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2012 APA National Conference » Los Angeles

Valerie Watson, Urban Designer » Meléndrez / Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

Tanner Blackman, Urban Planner » City of LA Department of City Planning / AIA Civics Committee

Peter Zellner, Architect » ZELLNERPLUS / Southern California Institute of Architecture

Bill Roschen, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C » LA City Planning Commission / Roschen Van Cleve Architects

reclaiming the role of community visioneer

planners and extra-professional civic engagement

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Session Panelists

Tanner Blackman, Urban Planner » City of LA Department of City Planning / AIA Civics Committee 2012 APA National Conference » Los Angeles




Overview.

Elevating public discourse on design and planning »

Connecting the profession to the community »

De-mystifying city processes »

Empowering community to be active participants »

Enhancing one’s own professional development »

Our case studies »

Valerie Watson, Urban Designer » Meléndrez / Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council 2012 APA National Conference » Los Angeles




Civic participation is an imperative and a critical »part of the design and planning process

Foundation for community empowerment »through clarity of vision and steps to get there

Facilitates opportunities for community to »articulate their own priorities and ideas

Integration of multi-disciplinary professional »expertise into the public discourse

Governance Change.





Higher-order Examples:

Health and Mobility Elements of the City of LA »General Plan Framework

Streets for People Initiative »

TOD Planning »

AIA Civics Committee »

Governance Change.




Design competitions and academic studios »

Arts District Community Workshops »

Measure R Workshops »

Cleantech Corridor Design Competition »


Engaging in city and regional policy issues locally.





SCI-Arc’s Cleantech Corridor Competition

First Prize » Constantin Boincean, Ralph Bertram, Aleksandra Danielak » Oslo, Norway

Asked entrants to redesign a 2,000-acre development zone on eastern edge of Downtown LA





First Prize » Constantin Boincean, Ralph Bertram, Aleksandra Danielak » Oslo, Norway

Linked professionals, community and governance around new Green District model for LA





Overview.


LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: the district will be the hub of the city’s future economy


LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa with the first place winners




Overview.






Our case studies »


Third Prize » Buro Happold, Mia Lehrer & Associates, Elizabeth Timme, Jim Suhr » Los Angeles

Competitors developed solutions to bring organizational clarity to the city’s industrial corridor along the LA River, merging new transit systems with Cleantech spaces for industry and innovation





Overview.






Our case studies »


Second Prize » Labtop: Thomas Sériès, Vincent Saura, Vuki Backonja, Amanda Li Chang, Eduardo Manilla, Benjamin Sériès » Paris, Los Angeles

Competitors developed solutions to bring organizational clarity to the city’s industrial corridor along the LA River, merging new transit systems with Cleantech spaces for industry and innovation






De-mystifying city processes for community »


Carve out a larger professional persona in the »planning field than your sometimes constrained government bureaucrat responsibilities allow

Open government, transparency via social media »

Planner as interpreter between the tribes.





Facilitates an ongoing discussion amongst design professionals on building civic outreach and strengthening a culture of city planning

AIA Civics Committee

Broadening networks of involvement between policy makers, the city staff in charge of implementing policy, and the professionals and civic leaders responsible for energizing communities

» What about our local APA?

AIA Civics Committee Roundtable » May, 2011




Overview.


Los Angeles Freewalls / City of LA Mural Ordinance

Beyond facilitation and implementation: planner as interpreter and “code breaker”

Mural Ordinance Public Workshop » Los Angeles





Mutually beneficial relationship between »professional planners and community members

Your street as an incubator for innovative ideas »

Hone your skills and build relationships while »helping connect your neighbors to the process

Contribute to city-wide policy discussions »through starting a local initiative


Planning in your own neighborhood.





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Morning Rush Hour on Spring Street » Downtown Los Angeles

An interdisciplinary team of design professionals convened to work with major stakeholders, business owners and neighbors to turn raceways into neighborhood streets

Complete Streets Working GroupDowntown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

complete streets

for Downtown lA

Complete StreetSfor Downtown Los Angeles



Overview.




An interdisciplinary team of design professionals convened to work with major stakeholders, business owners and neighbors to turn raceways into neighborhood streets


Tomorrow’s Complete Street!

complete streets

for Downtown lA



Overview.





Group and stakeholders adamant that we achieve a physical change to the street, not just a plan to sit on a shelf


Residual Roadway Plaza on Broadway » NYC

Overview.






Apply innovative design ideas that have worked elsewhereAdapt them to local needs


Divisadero Street Parklet » San Francisco Pavement to Parks Program



Overview.




Helping plan and conduct outreach for the Downtown Bike Network, with the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane already on the ground!


Spring Street Buffered Bike Lane » 6’ lane painted green for enhanced visibility with a 4’ striped buffer area

complete streets

for Downtown lA




Overview.




Public Life Survey; Outreach at Community EventsOffer chance to connect with people who use the street every day


complete streets

for Downtown lA


Park(ing) Day LA 2011



Overview.




Working with Spring Street business owners and residents to design and install pilot parklets that will inform creation of City-wide Parklet Program


complete streets

for Downtown lA






Questions:

How should role of planner be defined/redefined? »

Immediate and long-range goals for a new model »of civic engagement?

What organizations are best suited to sponsor »civic discourse and collaboration?

Social media and online identity? »

Governance Change.


reclaiming the role of community visioneer

planners and extra-professional civic engagement


Sunset Triangle Plaza

Project RENEW - Streets 4 People

Griffith Park Blvd & Sunset Blvd, City of LA

Bike Corral at Cafe de Leche

City of LA Bike Corral Standard Plan

Streets for People » Reclaiming Residual Roadway for People Spaces

City of Los Angeles » Recent Policy Developments

639 Spring 611 Spring 548 Spring


Overview.Three pilot project sites.Three pilot project sites


complete streets

for Downtown lA



Active Parklet

Communal Parklet

Passive Parklet

Parklet Typologies

Complete Streets Working Group

complete streets

for Downtown lA


Overview.


LADP HQ Public Open Space » Community Clean-Ups

Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

Overview.


Ur-Bin » Downtown Garden Network » Cobb Building Rooftop Garden in Skid Row


Overview.


Planning and outreach for Downtown’s Bike Network » photosims, door-to-door and more!


Today’s Raceway

Tomorrow’s Neighborhood Street!

Experience a little slice of CicLAvia every day! A bike lane is coming to Spring Street by December, 2011.

for more information:Paul Habib, Planning DeputyCouncilman Jose Huizar, CD 14(213) 473-7014 [email protected]

Marie Rumsey, Senior DeputyCouncilwoman Jan Perry, CD 9(213) 473-7009 [email protected]

The City of LA is getting ready to implement a bike lane along Spring Street, spanning from Cesar Chavez to 9th Street.Pending further study, bike lanes would also be installed along Main Street from Cesar Chavez to Venice.

Ground breaking planned for early December to add a 1.5 mile buffered bike lane on Spring Street.• Result of a 3-year public process that developed the approved City

of LA Bike Plan.• Project design developed with members of the Downtown Los

Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) in partnership with a team of Dutch mobility experts at the 2011 ThinkBike LA workshop hosted by Mayor Villaraigosa, LADOT and LACBC.

Bike Lane Benefits:The buffered bike lane will make Spring Street safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. Other benefits of this project:

• Better access to businesses along Spring Street by patrons walking, biking, using transit, and driving.

• Full time parking/loading will be added on west side of Spring.• Increased crossing safety for pedestrians.• More room on sidewalks for pedestrians and sidewalk dining as

bicyclists will be using the bike lane instead of riding on the sidewalks.

• Potential addition of new metered parking spots.• Will maintain vehicle travel times on Spring Street.

The first phase of this project will be completed by early December. We need your input and suggestions to help refine the designs, and inform future projects so they reflect your needs!

Full time parking/loading west side 6-foot bike lane with green paint4-foot striped buffer zone

Concept Rendering - FInal Design Subject to Change

PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE

Experience A Little Slice of CICLAVIA on Spring Street Every Day!

pringtreetS BIKE LANE

Today’s Raceway

Tomorrow’s Complete Street!

The Downtown Bike Network is expanding! A bike lane is coming to Olive Street by July, 2012.

for more information:Marie Rumsey, Senior DeputyCouncilwoman Jan Perry, CD 9(213) 473-5946 [email protected]

The City of LA is getting ready to install a northbound buff ered bike lane along Olive Street, spanning from 7th Street to Washington Boulevard.Pending further study, a second phase will install a companion southbound buff ered bike lane on Grand Avenue.

Ground breaking planned for late June to add a1.2 mile buff ered bike lane on Olive Street.

Result of a 3-year public process that developed the approved • City of LA Bike PlanConnects planned bike lanes on 7th, 11th, Pico, and Venice• Helps to connect South LA and Downtown, and provides better • access to the new YWCA Jobs Center, the AT&T Center, California Hospital Medical Center, and Los Angeles Trade Tech CollegeNo signifi cant traffi c impacts expected• Lifts peak-hour parking restrictions on both sides of the street•

Bike Lane Benefi ts:The buff ered bike lane will make Olive Street safer for people who bike and walk. Other benefi ts of this project:

Better access to businesses and destinations along Olive Street • by patrons walking, biking, using transit, and drivingFull time parking/loading will be created on both sides of Olive• Increased crossing safety for pedestrians• More room on sidewalks for pedestrians because bicyclists will • be using bike lanes instead of riding on sidewalksWill maintain vehicle travel times on Olive Street•

The fi rst phase of this project will be completed by early July. We need your input and suggestions to help refi ne the fi nal design, so that the bike lane can refl ect your needs!

Full time parking/loading both sides 6-foot bike lane4-foot striped buff er zone

CONCEPT RENDERING - FINAL DESIGN SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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