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MOBILITY - ACTION ITEM: (1) Receive an Update on the Better Overland Project Including Community Outreach; and (2) Provide Direction to Staff.
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Meeting Date: July 23, 2025
Contact: Thomas Check, Senior Traffic Engineer,
Public Works Department
Phone: (310) 253-5627
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [X] No [ ]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: E-Mail via GovDelivery (07/18/2025): Meetings and Agendas - Mobility Subcommittee; Notify Me - Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures, Better Overland & Safer Fox Hills; Stay Informed - Bicycle & Pedestrian / Culver CityBus / Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (07/18/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff will provide an update on the Better Overland Project, including a review of Alternatives A & B relating to the portion of Overland Avenue between Culver Boulevard and Ballona Creek, and provide a report on the community feedback received at recent outreach events. Members can discuss and provide staff with direction on how to proceed with the Project.
BACKGROUND
The Better Overland Project is an active transportation project extending from Venice Boulevard southward to the Fox Hills Neighborhood, including the Culver City Transit Center. The Project features over 2.5 miles of protected bike lanes, new and enhanced sidewalks and pedestrian crossings, sidewalk-facing streetlighting, new traffic signals at Overland Avenue & Kelmore Avenue/Ranch Road and Sawtelle Boulevard, and more. Together the improvements will transform Overland Avenue into an active transportation corridor, linking our neighborhoods, making this primary connector safer for all users and, promoting walking and biking as practical, enjoyable ways to move throughout the City.
In 2024, staff prepared an Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 7 ...
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