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DRAFT May 2017 WAS HING T O N BLVD BUNDY DRIVE SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD OLYMPIC BOULEVARD WESTWOOD PICO BOULEVARD M OTOR AVENUE EXPOSITION CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE PLAN A Transit Neighborhood Plans Project EXPOSITION BOULEVARD CASTLE HEIGHTS PALMS BOULEVARD NATIONAL BOULEVARD This project is partially funded by Metro EXPOSITION CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE PLAN A Transit Neighborhood Plans Project Approved by the Cultural Affairs Commission on [date] Approved by the Board of Public Works [or City Engineer] on [date] Approved by the City Planning Commission [or Planning Director] on [date] ii CITY OF LOS ANGELES EXPOSITION CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE PLAN DRAFT MAY 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION …………....…….… 1-1 4 STREETSCAPE TABLES 1.1 Boundaries....................................................... 1-1 ELEMENTS……………………….......…4-1 1. Streetscape Plan Applicability................................ 3-1 2. Department of Public Works Permits..................... 3-2 1.2 What is a Streetscape Plan?................................ 1-2 Streetscape Elements Table............................................ 4-2 3. Streetscape Elements............................................ 4-2 1.3 History................................................................1-3 Street Trees and Landscaping.......................................... 4-6 4. Street Trees Palette............................................... 4-7 1.4 Relevant Plans & Programs.................................. 1-3 Sidewalk Paving............................................................... 4-8 5. Street Widths......................................................... A-2 Street Furniture................................................................ 4-9 6. Street Trees........................................................... C-2 Street Lighting.................................................................. 4-9 2 PLAN Bus Zone Amenities......................................................... 4-9 Crosswalks...................................................................... 4-10 FIGURES CHARACTERISTICS……............2-1 Crosswalk ADA Ramps................................................... 4-10 1. Regional Vicinity Map............................................ 1-1 Curb Radii........................................................................ 4-10 2.1 Purpose............................................................2-1 2. Streetscape Plan Segments................................... 1-1 Curb Extensions............................................................... 4-11 2.2 Goals.....................……....................................2-1 3. Public Right-of-Way............................................... 4-1 Parking Lane Planters..................................................... 4-11 2.3 Principles......................................................2-1 4. Parkway Dimensions.............................................. 4-6 Raised Landscaped Medians........................................... 4-11 2.4 Bicycle Network..................................................... 2-2 5. Tree Well Dimensions............................................ 4-6 2.5 Plan Components & Organization.......................... 2-2 6. Sidewalk Paving Patterns...................................... 4-8 7. Crosswalks at Controlled Locations....................... 4-10 ILLUSTRATIVE 8. Crosswalk ADA Ramps......................................... 4-10 5 9. Curb Radii.............................................................. 4-10 3 ADMINISTRATION……….………..3-1 ……………………………...…......…5-1 PLANS 10. Corner Curb Extensions........................................ 4-11 Applicability...................................................3-1 3.1 Bundy Drive..................................................................... 5-3 11. Midblock Curb Extensions .................................... 4-11 Implementation................................................3-1 3.2 Olympic Boulevard.......................................................... 5-6 Maintenance....................................................3-1 3.3 Sepulveda Boulevard...................................................... 5-9 Project Approval & Permits................................... 3-2 3.4 National Boulevard.......................................................... 5-16 Palms Boulevard............................................................. 5-21 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Street Widths............................................A-1 APPENDIX B: Existing Cross Sections.............................B-1 APPENDIX C: Street Trees...............................................C-1 APPENDIX D: Aspirational Cross Sections......................D-1 DRAFT MAY 2017 EXPOSITION CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE PLAN CITY OF LOS ANGELES iii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK iv CITY OF LOS ANGELES EXPOSITION CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE PLAN DRAFT MAY 2017 INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Exposition Corridor Streetscape Plan provides a blueprint for streetscape improvements in the public right-of-way that aims to create a 1.1 Boundaries pedestrian-friendly environment that encourages walking and transit use. The Streetscape Plan is developed in conjunction with the Exposition Figure 2 shows the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan boundary Figure 2 also shows the location of three additional street segments, which Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan (ECTNP), a Specifi c Plan that guides and the fi ve streetscape segments that are included in the Exposition are associated with the Livable Boulevards Streetscape Plan. Although the future development of the area within a half-mile of the Metro Expo Line Corridor Streetscape Plan: these segments fall within the boundary of the Exposition Corridor Transit Phase 2 stations (See Figure 1 below). The ECTNP Area is located within Neighborhood Plan, the provisions of the Exposition Corridor Streetscape 1 City Council Districts 5, 10, and 11, and comprises portions of the West Los Bundy Drive between Missouri Avenue and Pico Boulevard Plan do not apply to these street segments. See the Livable Boulevards Angeles, Palms-Mar Vista-Del Rey, and West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert 2 Olympic Boulevard between Centinela and Barrington Avenues Streetscape Plan for detail. Community Plan areas. It is located entirely within the incorporated City of 3 Sepulveda Boulevard between Olympic and National Boulevards 6 Los Angeles, and abuts the City of Culver City and the City of Santa Monica. Pico Boulevard between Centinela Avenue and I-405 4 National Boulevard between Mentone and Castle Heights Avenues 7 Pico Boulevard between I-405 and Patricia Avenue 5 FIGURE 1. Regional Vicinity Map Palms Boulevard between Motor Avenue and National Boulevard 8 Motor Avenue between I-10 and Venice Boulevard WEST HOLLYWOOD FIGURE 2. Streetscape Plan Segments 405 BEVERLY HILLS LOS ANGELES ca Blvd SANTA MONICA BLVD Patricia Ave nta Moni Sa S Sepulveda Blvd W Pico Blvd S Barrington Ave 7 ECTNP San Diego Fwy Sawtelle Blvd 3 10 WESTWOOD Centinela Ave EXPO LINE Missouri Ave Westwood Blvd Overland Ave S Bundy Dr. W Olympic Blvd. SANTA La Grange Ave 2 SEPULVEDA 1 I-405 MONICA CULVER Mississippi Ave Manning Ave CITY Santa Monica Fwy W Olympic Blvd 4 Castle Heights VENICE BLVD 6 ational S CentinelaBUNDY Ave W Pico Blvd N National Blvd Blvd Venice Blvd PACIFIC OCEAN S Robertson Blvd W Gateway Blvd 4 Mentone Ave PALMS I-10 Santa Monica Fwy Sawtelle Blvd National Blvd 5 Clarington Ave CULVER CITY Motor Ave N ap not to scale. Legend S Bundy Dr Palms Blvd Metro Line 8 Washington Blvd Metro Transit Station Per this Streetscape Plan, streetscape improvements may be constructed 1/2-Mile Radius Culver Blvd and/or maintained through a variety of means, including: Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan Boundary N • By Certifi ed Neighborhood Councils, Business Improvement District(s) Streetscape Plan Segments Map not to scale. or other community organizations; • By private property owners, developers and business owners, in conjunction with development projects or as voluntary improvements; • By the City in conjunction with street improvement projects, Metro Call for Projects funding or other grants (construction only). The Streetscape Plan does not supersede established standards by other City departments. DRAFT MAY 2017 EXPOSITION CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE PLAN CITY OF LOS ANGELES 1-1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 What is a Streetscape Plan? A streetscape plan is a document, created by the Department of What Do Streetscape Plans Do? City Planning and approved by the City Planning Commission, which prescribes improvements in the public realm for a specifi c neighborhood, street, or series of streets. A streetscape plan document: • Documents the community’s vision for how the street should look and function; • Identifi es a consistent palette of amenities such as street benches, trash receptacles, street lighting, trees, and unique community identifi ers; • Defi nes maintenance responsibilities for the City, businesses, and community partners; and • Provides a basis for pursuing funding opportunities for implementation. Enhance walking, bicycling, Reinforce district identity Bolster local businesses and transit experiences Implement sustainable practices Improve overall corridor aesthetics and livability 1-2 CITY OF LOS ANGELES EXPOSITION CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE PLAN DRAFT MAY 2017 INTRODUCTION 1 1.3 History 1.4 Relevant Plans & Programs The Metro Exposition Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line is a transit line running Several key City-adopted plans are relevant to Exposition Corridor Westside Mobility