates will go out to the affected areas as the work gets closer. In other words, the stretch with the new park gets roadwork this fall, and weekday mornings will feel it most.

At the Liberty Canyon interchange, Caltrans has scheduled daily closures of the Liberty Canyon Road northbound on-ramp and southbound off-ramp from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, October 9. Agoura Road stays open, and the schedule can change with the weather.

The Calendar Between Now and December

Whizin already hosts the city's events. The Reyes Adobe Days 5K started at the center at 8:30 this morning, the last day of the festival's 22nd year. Other dates coming up:

1. October 19, 11:59 p.m. Registration closes for the city's Haunt Your Home program.
2. October 25, 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Free Ride. Ready. Go! e-bike safety workshops.
3. November 5, 5 to 7 p.m. The State of the City and Mayor's Art Show at 29900 Ladyface Court.
4. December 2. The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing opens for wildlife over the 101 at Liberty Canyon. The public ribbon-cutting is at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and tickets are required.

The e-bike workshops are a good fit for the Greenway's bike parking and repair stations, which were built for exactly that kind of riding. The Greenway's route ends at Cornell Road, and nothing we found confirms a continuous path from there into Old Agoura. For now, the full walk is the 650 feet between the Whizin driveway and Cornell, with butterfly gardens on one side and the oldest shopping center in the area on the other.

If you own a home near Agoura Road and want to know how the Greenway and the storefronts coming to this block could factor into your home's value, Malibu Mobile Homes can walk you through it the same way we'd walk the block itself, one address at a time. Ask us to Get Your Home Value.