EXPO LINE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS NOVEMBER 27 TH & DECEMBER 3 RD 2012 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

EXPO LINE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS NOVEMBER 27 TH & DECEMBER 3 RD 2012 Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Agenda for Tonight  Open House – 6:00 to 6:15pm  Presentation and Questions – 6:15 to 6:50  Small Group Discussion #1 – 6:55 to 7:25  Small Group Discussion #2 – 7:30 to 8:00

About the Department of City Planning Our Mission: To create and implement plans, policies, and programs that realize a vision of Los Angeles as a collection of healthy and sustainable neighborhoods, each with a distinct sense of place, based on a foundation of mobility, economic vitality, and improved quality of life for all residents.  Develop and adopt land use and zoning regulations for the City  Create long-range land use and transportation plans  Review certain development projects

Background  Expo Line Light Rail Line Phase 2 opening in 2016  Culver City station already open (Phase 1)  Public has made large investment in the construction of the Expo Line  City wants to make sure that we make the best use of our investment  Link between land use and Expo Phase 1 near USC transportation  Success of transit line depends on complementary uses around stations

About the Project  Funded by a grant from Metro  Supports local efforts to enhance access to transit, reduce GHG emissions, and encourage infill development along transit corridors  Transit Neighborhood Plans:  Exposition Light Rail Line (“Expo Line”) – 5 stations  Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Line – 5 stations  Include development, design, and streetscape regulations  Project focuses on areas within ½-mile radius of the stations  Roughly a 15 minute walk  Project timeline: June 2012 to June 2014

Expo Line Transit Neighborhoods

Policy Framework  General Plan Framework  Housing and employment growth near transit  Improve quality of public realm through improved urban design  Preserve stable single-family  Industrial Land Use Policy  Published in 2008, confirmed City’s previous commitment to preserve industrially zoned land  Detailed study of West LA areas  Commercial is allowed in M zones  West Los Angeles, Palms-Mar Vista, and West Adams Community Plan Areas  Regulations must be consistent with Community Plans

Transit Neighborhood Objectives Attractive Functional  Pleasant,  Efficient pedestrian, attractive streets bike, vehicular  High quality circulation urban design and  Easy, safe station architecture access by all modes Successful Transit Neighborhood Vibrant  Community places  Active streets  Appropriate uses and intensity

How do we support these objectives?  Land use and zoning regulations  Development regulations  Building massing and design  Site layout  Urban design  Transitions  Parking districts and regulations  Streetscape Plans  Street configurations/dimensions

Project Team and Partners  Department of City Planning is lead  Department of Transportation and Department of Public Works will be close partners on public realm aspects of Plans  Consultant support for environmental, market, transportation, and land use analysis  Coordinating with Cities of Santa Monica, Culver City, and Inglewood

Project Timeline  2-year overall timeline  Kicked-off June 2012  Existing stage:  Research/field observations  Initial meetings with Neighborhood Councils, City agencies, etc.  Initial Community Workshops  Adoption Process:  DCP Staff recommendation  City Planning Commission recommendation  City Council decision

Expo Line Overview Westside is jobs rich  Highest ridership projected for employees coming to Westside from other parts of City  Previously a freight line  Industrial zoning  Development orientation not focused towards line  Neighborhood character and assets vary from station to station  Expo Bikeway parallels line  Largely a Class I off-street bike path 

Culver City Transit Neighborhood  Half of station area is in Culver City  Pop: 16,000; jobs 4,100  Venice Blvd is spine of station area  Small industrially zoned parcels  Class C office space on Venice  Some multi- and single-family residential  Station site being redeveloped for mixed-use  Helms Bakery nearby  10 Freeway and Robertson off-ramp a physical barrier

Palms Transit Neighborhood  Highest population of all station areas: 32,000  Largely multi-family residential  Some commercial and a few industrially zoned parcels  7,500 jobs  Motor Avenue and National Blvd is retail hub for neighborhood  Vons Shopping Center  Single-family north of 10 Freeway

Westwood Transit Neighborhood  Largely single-family residential  Small areas of multi-family  Pico and Westwood Boulevards are the commercial heart of the neighborhood  Pop: 22,000; 12,500 jobs  Ridership projections are high due to link with UCLA and Century City  Focus of planning effort will be a Streetscape Plan for Pico

Expo/Sepulveda Transit Neighborhood  Strong employment center: 24,000 jobs  Light manufacturing and commercial uses  Retail along Pico  Auto-oriented development  Nearby multi- and single-family residential (Pop: 31,000)  Mega-blocks  405 Freeway directly adjacent  Lack of sidewalks in places  Numerous billboards

Expo/Bundy Transit Neighborhood  17,000 jobs  Strong media, entertainment and creative sector  Office high-rises and large format retail along Olympic and Bundy  Single-family directly to south  Multi-family uses along periphery  Mega-blocks  Narrow sidewalks along Bundy  Numerous billboards

Next Steps for Project  Summarize community input  Will be available on website  Market analysis and other research  Develop preliminary concepts  Community meetings in Spring 2013  Environmental Impact Report Scoping meeting  Visit us at www.latnp.org  Community Workshops to discuss preliminary concepts

Small Group Discussions  Please choose 2 stations that you’d like to discuss:  Culver City  Palms  Expo/Westwood + Expo/Sepulveda (combined discussion)  Expo/Bundy  What are your ideas for the future?  Each group will have a staff facilitator  25 minutes for discussion  Please be courteous of others’ opinions  Thank you for your participation!

Thank you  Susan Robinson  susan.robinson@lacity.org  213.978.1319  Patricia Diefenderfer  patricia.diefenderfer@lacity.org  213.978.1170  Project Lead