Re-Visioning Overland Avenue Design Charrette Boards

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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

Existing Conditions

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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

VOTE IF YOU LIKE THIS DESIGN!

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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

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Bus-Bulbs

T5. SPOT MEDIANS BUS

Perpendicular ramps with truncated domes

Potential improvement along Overland Ave &Woodbine St/Lawler St

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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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS & FEEDBACK HOW DO YOU RE-VISION OVERLAND AVENUE? SHARE YOUR INPUT HERE!

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