Case Study #11 for UTCM Report #08-14-03 "Making Mobility Improvements a Community Asset: Transportation Improvements Using Context-Sensitive Solutions"

1. Project 11
Culver Boulevard Reconstruction
Culver City, California
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2. Culver Boulevard
 Main street of L.A. enclave city
 Home to movie studios
 “Heart of Screenland”
 New SONY headquarters
 Formerly state highway,
interurban route
 Very wide, variable ROW Source: http://www.culvercity.org/info/harry_culver.asp?sec=arts
 Deteriorated street, businesses
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3. Project
 Support/encourage redevelopment
 Incorporate new city hall and fire
station
 Revitalize area
 Make street walkable
Culver Blvd. with interurban tracks 9above) and after tracks removed (below). Source:
http://www.culvercity.org/Information/Gallery/ThenAndNow/ThenAndNow3.aspx
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4. CSS From Start
 City wanted community to help develop theme, concept
 Stakeholders
 Businesses Range of Objectives
• Placemaking
 Residents • City
• Business
 Elected officials • Aesthetics
• Traffic operations
 Others • Theme
• Multimodal
 Multidisciplinary project teams
 Wide range of objectives
 Workshops and charrettes
 Designs went through workshop process
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5. Design Features
 Movie-related theme
 Wide sidewalks (up to 30 feet)
 More pedestrian friendly environment
 Sidewalk dining
Source: Kimley-Horn & Associates
 Raised medians
 Street trees
 Special street/signal hardware
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6. Design Features
 City hall given movie façade
 Reconstructed bridge has theme railing
 Geometrics improved at problem intersection
 “Walk of Fame”
Source: http://www.culvercity.org/info/harry_culver.asp?sec=arts
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7. Results
 Area became active restaurant center
 Citizens requested extensions
 2 subsequent phases
 Different character adapted to local contexts
Source: Kimley-Horn & Associates
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8. Results
Before and after example. Source: http://www.culvercity.org/Information/Gallery/ThenAndNow/ThenAndNow3.aspx
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