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MOBILITY - ACTION ITEM: (1) Receive an Update and Discuss the Better Overland Project; and (2) Direct Staff as Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: November 19, 2025
Contact: Thomas Check, Senior Traffic Engineer,
Public Works Department
Phone: (310) 253-5627
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: E-Mail via GovDelivery (11/13/2025): 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
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff will provide an update on the Better Overland Project. Members can discuss and provide direction to staff as appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
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 neighborhoods, making this primary connector safer for all users and, promoting walking and biking as practical, enjoyable ways to move throughout the City.
Staff are implementing the Project in phases based on available funding. To date, Phases 1 and 2 are funded; subsequent phases will be identified after funding has been secured. Staff continue to apply for grants and will be applying to the California Transportation Commission's Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 8 ...
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