Arts District Downtown LA Councilmen Proposes advanced mobility and access.
Last year, the state’s Active Transportation Programs awarded Los Angeles over $12 million grant to fund a range of infrastructure improvements in the Arts District.
Currently, the City Council list of projects only includes street and infrastructure improvements for safe crossing and park lighting, 14th District Councilmember Jose Huizar is now looking to fund transportation improvements in the neighborhood. According to Urbanize LA
Last week, Huizar introduced a motion with the aim of providing multi-modal transportation options to residents of the Arts District. This could potentially incorporate bike share and care share facilities, electric vehicle charging, mobility hubs, expanded bus service, and other options. Huizar’s proposal, if adopted by the full City Council, would direct the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to report on a comprehensive strategy for mobility options in the Arts District, as well as potential funding options to facilitate the program. This could include the creation of a parking revenue local return area in which a percentage of revenue generated by parking meters would be reinvested in mobility improvements in the Arts District.
Huizar’s motion has been referred to the City Council’s Transportation Committee for consideration.
Mobility in the Arts District could be further enhanced by a proposed extension of Red and Purple Line service to a new station at the Sixth Street Viaduct. Although Metro has no immediate plans to build the station, the Division 20 maintenance yard is being redesigned in a fashion that will not preclude an extension of passenger service to the Arts District, and the City of Los Angeles has agreed to fund a study of the matter.
4th Street Bridge Arts District
The proposed transportation improvements are the latest in a number of the public realm and mobility projects that Huizar has pitched in the Arts District. He has also pushed for undergrounding power lines in the neighborhood to remove visual blight and improve sidewalk access.
With the backing of state money and city council leadership, the proposed transportation enhancements will be a big boost for the Arts District neighborhood. Living and working in the LA Arts District is getting more and more inviting as time goes by. Check out available Properties in the Arts District.
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