Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood: A Pedestrian , yStreet
Santa Monica Boulevard
Time LineMaster Plan 1998
Design Phase 1 1999Construction Phase 1 2000 – 2001
Design Furniture & Side Streets 2004
Construction – Furniture 2005+
Design – La Brea Gateway 2009
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Overall Conceptp
Objective
Reinforce identity of City’s “Main Street” –City s Main Street make it a shared street for everyone (businesses, ( ,pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists)
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Started by Thinking of Streets as Placesy g
"If we can develop and design streets so that they are wonderful, fulfilling places to be then we will have successfully designedfulfilling places to be,…then we will have successfully designed about one-third of the city directly and had an immense impact on the rest." Allan B. Jacobs
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West Side
Design Strategies
Wide sidewalksWide sidewalks to accommodate pedestrians & retail activityretail activity
Plant double rows of trees to zone id lk ti itisidewalk activities
Add bicycle lanes
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East Side
Design Strategies
Make the street safeMake the street safe
Create sidewalk extensions at bus stops and x-walks
Provide as much landscaping as possible
Maintain street parking forMaintain street parking for shops
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Already Required: Active Building Ground Floor & No Parking y q g & gAlong SMB
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Improvements Over Time
Immediate Priorities – with ReconstructionBicycle lanes
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Bicycle lanes Enhanced crosswalks – intersections & midblock through mediansWider sidewalks & curb extensions1,200 new street trees; double rows where possible – structural soil & irrigation1,200 new street trees; double rows where possible structural soil & irrigationMedian, garden & gateway landscapingElectrical power for events, art & holiday lightingIncrease street parking for shopsIncrease street parking for shops
Future Priorities – as Funding Is AvailableN b t & th t t f itNew bus stop & other street furnitureBus stop gardensOther boulevard gardensResidential gatewaysArt installationsRelamp pedestrian lights for energy efficiencyMore parkways
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Bicycle Lanesy
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Crosswalks
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Wider Sidewalks
ObjectiveMake the street safer && more usable.
Design Strategiesg gWide sidewalksCorner curb
extensionsextensions Enhanced
crosswalks
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Wider Sidewalks – over time on East Side
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Curb ExtensionsObjectivePedestrian visibility, improved busimproved bus operation, more sidewalk space.
Design StrategiesEvery corner &
crossingcrossingLonger at bus stops
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Pedestrian Street Lightsg
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Street Trees
ObjectivesUse street trees as the unifying element along the boulevard.
Use cutting-edge techniques to ensure that trees are long-lived, healthy with canopies that will grow quickly above businessquickly above business signs and provide scale to the street.
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Street Trees
Design Strategies
A continuous green canopyA continuous green canopy
Flowering trees at special locations
Double rows of trees to zoneDouble rows of trees to zone sidewalk uses
Structural soil, irrigation & large tree wells for healthy trees & reducedwells for healthy trees & reduced sidewalk uplift
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The Right Street Conditions for Treesg
• Parkways/Bioswales
• Large tree wells (same thing)
• Structural soil• Structural soil
• Irrigation
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Medians
Objective
Reduce the visible expanse of asphalt, p pbring scale to the street & make it safer for left turns.Design Strategiesg g
Replace wide medians with continuously landscaped 14’ mediansmedians.
Add new medians wherever possible.
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Parkways
Objectives
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Provide traffic buffers
Create a linear park along blank walls & parking lots& parking lots
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Boulevard Gardens
Objectives jProvide a sequence of visual & usable open spaces along the Boulevard.
Create important civic spaces & gathering places.
Link the Boulevard to parksLink the Boulevard to parks and other public spaces.
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Bus Shelters, Future Bus Stop Gardens & Other , pFurniture
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