July 2007

Creative Use of Aging InfrastructureULI, New York

October 22, 2014

• To be built over the 101 Freewaybetween Hollywood Boulevardand Santa Monica Boulevard.

• A mile in length• 44 acres of park space• Heart of a historic neighborhood• Hollywood's strong and diverse

community needs a grand stagefor the evolution of its localculture.

Summary

Hollywood FreewayHollywood Central Park

Hollywood FreewayBoundaries

Initiative to partner withlocal communities andbusinesses

• Create jobs• Increase economic security• Expand access to

educational opportunitiesand quality

• Provide affordable housing• Improve public safety

The Promise Zone

Green Space

Neighborhoods near andaround the Park:

• 40,000 children live within 1mile of the proposed Park

• 45,000 direct and indirectjobs to Hollywood

• Vast spanning Park to behome to playgrounds, grassand open space

10 Streets Strategy Plan

• Filter air, water and sunlight• Shelter to animals• Recreational areas• Moderate local climate by

slowing wind and stormwater

• Conserve energy byproviding shade

Planting 540 trees along 10 streetsadjacent to the proposed Park

Energy and Environment

• Parks are the first and best lineof defense against the harmfuleffects of global warming.

The Hollywood Park will:• Reduce automobile usage and fuel

consumption• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions• Promote energy efficiency and

conservation• Moderate the artificially higher

temperatures from the urban heat islandeffect

• Enhance local wind patterns through thepark breeze

The Hollywood Park will:• Mitigate local precipitation anomalies amplified

by the heat island effect• Preserve essential ecological functions and

protect biodiversity• Help shape urban form and buffer incompatible

uses• Reduce public cost for stormwater

management, flood control, transportation andother forms of infrastructure

Energy and Environment

EconomicsThe Park will bring economicvitalization to one of the most well-known and diverse, but alsounderserved and impoverished,areas in the City of los Angeles.

Mobility, Complete Streetsand the Park

• Mobility Plan 2035 provides aroadmap for achieving atransportation system that balancesthe needs of all road users.

• As an update to the City's GeneralPlan Transportation Element (lastadopted in 1999), Mobility Plan2035 incorporates "CompleteStreets" principles and lays thepolicy foundation for how futuregenerations of Angelenos interactwith their streets

Microclimate Designand the Park

Los Angeles temperatures are greatlyincreased due to the heat island effectwhich is mainly a result of its carinfrastructure.Solar radiation during the day isabsorbed by streets, parking lots andbuilding facades and released at nightwhich significantly increases thenighttime temperatures.Low air quality from traffic emissionsalso reduces the outdoor comfort.

Microclimate Designand the Park

Consequently,designingmicroclimates thatcreate pockets andislands of comfortare essential.

CASE STUDIES

Deck Details:5-acre park deckcovering /-5

Seattle Freeway Park

Deck Details:5-acre park deckcovering Hwy-366

Klyde Warren ParkDallas, Texas

Klyde Warren Park

Key Results/Lessons Learned:The sustainable landscaping includes 37 native plantspecies and 322 trees, transforming a former freewayto a beautiful urban oasisThe park is envisioned as a catalyst for the ongoingtransformation of downtown Dallas by bringing qualityof life, foot traffic to the area and increasing demand for surrounding properties.

Project CompletionStatus:• Completed 2012Project Costs:• $110 million

Cap at Union StationColumbus, Ohio

Deck Details:• 7. 72-acre deckcovering 1-670

Rose Kennedy GreenwayColumbus, Ohio

Deck Details:2,900 foot long15 acre park-coveredtunnels

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