Wilshire STATION: Grand 7th/METRO 7th St Fig@7th Downtown LA Introduction Harbor Fwy Nokia Theater 11th St Pico/Union Staples Center STATION: PICO MyFigueroa Streetscape Project Broadway LA Convention South Park » Funded by a grant from Proposition IC, which Center requires construction of improvements to be completed by the end of 2014. Santa Monica Fwy STATION: » Provide infrastructure to support development of GRAND LA Trade North Tech College thousands of market rate and affordable mixed University Park STATION: use housing units. 23RD STREET Mount St. Mary’s » In total roughly 4 miles of corridor are addressed College within this project area, with 3.0 miles on Figueroa. St Figueroa STATION: JEFFERSON University of Southern California Harbor Fwy (110) Fwy Harbor STATION: USC/EXPO PARK STATION: EXPO/VERMONT Exposition Blvd Exposition Park South LA MLK Jr Blvd N Project goals from 2009 CRA/LA RFP » Make Fig an inviting ped/transit corridor/decrease vehicular traffic » Support investment by public realm improvements » Increase access for pedestrians » Provide connectivity between transit, employment, housing » Create a special paving and planting palette » Enhance / clearly mark transit stops » Green the streetscape/Plant new street trees » Create planted medians » Light up the sidewalks for people » Improve the area’s mobility for cyclists and provide supporting infrastructure » Provide unique public art opportunities VISIONING WORKSHOPS DESIGN ALTERNATIVES WORKSHOPS October 2010 February 2011 Likes are concentrated around destinations, such as Exposition Park and LA Support Removal of Live. Travel Lanes? Of participants’ usual or “Active Green 53 most recent trips: HistoricCultural” Overwhelming Public Support 23 (33%) were by car 13 (19%) were by public transit Dislikes are “Get it done!” 29 (42%) were by foot concentrated at dangerous intersections, freeway 4 (6%) were by bike over- and underpasses, and areas with parking lots. 9 4 “Dangerous Empty Yes No N/A Unhealthy” + Over 50 city, agency, and stakeholder meetings, briefings, and presentations! Public Space Public Life Survey Grand Hope Park Nokia Plaza Trade Tech Campus Saint James Park University Avenue Exposition & Figueroa Exposition Park South Stationary Count Area Pedestrian Count Area Public space public life survey: FIGUEROA CORRIDOR SURVEY SEPTEMBER 8-10th Students - USC Students – UCLA Employees - Figueroa Corridor BID Design team representatives Client representatives Figueroa DNA: FIGUEROA TYPOLOGIES LOW INTENSITY URBAN CORE Increase to ’feel safe’ threshold Invite more street-based retail and other activities URBAN UNI EVENT Invite more daytime street life on/ near campus Invite patronage before, after and outside events Figueroa DNA: HOW INTENSE IS FIGUEROA? Figueroa DNA: HOW INTENSE IS FIGUEROA? Few counting locations outside downtown/ university areas reach the threshold of ’urban intensity’ during the day Figueroa DNA: STATIONARY ACTIVITY Figueroa DNA: EXPOSITION PARK SOUTH • Note: 6pm was the largest hour of activity in our entire survey •AM: Totally empty except for a few joggers making laps in the large parking lot as if it were a running track • Mid-day: Empty • Late afternoon great spike in activities as the food trucks arrive to serve the stationary activities—large numbers of children playing, physical activities, and people sitting and standing Vision: Street for People Global Fig Regional Fig City Fig Local Fig 1. A fair balance VEHICLES PUBLIC Figueroa Street at Galen Center TRANSPORT VEHICLES PEDESTRIANS BICYCLES PUBLIC PEDESTRIANS BICYCLES TRANSPORT “In the future the public right-of-way should be considered a more valued resource where there has to be a fair allocation of space for walking, cycling, streetcars and motorized modes of transport. “ 3. Open and inviting building edges Figueroa Street at Staples/LA Live “The existing hubs of activity need to open buildings up to the street to make this life visible. The street must create recreational spaces in the public right-of-way to invite all people to enjoy this life. “ Figueroa Street Design Alternatives: GOOD / Baseline Outside urban intensity areas - at 18th Street looking South (FEB 2010) Figueroa Street Design Alternatives: BETTER Option ’Better’ provides a higher quality specification of materials to the streetscape improvements in locations where higher numbers of pedestrians use the street and where the improvements will create pleasant gateways (FEB 2010) Figueroa Street Design Alternatives: BEST Option ’Best’ creates high quality public space destinations in existing people-hubs. Generous new pedestrian areas invite local users as well as guests visiting event destinations to meet in a park-like environment. (FEB 2010) Figueroa Street Design: Current Proposal Figueroa Corridor Project - Proposed Streetscape Elements Bus Platforms Bus Shelters Crosswalks Bike Racks Public Art ADA Accessible Ramps Figueroa Corridor Project - Proposed Street Lighting Historic Lighting - UM106 Leotek - Green Cobra Series Schreder - Teceo Series Beta Ledway - 20 LED Lumec - LMS52964D1 Figueroa Corridor Project - Proposed Landscape Palette Platanus acerifola/ Magnolia grandiflora/ Ulmus parvifolia/ Washingtonia robusta/ Bloodgood Southern Magnolia Chinese Elm Mexican Fan Palm (7th - Jefferson) (Jefferson - Expo) (Expo - MLK) (Expo-MLK) Figueroa Corridor Project - Proposed Landscape Palette Jacaranda mimosifolia/ Koelreuteria bipinnata/ Lomandra longifolia ‘Breeze’/ Jacaranda Chinese Flame Tree Dwarf Mat Rush (Medians) (11th Street) (11th Street) Dietes grandiflora/ Dietes grandiflora variegata Fortnight Lily Variegated Fortnight Lily (11th Street) (11th Street) FIG FIG FIG FIG FIG UEROA 11 LIVE! UNIVERSITY PARK EXPO PARK TH D Figueroa Corridor Project - Proposed Signage and Wayfinding 02/28/13 02/28/13 FIG FIGUEROA IDENTITY 1 FIGUEROA IDENTITY 2 FIGUEROA IDENTITY 3 FIGUEROA IDENTITY 4 FIGUEROA IDENTITY 5 UEROA Bunker Hill Fashion District Toy District SELBERT PERKINS DESIGN SELBERT NAGAKURA P. OLYMPIC OLYMPIC FIGUEROA + OLYMPIC OLYMPIC FIG TOW - AWAY UEROA + OLYMPIC UEROA NO STOPPING 7-9AM, 3-7PM (MON-FRI) 7AM-7PM (SATURDAY) FIG NO PARKING PICO BLVD 2AM-5AM NIGHTLY UEROA LOADING ZONE LA Live 9AM, 3PM (MON-FRI) Convention Center COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 20 MIN. LIMIT PASSENGER VEHICLES 3 MIN. LIMIT Historic Downtown 310.822.5223 Jewelry District 310.822.5203 F T FIG PICO BLVD 432 Culver Boulevard collaborative inc. Playa del Rey, CA 90293 UEROA selbert perkins design LA Live Convention Center Historic Downtown Jewelry District VEHICULAR PEDESTRIAN BANNERS DIRECTIONAL DIRECTORY SIDE VIEW BUS SHELTER IDENTITY SIDE VIEW TYPES OF SIGN SUMMARY DIRECTIONAL (EXISTING - SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY) ELEVATIONS 1 Pedestrian Signage Bus Shelter Signage Scale: 1/4” = 1’- 0” 93 Banner Program Monument Signage Project Process Revised: April 2013 Completed Remaining Kick Off Tour TAC Public Stakeholder Public Public Workshop: TAC Meeting Meeting Workshops Meetings Workshops Stakeholder Meetings Orthopaedic Hospital 6/10 9/10 10/10 12/10-1/11 2/11 4/9/13 Existing Conditions Review Streetscape Design Options Preferred Design, Impacts Design Documentation Public Space/Public Life & Costs & Costs DD/CDs Survey 10/10 - 3/11 4/11 – 8/12 5/12 - 6/13 7/10 – 9/10 LADOT Traffic Analysis Review & Input Environmental City Staff Review Design Review & Plan City of LA/LADOT Approval for Street 5/12 – 5/13 Construction 8/12 – 7/13 Planning City of LA Street Standards Bid Modifications Construction STATION: 7th/METRO Figueroa Street Cycletrack 7th St 8th St Bus Shelters 9th St Downtown LA Olympic Blvd Harbor Fwy Nokia Bus Platforms Theater 11th St Staples Center STATION: PICO 12th St Street Trees Pico Blvd LA Convention Broadway Center Venice Blvd Santa Monica Fwy STATION: GRAND Washington Blvd LA Trade Tech College Bike ‘Boxes’ STATION: 23RD STREET Continental 23rd St Crosswalks Adams Blvd Hoover St Figueroa St Figueroa 30th St STATION: JEFFERSON Jefferson Blvd University of Southern Painted California Conflict Zones STATION: USC/EXPO PARK Fwy Harbor STATION: EXPO/VERMONT Exposition Blvd Exposition Park On-Street South Parking LA MLK Jr Blvd N Figueroa Street - Signing and Striping Cycletrack Detail STATION: 7th/METRO Figueroa Street Cycletrack Photo 7th St 8th St 9th St Downtown LA Olympic Blvd Harbor Fwy Nokia Theater 11th St Staples Center STATION: PICO 12th St Pico Blvd LA Convention Broadway Center Venice Blvd Santa Monica Fwy STATION: GRAND Washington Blvd LA Trade Tech College STATION: 23RD STREET 23rd St Adams Blvd Hoover St Figueroa St Figueroa 30th St STATION: JEFFERSON Cycle Track in San Jose, CA Jefferson Blvd University of Southern California STATION: USC/EXPO PARK Fwy Harbor STATION: EXPO/VERMONT Exposition Blvd Exposition Park South LA MLK Jr Blvd N STATION: 7th/METRO Figueroa Street Buffered Bike Lanes 7th St 8th St 9th St Downtown LA Olympic Blvd Harbor Fwy Nokia Theater 11th St Staples Painted Center STATION: Buffered PICO 12th St Conflict Zones Bike Lane Pico Blvd LA Convention Broadway Center Venice Blvd Santa Monica Fwy STATION: GRAND Washington Blvd LA Trade Tech College STATION: 23RD STREET 23rd St Adams Blvd Hoover St Figueroa St Figueroa Street Trees Bus Only Lane 30th St STATION: JEFFERSON Jefferson Blvd University of Southern California STATION: USC/EXPO PARK Fwy Harbor Continental STATION: EXPO/VERMONT Crossing Curb Cuts Exposition Blvd Exposition Park South LA MLK Jr Blvd N Before After 2012-05-15 11th Street Broadway to Flower Existing 37’ 8’ 21’ 8’ STATION: Existing sidewalkParking Drivelane Parking