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WESTWOOD GARDENS CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 642001, Los Angeles, CA 90064
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Get the latest update on
THE EXPO TRAIN click here
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Westwood Gardens Civic Association held an important meeting with the Expo Authority and the Exposition Light Rail Design Team of Skanska-Rados on January 18th regarding clarifications of the proposed changes to the Westwood Blvd. area. Below are some of the more crucial changes that will impact you directly.
24/7 Parking Removal/Restriction. No Parking 24 hrs a day / 7 days a week.
There will be 41 spaces permanently lost on Westwood Blvd. from Cushdon to Richland not including the small stubs of Exposition Blvd east of Westwood and the proposed one-way section of Exposition west and south of Westwood blvd. Currently there is permit parking north of tracks on Westwood.
20 Space Resident Only Parking lot.
There is a proposed 20 space resident-only parking to be located on the City-owned land just east of Westwood Blvd. on the north side of the tracks. Although not an official "Mitigation", MTA included this option in the FEIR to help with the complete loss of parking to the affected Westwood Blvd. residents and the 41 Westwood street parking spaces being removed. MTA will only pave and stripe the lot. Operation, maintenance, security (if any) and permits are up to city. It has not been determined how much it will cost the residents to park there. It would also present a precedent for the city that does not currently exist anywhere else in Los Angeles. Expo says that it can't be removed because it is in the FEIR. Access is only through the 2-way alley on Ashby, which will not be redesignated from its current alley designation. How will this affect you? What do you think? Where would you, your guests and service providers park? Would this be an acceptable and practical solution for you?
Street Widening and Property Acquisition
The red curbs are because they are widening the street by 2 feet on both sides. In order to widen the street, they will have to remove parkway, sidewalk and resident property. There will be property frontage taken. They will be widening sidewalks to 10' near the tracks, which will increase the property frontage acquisitions and/or reduce or eliminate the parkway. Sidewalks, light poles, fire hydrants, utilities and part of your sprinklers will need to be moved and relocated for those homes.
Loss of Mature Trees
In addition they will be removing 10 of the fully mature foliage producing beautiful Liquidambar trees.
You need to be aware of these important issues that will affect your property. Please email or call us so that we can keep you informed and get your input on what is important to you. We need to be able to contact you in a timely manner. Email is the best and quickest way to be connected. If you have not yet done so, please provide your name, property address and a contact phone/email.
Background Information and Terms:
The Expo Authority (Expo) is the entity charged with building the train. They will dissolve after the train is built.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is the governing authority on city transit. They approved the FEIR and any changes to the design outside of the FEIR, and the money to pay for them, must be approved by the MTA Board. Our area reps on the Board are Supervisors Mark Ridley Thomas and Zev Yaroslavsky.
The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) is the legal document that sets the parameters within which the Design Team can build the Train.
Your property is situated within the limits of Westwood Gardens Civic Association, Inc. (WGCA), a non-profit homeowner’s association, which is comprised of over 630 single-family homes zoned R-1. These homes were built in the mid 1940’s and our Association was formed shortly thereafter. We are an extremely active association with 16 board positions. Our boundaries extend from Midvale Avenue on the West to Overland Avenue and Dunleer Place on the East, from Ayres Avenue on the North to National Blvd. on the South.
Our focus is to keep all of our homeowners actively involved and informed about important events both in the immediate neighborhood and the larger city of Los Angeles. These issues include inappropriate commercial and residential development, transportation and traffic, including the use of the Exposition Right-Of-Way property, problems with Santa Monica Airport, street and sidewalk maintenance, schools, parks and many others. We are a member of the Westside Neighborhood Council and the CD5 Homeowners Association Coalition. We work with many of the Westside homeowner associations on similar issues in dealing with the City and County governing bodies.
Neighbors For Smart Rail (NFSR) is the community group that has been fighting the negative affects of the Expo Rail for many years. They have been involved in every step of the way. During the Draft EIR process, they submitted a 52-page document laying out all the issues affecting our neighborhood. NFSR sued the MTA and Expo Authority after the FEIR was approved challenging the legality of the FEIR. The lawsuit is currently in appeal. WGCA, along with other area Home Owner Associations and residents, fully support the efforts of NFSR. Documents and info can be found at www.tract7260.org and www.smartrail.org
Please contact us immediately as the City and Expo are quickly moving forward with their plans and last minute meetings may be scheduled with little notice.
email - westwoodgardens@gmail.com
phone - 310-839-4514
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Westwood Gardens Botanical Water Garden updated Feb, 2012
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Current Crime Status updated Oct, 2011
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Street Repairs updated 01-07-11
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WGCA Neighbors For Neighbors find recommendations, recipes, helpful hints and anything we want to share together to enrich our lives....... visit, post, share, live well!
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archives
Policy from the DOT on parking
DOT News
2008 WGCA Summer Newsletter PDF
2009 WGCA Winter Newsletter PDF
Our next WGCA meeting and agenda
Crime Reports updated December 03, 2010
Casden Development Update updated July 30, 2008
The WGCA 2009 Annual Meeting
Flood Insurance in Westwood Gardens
Our Area's Elected Officials
Previous Agendas and Minutes
Summary of Approved Motions
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