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This corridor consists of four RB stop locations with seven RB stops (See Figure 8-4.1-4). As discussed earlier, the North Hollywood Metro Red Line station area lies within a commercial district along . The RB stops are located across from a healthcare office and two- to three-story apartment complexes. The surrounding area is comprised predominantly of single- and multi-family neighborhoods. The stop area is characterized by single-family and some multi-family residential. Closest to the RB stops are single-family homes. Some commercial development exists along Coldwater Canyon Avenue, north of Magnolia Boulevard. The Woodman Avenue stop area consists exclusively of single-family homes. The Boulevard stop is located adjacent to a gas station and a grocery store.

• Burbank Boulevard The Burbank Boulevard corridor extends from Lankershim Boulevard to , after which it makes a loop along Ventura Boulevard and in order to connect with the Ventura Rapid bus route. It consists of a total of seven potential RB stop locations with thirteen RB stops (See Figure 8-4.1-4 and Figure 8-4.1-5).

East Valley For the most part, Burbank Boulevard from Lankershim Boulevard to I-405 consists of multi- family apartments along the street and single-family neighborhoods behind them. Some commercial developments along this segment of Burbank Boulevard are located at major arterials and collector streets. The Valley College occupies the area west of Coldwater Canyon Avenue to Fulton Avenue, on the north side of Burbank Boulevard. Other institutional uses include Burbank Boulevard Elementary School, and Village Glen School’s Michael and Lori Milken Education and Therapy Building. Religious institutions along this segment include the Adat Ari El Synagogue, the Valley Cities Jewish Community Center, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) office and a fire station are located near Fulton Avenue on the south side of Burbank Boulevard. From Lankershim Boulevard to I-405, Burbank Boulevard consists of five RB stop locations (See Figure 8-4.1-4 and Figure 8-4.1-5). Commercial development including a gas station and local shops surround the Laurel Canyon Boulevard RB stops. Other uses in the stop area include the Adat Ari El Synagogue, LADWP office, and single- and multi-family residential. The Coldwater Canyon Avenue stops would serve Los Angeles Valley College, a community college campus with approximately 16,000 students. Single- and multi-family residential comprise the rest of the stop area. Closest to the Woodman Avenue RB stops at the intersection are some commercial developments including a clinic and a few shops. The surrounding area primarily consists of single-family homes and apartments. The stop lies within a commercial/industrial area, with some single- and multi-family residential in the neighborhood. Uses adjacent to the RB stops include an auto center, a gas station and a grocery store. Closest to the stop are typically commercial developments including gas stations and offices. Off of Sepulveda Boulevard to the east and southwest are single- and multi-family neighborhoods.

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West Valley West of I-405 to , Burbank Boulevard passes through the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, and Encino and Balboa Golf Course on the north and Hjelte Sports Center on the south. The Balboa Sports Center lies between Balboa Boulevard and Amestoy Avenue, on the north side of Burbank Boulevard. West of Amestoy Avenue to Reseda Boulevard is a single- family neighborhood on the north side of Burbank Boulevard. The south side of Burbank Boulevard consists of multi-family apartments from Balboa Boulevard to Reseda Boulevard. Other uses along this segment include Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church, Bethel Lutheran Church and School, and Paul and Haye Reisbord Community Center. Land uses along Ventura Boulevard and Reseda Boulevard are primarily commercial including offices, restaurants, gas station, and small-scale retail developments. West of I-405, Burbank Boulevard corridor consists of two RB stop locations. Adjacent to the Balboa Boulevard RB stops lie the Balboa Sports Center and single-family residential. The RB stop at the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Reseda Boulevard is located within a largely commercial area, with single- and multi-family residential in the neighborhood. Closest to the RB stop are retail developments.

• Oxnard Street The Oxnard Street corridor lies within the East Valley, and extends from Lankershim Boulevard to I-405 (See Figure 8-4.1-4 and Figure 8-4.1-5). It has a total of six potential RB stop locations with ten RB stops. Between Lankershim Boulevard and Hazeltine Avenue, land use along Oxnard Street is a mix of single- and multi-family residential, with some commercial developments interspersed at major and collector streets. West of Hazeltine Avenue to I-405, Oxnard Boulevard passes through industrial and commercial developments. Other uses along the corridor include the Emanuel Lutheran Church, Valley College campus and Ulysses Grant High School. The Lankershim Boulevard and Laurel Canyon Boulevard RB stop areas are largely commercial fronting on Lankershim Boulevard, with single- and multi-family residential in the surrounding neighborhood. , a major retail shopping center of the East Valley lies within the Laurel Canyon Boulevard stop area. Closest to the RB stops are a park-and-ride lot and a gas station. The Coldwater Canyon Avenue stop area includes Grant High School, Valley College campus and single- and multi-family residential. One of the Coldwater Canyon Avenue RB stop lies adjacent to multi-family apartments. The second RB stop lies on the bridge over . The area immediately surrounding the Woodman Avenue stops has some commercial developments including a gas station and a convenience store, although the stop area is predominantly single- and multi-family residential. The Van Nuys Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard stops lie within a commercial/industrial area. Closest to the Van Nuys Boulevard RB stops are an auto center and a car dealer. The Sepulveda Boulevard stops are located adjacent to office buildings and a parking lot.

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• Victory Boulevard The Victory Boulevard corridor extends from Lankershim Boulevard west to , where it makes a loop at the Warner Center. It consists of a total of eleven potential stop locations with twenty-two RB stops, excluding the Warner Center Transit Hub on Owensmouth Avenue (See Figure 8-4.1-4, Figure 8-4.1-5 and Figure 8-4.1-6).

East Valley Between Lankershim Boulevard and I-405, the land uses along Victory Boulevard are largely a mixture of multi-family apartment buildings and single-family homes, with commercial uses and a few schools located near the proposed RB stops (See Figure 8-4.1-4 and Figure 8-4.1-5). Commercial developments along this segment of Victory Boulevard include uses such as local shopping malls, neighborhood retail and restaurants. In this segment off of Victory Boulevard are typically single- and multi-family neighborhoods. Victory Boulevard from Lankershim Boulevard to I-405 consists of five RB stop locations (See Figure 8-4.1-4 and Figure 8-4.1-5). Closest to these RB stops are typically commercial developments, while the surrounding neighborhoods are comprised of single- and multi-family residential. The Laurel Canyon Boulevard stop area includes the shopping center, which is a major retail center in the East Valley. Also included in the stop area is an elementary school. A department store and an office are located adjacent to the RB stops. Another elementary school lies within the Coldwater Canyon Avenue stop area. A coffee shop and a fast food restaurant are located adjacent to the proposed RB stops. The Woodman Avenue stop area is largely a mix of single- and multi-family residential uses. A gas station and an electronics store are located near the potential RB stops. The Van Nuys Boulevard stop area consists largely of civic and commercial uses including offices, banks, restaurants, local shops, and a post office. The Van Nuys Boulevard stop area also includes an elementary school. The Van Nuys Boulevard RB stops lie across from a newsstand and retail developments. In the Sepulveda Boulevard stop area, off of Sepulveda Boulevard is a predominantly single-family neighborhood with some multi-family apartments. Shopping centers are located adjacent to the potential RB stops.

West Valley West of I-405 to Balboa Boulevard, the MTA ROW runs adjacent to Victory Boulevard on its south side. South of the MTA ROW is the Sepulveda Dam Flood Control Basin and Recreation Area. Land uses across Victory Boulevard from the MTA ROW are a mixture of predominantly single- and some multi-family residential with some neighborhood retail commercial developments interspersed at major and collector streets. West of Balboa Boulevard to De Soto Avenue, land uses along Victory Boulevard primarily consist of single-family residential and some multi-family residential, with commercial and public uses at major arterials (See Figure 8-4.1-2 and Figure 8-4.1-3). On the south side of Victory Boulevard between Winnetka Avenue and De Soto Avenue are buildings, student parking lots and recreational open space of the Pierce College campus. From De Soto Avenue to the Topanga Canyon Boulevard loop, Victory Boulevard is largely commercial and industrial in nature.

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Between I-405 and Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Victory Boulevard consists of six RB stop locations (See Figure 8-4.1-2 and Figure 8-4.1-3). Closest to the RB stops are typically commercial developments, educational institutions or other public facilities. All stop areas, with the exception of the Winnetka Avenue stop area, have a few multi-family apartment buildings. The Woodley Avenue RB stops are located adjacent to a shopping center and the MTA ROW. Near the Balboa Boulevard stop location are Birmingham High School and West Valley School, and an office building. Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, a junior high school, lies in the Reseda Boulevard stop area. The RB stops are located near shops, auto-serving uses and single- and multi-family residential uses. Loehmann’s Plaza, a local shopping center is located in the Tampa Avenue stop area. The potential RB stops are located near a fast food restaurant and a gas station. The Winnetka Avenue and De Soto Avenue stops would serve the 16,500- student campus of Pierce College. The Winnetka Avenue RB stops would also serve the West Valley Adult Occupational Training Center and Little League Fields. Closest to the Winnetka Avenue RB stops is an office building. The De Soto Avenue RB stops lie adjacent to the MTA ROW and Pierce College.

• Sherman Way The Sherman Way corridor extends from to Topanga Canyon Boulevard and consists of a total of thirteen potential RB stop locations with twenty-four RB stops (See Figure 8-4.1-4, Figure 8-4.1-5, and Figure 8-4.1-6).

East Valley Between Vineland Avenue and I-405, Sherman Way has a varied land use character. West of Vineland Avenue and extending to Woodman Avenue, Sherman Way passes through commercial uses, which contain local shops, and industrial uses that include auto-serving and building materials shops. A few multi-family apartment buildings lie on Sherman Way near Tujunga Avenue, SR-170, Whitsett Avenue, and Woodman Avenue. Off of Sherman Way are single- and multi-family neighborhoods. Between Woodman Avenue and I-405, is a mixture of multi-family residential and commercial. A Red Cross building is located on the north side of Sherman Way between Kester Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard. In addition, a few religious facilities are located along Sherman Way between Woodman Avenue and I-405. From Vineland Avenue to I-405, Sherman Way consists of six RB stop locations (See Figure 8- 4.1-4 and Figure 8-4.1-5). The Vineland Avenue and Coldwater Canyon Avenue stop areas largely consist of industrial and commercial developments, with single- and multi-family residential in the surrounding neighborhood. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport lies in the southeastern portion of the Vineland Avenue stop area. Closest to the Vineland Avenue RB stop are an auto-sales and repair facility. The Laurel Canyon Boulevard stop area is largely industrial. The RB stops lie adjacent to retail developments and a street maintenance facility. Closest to the Woodman Avenue, Van Nuys Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard stops are typically commercial uses including retail developments, restaurants and offices. The surrounding neighborhood consists of single- and multi-family residential uses. The Van Nuys stop area also includes the Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

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