Re-Visioning Overland Avenue: Street Improvement Project

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RE-VISIONING

OVERLAND AVENUE The proposal involves collaborating with the Palms Neighborhood Council to draft a proposal, to be submitted to the Mayor’s office, calling on the selection of the Palms section of Overland Avenue to be one of the Mayor’s “Great Streets”.

Washington Blvd

McCune Ave

Ve nic eB lvd

SITE VISITS

[1] ACCESSIBILITY CHALLENGES with respect to establish neighborhood identity

implement green practices

STREET DESIGN CHARRETTES

engage with the community to plan for potential pedestrian, transportation and business improvement concepts along Overland Avenue

TIMELINE

regarding its general attractiveness and its environmental layout

improve pedestrian & bicyclist safety

enhance walking & bicycling experiences

examine and document existing conditions, street widths, vacant lots, and walkability along Overland Avenue

METHODS

its walkability, parking and lack of open spaces for communal association

[2] AESTHETIC ISSUES

INITIATION & ASSESSMENT

CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT

REFINEMENT & SELECTION

PLAN PREPARATION

fall 2014/winter 2015

winter 2015

winter/spring 2015

spring 2015

project scope, site visits

bolster local businesses

improve connections to nearby transit

TRANSPORTATION

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT & AESTHETICS 89

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83

80

59

54

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METERED PARKING

TREE WELLS

REGULAR STREET CLEANING

ADD’L LANDSCAPE FEATURES

ADD’L STREET FURNITURE

CORRIDOR IDENTITY SIGNAGE

MURALS & PUBLIC ART

UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES

ADAPTIVE REUSE OF BUILDINGS

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TRANSIT ENHANCEMENTS

SPOT MEDIANS

ADD’L BIKE FACILITIES

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BIKEWAY ENHANCEMENTS

OFF-STREET PARKING TOOLS

ON-STREET PARKING TOOLS

Bikeway Enhancements add bike lanes, sharrows where possible

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ADD’L STREET TREES

PEDESTRIAN-SCALED LIGHTING

PARKLETS

FREEWAY BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS

IMPROVEMENTS @ ROSE AVE

WAYFINDING SIGNAGE

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26

50

43

40

3 IMPROVEMENTS

Additional Landscape Features encourage native landscaping in parking lots, bulb-outs, and along storefronts

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CROSSING ISLANDS/SPOT MEDIANS

TOP

77

73

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proposal write-up

personal field notes

PEDESTRIAN REALM

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recommendations based on outreach

street design charrette @ motor ave farmer’s market

CHARRETTE RESULTS

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community outreach, design charrettes

improve overall aesthetics & livability

2 STREET DESIGN CHARRETTES with a total of 125 STAKEHOLDERS. FINDINGS 24 IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS provided. Each stakeholder casted their TOP 10 VOTES.

WIDER SIDEWALKS/CURB BULB-OUTS

PALMS

CHALLENGES

GOALS

ENHANCED/ADD’L CROSSWALKS

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The proposal will showcase the street’s positive features and valued place in the community, while also envisioning an Overland Avenue that embraces the ideas and visions recognized under the Mayor’s Great Streets Initiative.

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THE PROPOSAL

Venice Blvd

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Charnock Rd

Tabor St

Westminister Ave

Palms Blvd

Lawler St

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STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROPOSAL

Additional Street Trees provide continuous tree canopy

NEXT STEPS Based on the results from the street design charrettes, the preliminary proposal will contain both a

LONG-TERM, GRAND VISION

as well as

SHORT-TERM, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

that abide to the needs and desires expressed by the community.

MELODY WU, MURP 2015 Candidate FACULTY ADVISOR: Ryan Snyder, Ryan Snyder Associates CLIENT: Neal Anderberg & Eli Lipmen, Palms Neighborhood Council


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