Park Parthenia Community Plan

Acknowledgements

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Acknowledgements

Los Angeles City Council Amy Turnbull- Chair Los Angeles Mayor Alisha Marshall Neighborhood City Council Sam Van Buskirk Alen Estrada Aleks Malczewski Ayda Memary Antonio Villaraigosa Meeting #1 February 14, 2012 Amy Turnbull- Taco Trucks R’ Us Meeting #2 February 21, 2012 Amy Turnbull- Taco Trucks R Us Antonio Villaraigosa- Adult Entertainment Business Owner AleksMalczewski-Studentfilmmaker Meeting #3 March 6, 2012 Amy Turnbull- Taco Trucks R Us Ayda Memary-Professional Snow Boarder Rocio Romero- 65yr old grandmother Jose Tchopourian- Bike Shop Owner Aram Madoyan- Working Mother Alen Estrada- School Principle Tamara Kearin- Salon Owner Israel Herrera- Air Force Pilot Irma Gorrocino- Church Lady Richard Rosen- Pot Grower

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction...................................1.0-1 Chapter 2: The Vision Statement........................2.0-1Chapter 3: The Plan........................................3.0-1 Section 3.1: Safety....................................3.1-1 Section 3.2:Community Center.....................3.2-1 Section 3.3: Jobs/ Housing Balance................3.3-1 Section 3.4: Youth/ Recreation.....................3.4-1 Section 3.5: Open Space.............................3.5-1 Section 3.6: Urban Design...........................3.6-1 Section 3.7: Complete Streets......................3.7-1Chapter 5: Planning Staff Roles..........................4.0-1Appendix A: Public Involvement Report.................5.0-1Appendix B: State of Community Report................6.0-1

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1.0Intruduction

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Intruduction

The Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan is intended to guide the enhancement of the neigh-borhood and provide a high quality of life for its residents. This introduction to the Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan explains the purpose of a neighborhood plan, describes the

community involvement in the preparation of the plan, introduces the Vision Statement prepared by the community introduces the plan chapters to achieve the Vision (housing, climate change, parks/open spaces, quality education, economy, mobility, and livable communities). Developers and Park Parthenia residents will use the neighborhood plan to move the community from its cur-rent state to make Park Parthenia the better place described in the Vision Statement.

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Vision for Park Parthenia

The Los Angeles City Council appointed a Neighborhood Council (NC) to represent the residents of Park Parthenia in prepara-tion for the neighborhood plan. Following extensive community

involvement as described below, the Planning Department presented a draft Vision Statement to the Neighborhood Council which was approved on March 6th of 2012.

TheVisionstatementconciselyreflectsthecommunity’sgoaltoimprove Park Parthenia through improvements to local housing, economy, environmental sustainability, mobility, education, open

space and recreation to create a livable community.

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Purpose and Nature of the Neighborhood Plan

The purpose of the Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan is to provide a long range plan for the improvement of the neighborhood. The Neighbor-hood Plan provides a land use map with designations that depict where

improvements if the neighborhood will be made. The plan also includes text describing the goals and objectives for developing and conserving our com-munity. The neighborhood plan is a statement on how its residents view their community now, what issues they have decided to deal with, how they want it to move them toward the Vision Statement. The Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan serves as a blueprint for the future and it will be used to guide develop-ment in the neighborhood.

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“A community whose residents enjoy a healthy body, mind, and soul.”

2.0Vision Statement

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Vision Statement

“A community where its members distill a healthy body, mind and soul.”

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Safety

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Police presence

Neighborhood Watch Program

Safety through Urban Design

Community Center Nutrition and weight loss education

Provide job skills training

Youth Programs

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Jobs/Housing BalanceNutrition and weight loss education

Provide job skills training

Youth Programs

Youth Recreation

Safe play areasSportsfield

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Attractive Open SpaceCommunity Garden

Farmer’s Market/Locally grown food

Greenery

Attractive Urban DesignAttractive developments

Beautify public spaces

Landscaped streets and sidewalks

Graffitifree

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Complete StreetsPedestrians, bikes, buses, cars.

Well maintained sidewalks

Street furniture, outdoor cafes

Trafficcalming

Regular bus service

Community Involvement

Concurrently with the initiation of the neighborhood planning process, the City Council appointed the Neighborhood Council to represent the public and provide direction to the Planning Department.

The Advance Planning Division of the Planning Department formed a public outreach team to seek input from the public during preparation of the Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan by creating:

Flyers: Encouraging the community to join the NC and get involved in the meetings.

VisualPreferenceSurvey:Thissurveywasdesignedtofindoutwhatthepubliclikesanddislikes about Park Parthenia through a series of pictures that showed the good and the bad of the neighborhood.

S.W.O.T:Anexercisewasconductedtofindtheinternalaspects(strengthsandweak-nesses) as well as the external forces (Opportunities and Threats) that could affect Park Parthenia in the future.

Art Contest: The Public Outreach Team conducted an art contest where local school chil-dren could create art about their community.

Community Open House: An event where stakeholders could meet with their neighbors, enjoy a homemade dinner, learn about the plan, and talk to the Chair of the City Council.

Photographic Scavenger Hunt: The public outreach team conduced an event in the com-munity where residents were invited to take photos of what they liked about their com-munity and what they believed could be improved.

Website: The public outreach team developed a community website inviting resident to plan their own community.

In addition to the public outreach process, the planning staff also began the technical plan-ning process. The planners prepared a background report for the NC. The background report was created to inform the residents about the state the community is in now. The NC and members of the public considered the background research during a NC meeting on February 21, 2012.

The NC, after considering all of these public involvement exercises and listening to the com-ments from the public, approved the Vision Statement on March 6, 2012.

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Organization of the Neighborhood Plan

The Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan sets out a long term plan to achieve the Vision for the Community. It is organized as follows:

Chapter 1: The Introduction – this section introduces the general planChapter 2: The Vision Plan – presents the Vision StatementChapter 3: The Plan – Describes how the Vision Statement will be realized in 7 Sections:Chapter 3.1: SafetyChapter 3.2: Community CenterChapter 3.3: Jobs and Housing BalanceChapter 3:4: Youth and RecreationChapter 3.5: Open SpaceChapter 3.6: Urban Design Chapter 3.7 Complete StreetsChapter 5: Planning Department Staff – Provides the names of the planning staff who pre pared the general planAppendix A: Describes the Public Involvement Process used in preparing the planAppendix B: State of Community Report: Provides data describing the community now. Appendix C: Implementation Plan – Provides a plan for monitoring the progress in moving toward the Vision Statement

Relationship and Other Plans

Park Parthenia lies within the Northridge Community Planning Area, San Fernando Valley, which is within the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) regional planning area. The San Fernando Valley is also subject to SCAG’s Regional

Comprehensive Plan which can be found at: http://www.scag.ca.gov/rcp/index.htm The neighborhood plan is further interpreted through local zoning ordinances. Future planned projects must be consistent with the general plan and the local zoning ordinances.

Using the Neighborhood Plan

The Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan is designed to be used by every member of thecommunity.Anyinterestedpersoncanlookatthelandusemaptofindoutwhatimprovements are planned in the neighborhood. The Park Parthenia Neighborhood

Plan works as a blueprint for housing and commercial development; parks and open spaces, mobility, and the other subjects that citizens decide are of concern to the community. In ad-dition to the neighborhood plan, the zoning ordinances provide greater detail and develop-ment standards that must also be met for any future project.

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Planning Area

The planning area is the geographical area that was studied during the Neighborhood Plan preparation process. The NC considered several options for the planning area including North Hollywood, Pacoima, and Park Parthenia as well as other areas in the San Fernando Valley that have not been planned in the last five years. On January 26, 2012 the NC directed that Park Parthenia would be the planning area.

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The planning area is the geographical area that was studied during the Neighborhood Plan preparation process. The NC considered several options for the planning area including North Hollywood, Pacoima, and Park Parthenia as well as other areas in the San Fernando Valley that have not been planned in the last five years. On January 26, 2012 the NC directed that Park Parthenia would be the planning area.

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3.0The Plan

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The Plan

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Park Parthenia is a vibrant community with over 5,000 residents. Current local facilities include a com-munity pool and an open space park area. While these facilities remain open to serve the community, there hasn’t been much progress in addressing many of its existing neighborhood issues. It is our pri-

mary vision to see improvements implemented through the use of the Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan. The Park Parthenia Neighborhood Council approved the Vision Statement for the plan on February 21st, 2012. In this chapter, each issue identified in the Neighborhood Council’s Vision Statement is addressed. The Planning Issues section of each Section describes the current situation in the neighborhood and what needs to be improved. Each section also describes elements of the Vision Statement applicable to that section and describes a plan to achieve the Vision. Planning goals and objectives are provided that will be carried out to accomplish the Vision of the Neighborhood Plan.

Each Major Goal of the Vision Statement is included and planned for in the following sections of Chap ter 3.0:

3.1 Safety3.2 Community Center3.3 Jobs/Housing Balance3.4 Youth/Recreation3.5 Open Space3.6 Urban Design3.7 Complete Streets

3.1Safety

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Safety

This section of the Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan addresses Community Safety. The Safety planning issue is first introduced and summarized. Next the Vision for a safe community is briefly described. Finally goals and objectives to make Park Parthenia a

safe community are listed.

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Planning Issues

The planning issue, as stated in the background report, includes the need for designated areas where children can play safely awayfromautotraffic.Obesityisarealissueinthiscommunity

and measures need to be implemented to counteract this trend. The neighborhood is home to the Bryant Street” gang and better security is desired.Thepresenceofgraffitiandoveralldeteriorationofthepub-lic realm is promoting an unwelcoming environment. Poorly maintained sidewalks have fractures, bumps, and overgrown plants which restrict the mobility of wheelchair users. Many streets are unsafe due to poorly designed sidewalks and crosswalks.

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Planning Vision

Safety concerns will be alleviated by implementing improved lighting, a greater policepresence,enhancedfireprotection,andaneighborhoodwatchprogram.The plan will ensure a safer neighborhood for all residents by providing the com-

munity with adequate lighting and police services to deter criminal activities. Pro-viding better lighting and installing a neighborhood watch program will reduce gang violence in the neighborhood. The plan also designates time for Park Parthenia Neigh-borhood Council members to consult with the Los Angeles Police Department as part of the review of new development projects and proposed land use changes to deter-mine law enforcement needs and demands for decreasing crime.

Goals and ObjectivesGoal: Safety 1: Park Parthenia Will Increase Security throughout the community.

Objective 1-1: The planning staff shall prepare a design plan .

Objective 1-2: The planning staff shall secure grant funding by June 2013.

Objective 1-3: The planning staff will survey the community.

Objective 1-4: The planning staff will consult with the police department and deter-mine the means for providing better security and lighting for the community.

Objective 1-5: The Police Department will implement a Neighborhood Watch.

Objective 1-6: The planning board will map the community to identify where more security and lighting is needed.

Objective 1-7: The planning board will provide funding.

Objective 1-8: The planning board will implement the plan.

Goal: Safety 2: Park Parthenia Fire Protection

Objective 2-1: The planning staff will survey the community.

Objective2-2:Theplanningstaffwillincreaseaccessforfiretrucks.

Objective 2-3: The Fire Department will conduct aerial survey of community to iden-tify problem.

Objective 2-4: The planning board will develop a plan to provide access to the area.

Objective 2-5: The planning board will identify funding.

Objective 2-6: The planning board will implement the plan.

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3.2Community Center

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Community Center

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Planning Issues

One of the most important aspects of living in a safe neighborhood is the comfort and security perceived by its residents. Unfortu-nately, Park Parthenia has not been provided a designated area

outside of homes and apartments where residents can interact with their community and neighbors. Children have not been given a safe environ-ment where they, as well as their parents, feel relaxed enough to spend their days playing with their friends without the fear of being affected by violence, drug activity, or loitering. Establishment of a multi-purpose Community Center would help to resolve these issues and ease the wor-ries and concerns of parents.

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Planning Vision

A multi-purpose community center can serve the residents of Parthenia Park in many different ways. It can be used to host Neighborhood Council meetings, community discussions, be an after school recreational area for children and a

safe location for families to interact with each other and experience more of what their community has to offer. It will be a place where nutrition and weight loss edu-cation will be provided to children in order to keep them living a healthy and active life style. The community center will provide adults and adolescents with job training skills in order to better prepare them for the real world. And it will offer families af-ter school Youth ecreational programs for children to have a safe and secure environ-ment to be while they are under the supervision of responsible, reliable adults, where they can enjoy various organized sports, arts and crafts and educational activities.

Goals and ObjectivesGoal: Rec. 1: Park Parthenia will have a multi-purpose indoor Community/Recreation-al Center.

Objective 1-1: The Parks Department shall prepare a design plan by December 2012.

Objective 1-2: The Parks Department shall secure grant funding by June 2013.

Objective 1-3: The Parks Department will survey the community.

Objective 1-4: The Parks Department will map the community to identify where the best location for the Community Center will be.

Objective 1-5: The Parks Department will provide funding.

Objective 1-6: The Parks Department will implement the plan.

Goal:Rec.2:ParkPartheniawillhaveamulti-sportoutdoorfield.

Objective 1-1: The Parks Department shall prepare a design plan by December 2012.

Objective 1-2: The Parks Department shall secure grant funding by June 2013.

Objective 1-3: The Parks Department will survey the community.

Objective 1-4: The Parks Department will map the community to identify where the best location for the Community Center will be.

Objective 1-5: The Parks Department will provide funding.

Objective 1-6: The Parks Department will implement the plan.

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3.3Jobs/ Housing Balance

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Jobs/ Housing Balance

Currently the majority of people in the community must travel out of the area to their employment. This is inconvenient and could be avoided by bringing well paying jobs into the community. Providing a balance of jobs and housing

would reduce the need for long commutes and allow families to spend quality time to-gether. For these reasons, development of mixed-use buildings is desired as this would bring both housing and employment to the people of Park Parthenia.

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Planning Issues

The Park Parthenia area is a 500 unit community, mainly occupied by families. There is a population of 4, 802 people living in the small community. Housing occupancy is as follows, there are 1, 013

houses that are occupied. Of the homeowners in the area only 309 actu-ally reside in their home. Renters occupy 704 homes from the entire area and these homes are usually overcrowded. There are 186 homes in the Parthenia Park neighborhood that house more than seven people.

Overcrowding in homes is likely due to the fact that rent is higher than what one family can afford. Fifteen percent of the residents of the Parthenia Park area are considered below the poverty line.

The largest employers are the Northridge Hospital Medical Center, fol-lowed by California State University, Northridge. Poverty Level Comparisons

U.S.: 12%; California: 14%; Northridge: 15%;

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Planning Vision

The Parthenia Park neighborhood is in need of both affordable housing, as there are many homes with more than seven people per unit. The area is considered to be low density however there should be a re-evaluation of zoning policies as

this as living conditions in overcrowded homes is not what one would call healthy. It would also be ideal to bring mixed use buildings to the community as this would pro-vide employment opportunites as well as housing for the residents. The following im-ages provide an idea as to what new developments in Park Parthenia could look like.

Goals and ObjectivesGoal: Rec 1: Park Parthenia will develop mixed use buildings.

Objective Rec 1-1: The housing Department shall prepare a design plan by Decem-ber 2012.

Objective Rec 1-2: The Housing Department shall secure grant funding by June 2013..

Objective Rec 1-3- The Housing Department will identify where mixed useBuildings would be appropriate to build at.

Goal: Rec 2: Businesses will create employment for the community.

Objective Rec 2-1: Mixed use buildings would create jobs for the community. Objective Rec 2-2: This would bring new residents and visitors into the commu-nity.

Objective Rec 2-3: New residents and visitors would bring money into the commu-nity and the increased local coffers will fund local community projects.

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3.4Youth and Recreation

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Youth and Recreation

This Chapter addresses the need for Youth and Recreational Programs in Park Parthenia, describes the Vision Statement for this issue developed by the Park PartheniaNeighborhoodCouncilandspecifiesgoalsandobjectivestoachieve

the Vision.

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Planning Issues

Park Parthenia currently is affected by gangs and violence. Children need a place where they can feel safe under the supervision of fun and responsible adults while their parents are at work. Today’s lo-

cal youth don’t have enough places in which they can interact with their peers and participate in everyday activities. Park Parthenia’s children deserve the same after school opportunities within their community as other communities enjoy, an area where they can be with groups of friends at a time in a safe environment while they learn new skills and perfect the ones they already have. An area such as Park Parthenia needs to show their residents that there is no need to be afraid of letting their children explore their community and that they can be safe around their own homes.

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Planning Vision

Youth and recreational programs will be provided for the residents of Park Parthe-nia. They will provide parents peace of mind that their children are safe and well cared for after school. These programs can keep children off the streets

and prevent them from making irresponsible decisions like joining gangs, tagging or experimenting with drugs. Finally, these organized programs will encourage kids to get off the couch and computer and play sports and other fun activities that will help them maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.

Goals and ObjectivesGoal: Youth Programs 1: Provide Park Parthenia with classes for children and adoles-cents.

Objective1-1:LosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrictshallprepareaplanbyDecember2012. Objective1-2:LosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrictwillsecuregrantfundingbyJune2013. Objective1-3:LosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrictwillsurveythecommunity.

Objective1-4:LosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrictwillprovidefunding.

Objective1-5:LosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrictwillimplementtheplan.

Goal: Youth Programs 2: Provide organized sporting teams and events for children and their families.

Objective 1-1: Youth Services shall prepare a plan by December 2012. Objective 1-2: Youth Services shall secure grant funding by June 2013. Objective 1-3: Youth Services shall survey the community.

Objective 1-4: Youth Services will provide funding.

Objective 1-5: Youth Services will implement plan.

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3.5Open Space

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Open Space

This section of the Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan addresses the need for useableopenspaceinthecommunity.Theissueisfirstexplained,followedby a summary of the Vision Statement and goals and objectives to achieve the

Vision.

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Planning Issues

Park Parthenia lacks usable open space for its residents. What open space does exist is made inaccessible by fences and large piles of dirt. Vacant lots can be found at 8460 Tampa Avenue, behind the

Hope Christian Church, and behind McDonald’s on Parthenia Avenue near Tampa. At 8864 Tampa is a grassy lot next to a car wash.

Open space also exists under high voltage power lines running par-allel to Wilbur and alongside a channel wash on Wystone between Parthenia and Chase. Although other open spaces technically

exist, such as vacant or underutilized lots, the power line transmission lines are the only zoned open space in the neighborhood.

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Planning Vision

The planning vision aims to provide more useable open space, as well as improve and zone existing open space so that it can be enjoyed by the residents of Park Parthenia. The plan will ensure an addition of green space and parks, promoting

the use of desirable and safe open space in the community.

Goals and ObjectivesGoal: Open SPACE 1: Park Parthenia will have usable open space for its residents.

Objective 1-1: The Neighborhood Council shall secure grant funding to prepare and implement a Neighborhood Open Space Plan.

Objective 1-2: The Neighborhood Council will survey the community.

Objective 1-3: The Neighborhood Council will map the community for open spaces that can be transformed.

Objective 1-4: The General Plan Advisory board will assess what land is usable and can be redeveloped.

Objective 1-5: The Neighborhood Council shall prepare a design plan.

Objective 1-6: The LA City Recreation and Parks Department shall implement the plan.

Goal: Open Space 2: Park Parthenia will zone existing open space for neighborhood use.

Objective 2-1: The Los Angeles Planning Department will provide aerial survey and GIS parcel data for the community to identify the current open spaces.

Objective 2-2: The Neighborhood Council will review the GIS data to identify ex-isting open space that is zoned for residential or commercial use.

Objective 2-3: The General Plan Advisory board will make a map of existing open space and areas which should be rezoned for open space use.

Objective 2-4: The Planning Department will identify funding opportunities.

Objective 2-5: The Planning Department will recommend to the LA City Council proposed rezoning opportunities.

Objective 2-6: The Los Angeles City Council will consider the rezonings

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3.6Urban Design

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Urban Design

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Planning Issues

Although there are some areas with attractive and well maintained single family homes in Park Parthenia, many of the buildings and structures are unattractive or poorly maintained. In addition, many

of the streets lack well maintained sidewalks and there is no streetscape landscaping.Graffitiisrampantthroughoutthearea.Publicspacesinthe neighborhood are undeveloped and unplanned, contributing to the general depressed aesthetics in the neighborhood.

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Planning Vision

The vision for urban design in Park Parthenia is that both private structures and buildings as well as public streets are visually appealing and attractive. Streets should be landscaped and include street furniture, as well as interesting street

artinsteadofgraffiti.UrbanDesignisalsousedtopromoteneighborhoodsafety.Allareas are well lit and safe for residents of the community to enjoy.

Goals and ObjectivesGoal: Urban Design 1: Provide for Attractive Private Development

Objective Urban Design 1-1: Initiate a site survey by December 2012 to identify areas within the community that need to be improved.

Objective Urban Design 1-2: Indentify design guidelines and a list of potential proj-ects for the selected sites and submit a proposal by March 2013

Objective Urban Design 1-3: Secure grant funding and encourage property owners to apply for grants to improve their properties.

Objective Urban Design 1-4: Begin private streetscape improvements by June 2013

Goal:UrbanDesign2:BeautificationofPublicSpaces

Objective Urban Design 2-1: Identify areas within the neighborhood in need of clean up and redevelopment December 2012

Objective Urban Design 2-2: Propose plan and recruit artists to complete street art in the neighborhood February 2013.

Objective Urban Design 2-3: Launch a community involvement program to clean up theneighborhoodandremovegraffitiinJune2013

Goal: Urban Design 3: Landscape Streets and Sidewalks

Objective Urban Design 3-1: Identify areas within the neighborhood with below standard streetscapes December 2012 Objective Urban Design 3-2: Create a plan and budget to incorporate street furni-ture, street lighting, trees and other landscaping by February 2013

Objective Urban Design 3-3: Begin redevelopment by June 2013

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3.7Complete Streets

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Complete Streets

This chapter addresses the provision of Complete Streets in Park Parthenia. First the Planning Issue is presented. Next a short summary of the Vision Statement for Complete Streets is provided. Finally goals and objectives are

listed to provide Complete Streets in Park Parthenia as described in the Vision State-ment.

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Planning Issues

Within Park Parthenia, a host of issues exists regarding the qual-ityofstreets,sidewalks,andtrafficcirculation.Onesuchissueis the poor condition of the sidewalks stemming from potholes,

cracked tiles, and overgrown roots and weeds. This has proved to be especiallyhazardoustopedestriansandhandicappedusers.Theflowoftrafficonthestreetisimpactedbynarrowroadsandthelackofbusbays or bus lanes for the local bus stops. This also impacts the accessibil-ity and parking availability for users. Another important concern is the establishments of clear bike lanes to allow for bicycle accessibility and circulation around the circumference of Parthenia Park. Furthermore, bicyclists are forced to use the poor-quality pedestrian sidewalks which hinges on its walk ability.

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Planning VisionThe vision for complete streets in Park Parthenia embodies the ideal that all users: cars,

bicycles, public transit, pedestrians, seniors and handicapped persons are able to move freely within the community. Clear bike lanes will be implemented as they pertain to

providing access to bicycles as well as being a safe alternative to using the sidewalk or ve-hicle lanes. A lane will also be provided for parking and bus access.

Goals and ObjectivesGoal: Streets 1: Provide well designed sidewalks

Objective Streets 1-1: The Planning Department shall organize a site survey to identify particularareasthatneedtobefixedbyJanuary2013

Objective Streets 1-2: Mapping Department of Planning Commission shall create a visual mapoftheareawithidentifiedareasbyFebruary2013

Objective Streets 1-3: The Public Works Department shall secure grant funding by June 2013.

Objective Streets 1-4: The Public Works Department complete sidewalk improvements by October 2013.

Goal: Streets 2: Implement Bike Lanes to Provide Increased Access and Flow

Objective Streets 2-1: The Planning Department Public Outreach team shall conduct a public survey and site visit to identify areas for new bike lanes by December 2012. Objective Streets 2-2: The Mapping Department shall produce a visual outline assessing the exact routes of the bike lanes by January 2013 Objective Streets 2-3: Public Works shall secure funding for the project by March 2013

Objective Streets 2-3: Public Works shall complete construction by March July 2013

Goal:Streets3:ReduceTrafficCongestioncausedbyBusStops

Objective Streets 3-1: The Research Department shall monitor all of the streets that provideaccesstoParkPartheniatoidentifyareasofhightrafficdensity,withwithspecialattention given to those areas impacted by bus stops. Objective Streets 3-2: The Mapping Department shall create a visual highlighting areas of high congestion as well as identifying which areas are affected by bus stops.

Objective Streets 3-3: The Research Department shall allocate which congested areas can be improved by implementing a bus bay or bus lane.

Objective Streets 3-4: Public Works shall secure funding to implement special bus lanes or bus bays as needed by July 2013

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4.0Planning Department Staff

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Planning Department Staff

The students of the Urban Planning and Studies class Community Planning at California State University, Northridge.

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Appedix A: Public Involovment Report

The City Council and Planning Department recognized the importance of public involvement during the planning process for the Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan.

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Appedix A: Public Involovment Report

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Concurrently with the initiation of the neighborhood plan process, the City Council appointed a Neighborhood Council consisting of citizens in the planning area. The Neighborhood Council represent-

ed the citizens of Park Parthenia and provided guidance to the Planning Department during the preparation of the neighborhood plan. Through the leadership of the Neighborhood Council in the numerous meetings, a clear Vision Statement for the neighborhood plan was developed.

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The Planning Department also took important early steps to involve the communi-ty in the preparation of the neighborhood plan. The Department formed a Public Outreach Team to work throughout the planning process to educate the public

about the planning process and to solicit their ideas for the general plan. The Pub-licOutreachTeamcreatedanddistributedflyerstospreadwordoftheneighborhoodplan process and to invite the public to the Neighborhood Council meetings. During these meetings the Public Outreach Team educated the public on what a general plan is, the planning process, and on how they could participate in the process to express their desires for the future of their community. The Public Outreach Team facilitated a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) exercise and a Visual Preference Survey to give the public opportunities to express what they wanted in-cluded in the general plan.

The Planning Department Staff also began a technical planning process early on. As afirststep,thestaffresearchedinformationabouttheexistingconditionswithinthevicinity of the area and produced a Background Report (see Appendix B).

During the neighborhood council meetings, dozens of community members expressed their opinions of what should and should not be included in the general plan. The neighborhood council considered these public comments and frequently provided direction to Planning Department staff to incorporate these concepts into the general plan.

As a result of the extensive public involvement process, the neighborhood council used all of the planning exercises developed by planning staff, considered the Back-ground Report and approved a staff prepared Vision Statement to set the planning stage and provide clear goals to be included in the Park Parthenia Neighborhood Plan.

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Appendix B: State of the Community Report

GUIDELINES AND PLANNING ELEMENTS FOR PARTHENIA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN

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Appendix B: State of the Community Report

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Community Conditions

NOTE: More detailed information about the neighborhood plan for Parthenia Park and its content’s break down can be found in this draft.Also,therearelinkstofindoutmoreaboutLosAngelesGen-

eral Plan, Northridge Full Community Plan and Northridge South Neigh-borhood Council latest updates on the area.

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Many residents of Parthenia Park are exposed to poverty, malnourishment, un-der-housing, unemployment, lack of social and cultural activities, underdevel-oped skills and school dropouts, crime and lack of opportunities.

The residents with the support of the neighborhood council and the city council are buildinganewvisionfortheircommunity.Afteranumberoffieldstudies,surveys,outreach events, interviews and technical reviews which data was carefully analyzed, and later used for drafting the plan.

Parthenia Park is proud of taking various steps towards improving the neighborhood’s safety, community center, jobs/housing balance, youth/recreation, open space, urban design and complete streets.

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