union station linkages report presentation

8/12/2019 Union Station linkages report presentation

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AGENDA1. Welcome & Introductory Remarks2. Highlights of Design Concepts3. Our Community Partners4. The Power of Implementation5.

Next Steps & Refreshments


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Community Partners

Arts District Arts District Business Improvement District Arts District Community Council (ADCC/LA) Cause Connect Los Angeles River and Arts Business Association

(LARABA) Mura Homeowner Association Rothenberg Sawasy Architects (RSA) Savoy Homeowner Association Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)

Little Tokyo Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program

(API SBP) Japanese American Community and Cultural

Center Japanese American National Museum Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern

California Little Tokyo Business Improvement District Little Tokyo Community Council (LTCC) Little Tokyo Historical Society Little Tokyo Public Safety Association Little Tokyo Service Center Sharpless Creations Southeast Asian Community Action (SEACA)

Cornfield Arroyo Seco Amigos de los Rios Center Theatre Group Cornfield Farm Lab EVOQ Properties Inc. FAMCO Investments Forest City West Friends of the Los Angeles River Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Council Homeboy Industries Lincoln Heights Chamber of Commerce Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council (LHNC) Los Angeles Conservation Corps Los Angeles County Arts Commission Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation (RRC) San Antonio Winery Young Nak Outreach Transformation (YNOT) William Mead

Chinatown Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) Castelar Elementary School Cathedral High School Chinatown Service Center Chinatown Business Improvement District (BID) Chinatown Library Chinatown Service Center Chinatown Teen Post Chinese American Citizens Alliance Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Chinese Historical Society of So California Chungking Plaza Association East Wind Foundation Evans Community Adult School Jia Apartments Johnson Fain / Blossom Plaza LA Chinatown Corporation LA Chinatown Firecracker 10k Committee Los Angeles Conservancy National Chinese Welfare Council LA County

Phoenix Bakery

Boyle Heights Alliance for a Better Community Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce Boyle Heights Historical Society Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council (BHNC) Building a Healthy Boyle Heights Collaborative CASA 0101 Theater East Los Angeles Community Corporation Libros Schmibros Mictlan Murals Primera Taza White Memorial Medical Center

El Pueblo California Endowment Foundation Camacho's Inc. Chinese American Museum El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Commission El Pueblo Park Association Historic Cultural Neighborhood Council (HCNC) Italian American Museum of Los Angeles La Placita Church La Plaza de Cultura y Artes LA River Revitalizations Corporation Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Olvera Street Merchants Association Park 101

Civic Center Bringing Back Broadway Bunker Hill Tower Condo Association Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Central City Association (CCA) Central City East Association (CCEA) Colburn School of Music City of Los Angeles Project Restore Downtown Center Business Improvement District (BID) Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) First 5 LA Friends of Park 101 Grand and Museum Towers Grand Central Market Grand Park Higgins Building Homeowners Association Historic Downtown Los Angeles Business Improvement District

(BID) Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles County Law Library Los Angeles Police Department

Los Angeles Streetcar Inc. Los Angeles Theater Company & Latino Theater Company Music Center - Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County Promenade West Homeowner Association Ramon C Cortines School for Visual and Performing Arts

County Citywide Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) Los Angeles Walks


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Community Driven

Special EventsCommunity Partner ReceptionsCommunity Visioning Festival & Bike Tour

Neighborhood ConversationsEl Pueblo-Chinatown-Cornfield Arroyo SecoLittle Tokyo-Arts DistrictBoyle Heights

Civic CenterSCI-Arc Charrette

Briefings & UpdatesCommunity groups, agency, elected offices

SurveysWritten responses at eventsOn-line responses through Metro.net

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WELCOMEJenna Hornstock

Deputy Executive Officer, Countywide Planning, Metro

Art Leahy

Chief Executive Officer, Metro

Martha Welborne

Chief Planning Officer, Countywide Planning, Metro


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Union Station Master Plan


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DESIGN HIGHLIGHTSLisa Padilla, Cityworks DesignPatricia Smith / Urban Design

Deborah Murphy / Pedestrian Planning & Outreach

Fehr + Peers / Mobility

Gil Penalosa / 8-80 Cities

Arellano Associates / Public OutreachLenax Construction Services / Estimating


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OBJECTIVE

Connect LA Union Station

and 1st/Central Station tothe neighborhoods around

them for pedestrians andbicyclists


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Union Stations growth

Note sources here


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TodayGOLD LINEPasadena to East L.A.

TomorrowGOLD LINEPasadena to East L.A.

BLUE LINELong Beach to DTLA

EXPO LINESanta Monica, Culver City

to DTLA

1st& Central Regional Connector Stn.


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Chinatown

Cornfield

Arroyo-Seco

ElPueblo

UnionStation

LittleTokyo

ArtsDistrict

NEIGHBORHOODS

Boyle

Heights

1st/CentralStation

CivicCenter


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Study Area

WALKUnion Station

1/2-mile radius

WALK1st& Central Station1/3-mile radius

BIKE

1 mile radius +


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How many in US?

Ratio of workers to residents inDowntown LA

Residents in walk-focused areafor both stations

US 201o Census data, DCBID DTLA Demographic Study 2013

8,843

42,789 Residents in bike-focused area forboth stations

Visitors to Downtown LA

9.5 to 1

10,000,000+


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1st/CENTRALSTATION

We need safer connections

Bicyclist-Auto Collisions1-mile radius

1st/CENTRALSTATION

Pedestrian-Auto Collisions1/3- and 1/2-mile radius

Reported: 2007-2011

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1. Develop linkages action plan through a community-driven process2. Transform the environment to benefit people on foot and people

on wheels.

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Provide basic pedestrian and bicycle facilitiesto allow people tosafely walk, bike and use transit in the study area.

4. Reinforce neighborhood identity as expressed by its people, arts,culture or history and promote placemaking.

5. Improve weak linkages to surrounding neighborhoods.6.

Improve access to open spaces, including the L.A. River, parks,plazas and public spaces in the study area.

7. Enhance the first-time visitors experience between Union Stationand neighborhood centers of activity as well as 1st/Central.

8. Build upon the character and vitality of local businesses.9.

Enable a street to be re-purposed, such as

leftover space

reclaimed for pedestrian or bicycle facilities, special events &cultural programs.

10. Contribute to a more environmentally sustainable Los Angeles.

Objectives


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Ideas & Importance

Community Festival 11/02/2013

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1. How did you arrive here today? (Circle one)

Wa lk B ik e B us Me tr o Ra il O th er :

2.In which of these neighborhoods do you spend the mosttime? (Circle one)

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3.On which street(s)do you walk the mostoften in that neighborhood?

4.On which street(s)would you walk if they were nicer?

5.Which are yourfavorite and leastfavorite streets?

6.In other neighborhoods, on which streets do you like to walk on?

7. What is the biggestobstacle to walking and/orbicycling to orfrom Union Station?

And the biggestobstacle to walking and/orbicycling to orfrom 1st/Central Station Site?

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Walk-Bike Streets: What can be done today


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Pedestrian Fundamentals

Essential improvements for pedestriansafety and access will be provided as eachproject is implemented


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THE ESPLANADES

Los Angeles St. Crossing

Paseo Luis OlivaresLos Angeles St. EsplanadeAlameda Esplanade

North Broadway Esplanade


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Los Angeles Crossing

Reinforce connectionbetween UnionStation and El Pueblo

as first step inwalking/biking tomany destinations


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Paseo Luis Olivares

Create a walk-bikeesplanade into ElPueblo connectingUnion Station and

Chinatown, continueon N. Spring & closeslip lane at Cesar E.Chavez

N. Spring Lot 2


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Los Angeles St. Esplanade

Create a beautifulroute to walk-bikefrom El Pueblo toCivic Center, Little

Tokyo and theHistoric Core byexpanding the eastsidewalk

N. Los Angeles St.


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Alameda Esplanade (south of Union Station)

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Alameda Esplanade (Union Station/El Pueblo)


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WALK STREETS WITH CYCLE TRACK OR BIKE LANE OPTION

By community choice or where space is limited

Santa Fe Alpine Spine *1stStreet *

North Broadway in Chinatown *Main & Spring3rdStreet


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Calmer traffic, better walking, safer cycling

Easiest optionOne lane each directionSafe center turn laneMax. street parking

Dedicated zone for bikes

Progressive optionSame as above plusShorter ped x-ings

Safest way to bikeLess street parking

Requires long segments

Similar to aboveMax. street parkingAll bikes on one side

Unprotected bike lanes

1-way cycle track each side

2-way cycle track one side


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Santa Fe Alpine Spine (South of US 101)


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Calm traffic on LittleTokyos main street,make it safer to walkand bike from CivicCenter to Boyle Heights,

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North Broadway main street

Enhance Chinatowns

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Main & Spring Streets

Make both streetscomfortable to walkand bike betweenChinatown, El Pueblo,

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STREETSCAPES

2nd/Traction Gateway

Little TokyoArts DistrictCesar E. Chavez

Boyle Heights


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2nd/ Traction Gateway

Design a safer crossingto 1st/Central Stationthat serves as a gatewayto the Arts District &

Little Tokyo, close sliplane for a plaza, newpeople street atTraction

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Cesar E. Chavez (Grand to Alameda)

Improve walkingenvironment withshade trees, bus stoplighting, ornamental

lights and bikesintegrated per DOT


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Boyle Heights

Make Boyle, St. Louis,State & Soto morewalkable with curbextensions, high

visibility crosswalks,street trees, bus stoplighting & ADAramps

1st/CENTRALSTATION

MariachiPlazaStation

Pico/AlisoStation


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Cesar E. Chavez (Alameda to Pleasant)


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Little Tokyo

Make Central, JudgeJohn Aiso/San Pedro,and 2ndinviting towalk by adding street

trees and ornamentallights. Bike facilitieswill be designed byDOT.


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Arts District Streetscape

Make 2ndand 3rdSts.,Traction Ave. and 4thPlace more inviting towalk within Arts

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EL PUEBLO

Carol JacquesVice President, El PuebloCommission


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El Pueblo Connections


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CHINATOWN &CORNFIELD ARROYO SECO

George Yu

President, Chinatown BusinessImprovement District


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Chinatown/CASP Connections


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LITTLE TOKYO

Chris Aihara, Co-ChairRegional Connector Little Tokyo/Arts District Station Committee,

Little Tokyo Community Council


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Little Tokyo Connections


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ARTS DISTRICT

Yuval Bar-ZemerArts District Community Council

(ADCC/LA)


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Arts District Connections

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BOYLE HEIGHTS

Rey FukudaAssistant Project Manager,

East Los Angeles CommunityCorporation (ELACC)


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Boyle Heights Connections

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Mariachi Plaza

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CIVIC CENTER

Valerie WatsonAssistant Pedestrian Coordinator,City of Los Angeles


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Civic Center Connections


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BICYCLE ADVOCATE

Eric BruinsPlanning & Policy Director,LA County Bicycle Coalition


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BICYCLES SUPPORT WALKING

Source: studio-111blog.com


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NEXT STEPS

Project CostsFunding

Implementation

Pedestrian Fundamentals $3 million


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Project Costs

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Los Angeles Crossing $3 million

Los Angeles Esplanade $4.4 million

Alameda Esplanade $8.3 10.3 million* (4 segments)

2nd& Traction Gateway $1.5 million

Paseo Luis Olivares $1.3 million

N. Main St. $1 million

Cesar E. Chavez $5.6 million* (3 segments)

N. Broadway in Chinatown $ .25 1.4 million (depends on option)1st Street $ 3 - 4.7 million (3 segments, depends on option)

Santa Fe-Alpine Spine $6.8 million (5 segments)

3rdStreet $3.5 million

N. Broadway Esplanade $3.3 million

Including all other streetscapes, proposed projects total approx. $50-60 million.

Individual projects average $1.5 to 4 million each. Costs are for construction today plus

5 years escalation. * Does not include any bridge construction - costs are unknown


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Phasing


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gProjects will be phased & opportunistic

Agency Roles

Developers Implement streetscape fronting new projectsCity of LA Implement projects through DOT & Public WorksL.A. County Public Works Prioritize/implement projects along County propertyMetro Implement portions of Union Station perimeter, provide leadership/guidance, prioritize 1st/last mile connectors

State & Federal Prioritize/implement projects along their property

PartnershipsRetain ConnectUS Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to fund/implementInvite Council Offices to chair quarterly TAC in partnership with MetroCommunity Partners can advocate, provide supporting efforts & letters, attendTAC updates

Implementation

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Next Steps

Additional Tasks

Concepts for Los Angeles Street closure Coordination around 1st/Alameda Refine plan based on June-July outreach

meetings & briefings

Publish Connect US Action Plan

Pedestrian and bicycle priorities

Conceptual illustrations, examples, costs Lead advocate (public, private, community) Agency that will implement each project Approvals that are required Regulations Funding sources Next steps


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POWER OF IMPLEMENTATION

Gil Penalosa

Executive Director, 8-80 Cities


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