Expo/Bundy  StationWest  Los  Angeles  Neighborhood   PedestrianInfrastructure  Improvements

Darry  Yip  and  Jeff  LoiMarch  3,  2015

Expo/Bundy  Station

3  miles

(Expo/Bundy  Station)

Goals  and  ObjectivesConnectivity● Expo  Line,  bus  routes,  and  retail,  offices,  and  housing

Safety● Between  2010  and  2012,  20  pedestrian  and  39  bicyclist  injuries,   including  1  fatality,  within  a  0.5  mile  radius  of  the  Bundy  Drive  and  Olympic  Boulevard   intersection.

Planning  Context● City  of  Los  Angeles  Mobility  Element  of  General  Plan● SCAG  Regional  Transportation  Plan  2012● West  Los  Angeles  Community  Plan  from  1999● West  Los  Angeles  Transportation  Improvement  and  Mitigation  Specific  Plan  1997

● Draft  Expo  Transit  Neighborhood   Plan  (not  approved  yet)

● Funding  from  Metro  First/Last  Mile  Strategic  Plan  in  2014

ProgramsEducation● Safety  classes  at  recreation center  and  schools

Encouragement● Distribute  safety  pamphlets  at  local  businesses  ● Work  with  neighborhood  council  to  create  pedestrian  friendly  neighborhood

Enforcement● Cross  walk  guards  and  police  patrol  on  bicycles

Evaluation● Periodic  surveys  of  pedestrian  ● Pedestrian  (and  bicyclist)  counts

Existing  Conditions● Currently,  Olympic  Blvd.  and  Bundy  Dr.  are  freeways  during  off-­peak  and  

parking  lots  during  peak  as  people  go  to  and  from  nearby  I-­10  and  I-­405  freeways.

ADT Speed  Limit Width Classification

Olympic  Blvd. 41,000 35  mph ~  94  ft. Major  Highway

Bundy  Dr. 39,000 35  mph ~  72  ft. Secondary  Highway

Barrington  Ave. 14,000 30  mph ~  72  ft. Secondary  Highway

Granville  Ave. 1,000 25  mph ~  38  ft. Local  Street

Exposition  Blvd. 3,000 25  mph ~  34  ft. Local  Street

La  Grange  Ave. 5,000 25  mph ~  40  ft. Local  Street

W  Olympic  Blvd.  and  S  Bundy  Dr.

W  Olympic  Blvd.  and  Beyond  Way

W  Olympic  Blvd.  and  Granville  Ave.

W  Olympic  Blvd.  and  Stoner  Ave.

W  Olympic  Blvd.  and  Barrington  Ave.

Missouri  Ave.  and  S  Westgate  Ave.

Mississippi  Ave.  and  Granville  Ave.

S  Bundy  Dr.  and  W  La  Grange  Ave.

S  Bundy  Dr.  and  Exposition  Blvd.

Tennessee  Ave.  and  Granville  Ave.

CostsImprovement Units Unit  Per  Cost Quantity Total  Cost

Advanced  Stop  Bars Number $200 39 $7,800

Bulb-­outs  with  Curb  Ramps Number $7,500 31 $232,500

Crossing  Islands Number $4,000 1 $4,000

Large  Curb  Extensions Number $15,000 1 $15,000

Bus  Stops Number $5,000 10 $50,000

Raised  Crosswalks Number $15,000 4 $60,000

CostsImprovement Units Unit  Per  Cost Quantity Total  Cost

Relocate  Median  Nose Number $2,000 5 $10,000

Sidewalk Linear  Feet $50 2,000 $100,000

Small  Tapered  Curb  Extension Number $5,000 2 $10,000

Zebra-­stripe  Crosswalks Number $400 34 $13,600

Four-­way  Traffic  Signal Number $250,000 3 $750,000

TOTAL $1,252,900

Thank  you

Infrastructure  Improvements● Summary

o Add  traffic  signals to  busy  intersections  that  don’t  have  oneo Change  traffic  signals  to  be  timed  for  35  mph  on  Olympic  Blvd. and  increase  crossing  times

o Add  curb  extensions and  bulb-­outs to  street  cornerso Add  white  zebra-­striped  crosswalks with  advance  stop  lines.o Add  bus  shelters with  improved  signage  on  arrivals  and  transferso Add  medians in  the  left-­turn  lane  where  drivers  cannot  turn  left  anyway

o Add  sidewalks,  especially  near  the  public  recreation  centero Add  mini  park where  three  local  streets  intersect  in  residential  area