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KEY Overland Avenue Study Area Building Footprints Schools Parks & Open Space Existing Bike Network 10 Freeway On/Off-Ramp Flow Future Expo Line Future Expo Light Rail Station
IMPROVE CONNECTIONS TO NEARBY TRANSIT
IMPROVE OVERALL AESTHETICS & LIVABILITY
MELODY WU URBAN DESIGN + PLANNING
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PEDESTRIAN REALM P1. ENHANCED/ADDITIONAL CROSSWALKS
P2. WIDER SIDEWALKS/CURB BULB-OUTS
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Unsignalized crosswalk at Rose Avenue
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Narrow, inaccessible sidewalks and excessive curb cuts along Overland Avenue
Potential Improvements Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
Potential Improvements Flatten curb cuts along Rose Ave
Continental crosswalk with stop bar Green bulb-out design
• Connects destinations and shortens distances between crossing locations • Opportunities for more crossings near transit locations, schools and multi-lane streets
Light pole bulb-outs
Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon (RBF)
• Shortens pedestrian crossing distances • Improves sight lines between pedestrians and motorists
P3. CROSSING ISLANDS & SPOT MEDIANS
• Opportunity to add native landscaping, street furniture, and stormwater facilities • Bulb-outs are typically located where on-street parking is present
P5. FREEWAY BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS
• Allows people who need more time to cross in two phases • Slows traffic and reduces crossing conflicts • Opportunity for additional greening and water infiltration Freeway bridge improvement sample renderings
P4. POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT AT ROSE AVE
• Pedestrian-scaled lighting • Planters serve as barriers against traffic
Speed feedback sign
• Better connection along Overland Avenue between the I-10 freeway, parks, and schools
Repainted continental crosswalk Perpendicular ramps with truncated domes Curb bulb-outs Pedestrian activated flash beacon Crossing islands
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Excess roadway near National Blvd for potential improvements
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PEDESTRIAN REALM P6. PARKLETS
P7. PEDESTRIAN-SCALED LIGHTING
Vancouver parklet
Long Beach parklet Pedestrian-scaled illumination Overland Liquor Store
Crosswalk illumination placement
Potential parklet location Perpendicular ramps with truncated domes Curb bulb-outs Continential crosswalk
Overland Cafe
Charnock Avenue potential improvements Pedestrian lighting examples
• Conversion of red curb or one to two parking spaces to public space
• Not as tall as roadway “cobra head” lights
• Often includes public seating and landscaping
• Illuminates sidewalks more consistently and enhances safety
• For public use, for a variety of purposes
• May be added to existing street light poles where feasible
• Compatible on side streets
• Minimizes light pollution cast into sky
P8. WAYFINDING SIGNAGE • Directs visitors to key destinations • Can include directions to future Metro Expo Line, parks, schools, etc. • Can also include walking routes and walk times Various wayfinding signage examples
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P9. ADDITIONAL STREET TREES Overland Avenue can benefit from a continuous tree canopy. Currently, south of Overland Ave from Palms Blvd to Washington Blvd lacks adequate street trees.
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• Provides visual interest for pedestrians • Absorbs and retains stormwater and runoff • Gives shade and reduces urban “heat island” effect • Provides an added buffer between pedestrians and vehicles • Opportunity to add native landscaping Continuous tree canopy with adequate tree well examples
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TRANSPORTATION T1. ON-STREET PARKING TOOLS
On-street parking tics
Permeable paving for parking
• Parking tics along residential sections guide vehicles to maximize number of parking spaces along the street • Permeable paving for on-street parking helps reduce stormwater runoff
T2. OFF-STREET PARKING MANAGEMENT
Numerous curb-cuts along Rose Ave
• Minimize number of curb-cuts along sidewalks • Creates a more continuous and accessible sidewalk path
T4. ADDITIONAL BIKE FACILITIES
T3. BIKEWAY ENHANCEMENTS Schematic example
Bike corrals
Playful bike rack
Standard bike racks
• Provides space for bikes without cluttering doorways and trees • Effective “last mile” solutions for connections to destinations and short trips
Based on existing street widths, bike lanes may be implemented along some parts of Overland Avenue.
Sharrow examples
Sharrows can be added where bike lanes are not possible.
T6. TRANSIT ENHANCEMENTS Bus Shelters
• Effective “last mile” solution for connections to transit/ destinations • Enhances safety and provides more visibility for bicyclists • Mitigates congestion by encouraging more bikes on the road • Studies suggest bikeways leads to more business in commercial corridors
Existing Overland Ave bus stops lack shade and amenties
Potential improvement
Bus-Bulbs
T5. SPOT MEDIANS BUS
Perpendicular ramps with truncated domes
Potential improvement along Overland Ave &Woodbine St/Lawler St
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Bus bulb-outs
Spot median treatment
• Similar to curb bulb-outs, bus-bulbs may replace some onstreet parking • Buses can stay in traffic lane to reduce delays • Can be incorporated into the middle turn lanes to create traffic calming measures
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• Decreases pedestrian conflicts with traffic • Allows additional room for bus shelters and amenities
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BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT & AESTHETICS B1. ADAPTIVE REUSE OF BUILDINGS
B2. UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES
Examples of Building Conversions:
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Doughroom, Palms
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Existing street section on Palms Blvd with overhead utilities
Floyd’s Barbershop, Venice
• Minimizes visual impact of utilities • Strengthens corridor identity • Creates opportunities to add more neighborhood-serving uses • Preserves key neighborhood design features
B3. MURALS & PUBLIC ART
• Easier to undertake sidewalk widening and tree planting improvement projects • Reduces maintenance disruptions • Benefits outweigh the higher costs
B4. CORRIDOR IDENTITY SIGNAGE Examples of Signages:
Apartments along Overland Ave
Transform large retaining walls
Overland Cafe Transform blank facades on commercial businesses
Potential Signage Area: • Creates a sense of place • Strengthens neighborhood identity • “Palms” or “Overland Avenue” marker signs National Blvd Charnock Avenue Transform blank utility boxes
Charnock Ave Green walls can also de-mass blank walls
• Relate to corridor identity and history
National Blvd and I-10 Freeway off-ramp
• Integrate with other streetscape elements • Can be incorporated into lights, benches, refuse receptacles, utility boxes, etc. • High impact, low cost RE-VISIONING OVERLAND AVENUE DESIGN CHARRETTE
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BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT & AESTHETICS B5. ADDITIONAL STREET FURNITURE
B6. ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING FEATURES
Planting features along Overland Benches, planters, and tree wells frame the street
Waste and recycling receptacles
Stormwater Management
Benches designed to accommodate narrow sidewalks
Recycling receptacle
Bollards provide physical separation
“Paint and Planters”
Tree uplighting
• Should relate to corridor identity and history
• “Paint and Planters” concept
• Should integrate with other streetscape elements
• Planting in parking lots, existing parkways and store frontages
• Can include lights, benches, bollards, refuse receptacles, utility boxes, etc.
• Tree uplighting to brighten the street • Native landscaping bulb-outs for stormwater management
• Strengthens sense of place
B7. REGULAR STREET CLEANING
B8. TREE WELLS Existing Conditions:
• Removal of visual debris that collect in gutters and hazardous waste product left by passing vehicles • Improves quality of water that flows into storm drains • Example: Street cleaning from 10 am - 12 pm, rather than early mornings Open tree wells that limit sidewalk space
Inadequately-sized tree well
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B9. METERED PARKING (NEAR ESTABLISHMENTS) In Old Town Pasadena, meter revenue is dedicated to street and alleyway improvements such as lighting, repaving, street trees and grates, maintenance, and safety.
Curb bulb-outs can also accommodate tree wells
The popular concept works such that non-residents would pay for metered parking, and the city spends the revenue to benefit the residents and businesses in the area. Tree well seating
Different materials enhance the sidewalks
• Implement metered parking spaces adjacent to establishments along Overland Ave from Rose Ave to Venice Blvd • At least 2 hour metered parking RE-VISIONING OVERLAND AVENUE DESIGN CHARRETTE
• Enhances visual quality of the street • Evens the bottom of the tree to prevent tripping • Should be permeable and flush with sidewalk
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