PICO/OLYMPIC ONE WAY PROPOSAL

 

City Councilman Jack Weiss has joined Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  in proposing a three phase plan to make Pico Boulevard primarily Eastbound and Olympic Boulevard primarily Westbound.

 

The proposal includes plans to eliminate parking on Pico Boulevard during extended a.m.and p.m. peak hours and reducing speed and convenience of "contra" lanes going opposite of the preferred direction.   No environmental impact report is planned for this substantial plan to move traffic from Santa Monica through West Los Angeles so it will be up to the communities affected to determine how they will be impacted and register concerns. The current plan will start at Centinela Boulevard and go to San Vicente Boulevard on Pico and Centinela to La Brea on Olympic.

 

How will this change our neighborhood?  How will local businesses on Pico and surrounding streets be affected? Is this plan, which will be in effect 24 hours a day 7 days a week, intended to enhance road speeds and capacity to facilitate further Westside and Century City develpoment rather than simply handle the traffic that's already there?  What about cut through North/South traffic? What about Parking? Accessibility? Safety? Freeway access? Expo?

 

The Westside Neighborhood Council is holding a special meeting on January 14 for you to come and get the facts on this new proposal set to go into effect soon.

 

When:  Monday, January 14, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

 

Where: Temple Isaiah

           10345 West Pico Boulevard

           (Parking in Temple Lot and across Pico at the Rancho Park Golf Course).

 

John Fisher, Assistant Director of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation will be present to answer your questions.

 

Please plan on coming to this very important meeting.  For more information on this proposal contact the WNC at www.wncla.org or call 310-474-2326.  Click here fors the LADOT Olympic/Pico Proposal for your review.