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HOLLYWOOD / WESTERN STREETSCAPE GUIDELINES. April 22, 2010. HOLLYWOOD / WESTERN. Kathryn Cerra Associates, Landscape Architects Kathy Cerra Ana Tabuena. HOLLYWOOD / WESTERN. PROJECT LIMITS: Hollywood Boulevard, Gower to Western Western Avenue, Franklin to Santa Monica. PROCESS.
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HOLLYWOOD / WESTERN STREETSCAPE GUIDELINES April 22, 2010
HOLLYWOOD / WESTERN Kathryn Cerra Associates, Landscape Architects Kathy Cerra Ana Tabuena
HOLLYWOOD / WESTERN PROJECT LIMITS: • Hollywood Boulevard, Gower to Western • Western Avenue, Franklin to Santa Monica
PROCESS • Gather information • Reach out to interested participants • Hold a community Workshop • Establish project goals • Create Draft Streetscape Plan • Meet with community to share Streetscape Plan; Revise as needed • Final Plan Review with Community
STREETSCAPE GOALS • Make sidewalks and neighborhood safer • Improve “walkability” of sidewalks • Improve appearance of district • Bring some of the Hollywood Blvd “walk of fame” glamour to east of Gower
SIDEWALK PAVING Sidewalk between corners: plain concrete with colored concrete bands 8’ on center At corners, colored concrete with inlay detail
SIDEWALK PAVING Sidewalk Enhancement At All Corners: Colored, scored concrete withbrass stars inlaid randomly To echo the Walk of Fame on walks west of Gower
CROSSWALK PAVING Western Ave: Shall it share the “Star” pattern or should it have a different crosswalk design? “Star” pattern on all Hollywood Blvd crosswalks: 5 – point star to be developed with Integrated Paving Company designers
INTERSECTION PAVING At GATEWAY Intersections install decorative asphalt paving, including at Hollywood/Gower Hollywood/Bronson to Van Ness (Freeway Gateway) Hollywood/Western Western/Franklin
PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING Hollywood’s original pedestrian light fixture If fixtures are added, they would be maintained by the City through a new street lighting assessment
BUS SAFETY LIGHTING Bureau of Street Lighting approved fixtures Lamp is high pressure sodium (LED to become available) Two fixtures may be placed at a bus zone and will be maintained by City staff
EXISTING STREET LIGHTING • PAINT EXISTING GRAY FIXTURES BLACK TO MATCH COLOR OF LIGHT POLES ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD WEST OF GOWER • ADD HANGING FLOWER BASKETS ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD FROM BRONSON EAST TO WESTERN • PAINT LIGHT FIXTURES ON WESTERN NAVY BLUE
NEXT STEPS • June 27: Final Streetscape Guidelines presentation to Community • Final City staff reviews • Revisions as needed • Final documents to Council Districts 4 and 13 to be used for Grant Applications