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BPAC - ACTION ITEM - Receive an Update and Discuss the Complete Streets Design Guidelines.
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Meeting Date: January 16, 2025
Contact: Thomas Check
Mobility & Traffic Engineering Division, Public Works Dept
Phone Number: (310) 253-5627
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: E-Mail via GovDelivery (01/13/2025): Meetings and Agendas - Mobility, Traffic & Parking Subcommittee; Notify Me - Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures; Stay Informed - Bicycle & Pedestrian / Culver CityBus / Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director & City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION
Staff will provide an update on the Complete Streets Design Guidelines. Committee members will have an opportunity to ask questions, discuss, and provide staff with input.
BACKGROUND
In October 2014, Los Angeles Metro adopted a Countywide Complete Streets policy which, among other things, required cities to adopt their own Complete Streets policies remain eligible to receive Metro grant funding. In October 2017, the City Council directed staff to develop a Complete Streets policy. The City Council adopted a Complete Streets policy in January 2020, which also authorized the Public Works Director/City Engineer to develop local design Guidelines.
The City subsequently applied for and won a grant from Caltrans to develop local Complete Street Design Guidelines that would serve as right-of-way development standards applicable to all public streets in the City. City staff kicked off the development of the Guidelines on September 19, 2023. At the September 21, 2024, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting, staff introduced the project to the Committee and requested feedback regarding opportunities for facilitating public engagement and involvement on the development of the Guidelines.
Staff returned to the Committee on January 18,...
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