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STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: September 1, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Daren Grilley, Assistant Director of Public Works/City Engineer Jessie Holzer Carpenter, PTP, Transportation Manager
Subject: Robertson Boulevard Parking and Traffic Considerations Attachments: 1. November 19, 2019, City Council Staff Report

2. Public Notice

3. Public Comments

INTRODUCTION
This report summarizes currently available data regarding parking occupancy on Robertson Boulevard and presents preliminary design options for increasing parking supply by converting parallel on-street parking stalls to angled. Additionally, it highlights future data collection needs for analysis of parking capacity and traffic impacts should City Council wish to proceed with studying a potential roadway and parking reconfiguration.

BACKGROUND
In 2013, the City’s on-call traffic consultant, Fehr & Peers, conducted a feasibility study of adding angled parking on Robertson Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Whitworth Drive (Attachment 1) in response to resident requests to enhance the visitor experience and potentially increase the supply of on-street parking. The report summarized the existing roadway configuration on Robertson Boulevard and provided high-level, preliminary design concepts for angled parking, as discussed below. Since all design options would necessitate a reduction in vehicle travel lanes, the report also recommended completing a detailed traffic operational analysis of potential impacts associated with changing the street configuration should City Council decide to further pursue this concept.

Staff presented the report at the November 19, 2019, Study Session meeting for City Council consideration. While Council expressed general support for adding angled parking (or bike lanes) on Robertson Boulevard, it declined to proceed at that time, recommending instead that all City streets be evaluated holistically as part of the Complete Streets Plan. They also recommended not changing the configuration of Robertson Boulevard until after construction of the La Cienega D Line Station concluded.

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Most recently, City Council expressed a renewed interest in exploring angled parking on Robertson Boulevard as part of discussions regarding the potential Robertson Sunflower affordable senior housing development. City Council directed staff to include three levels of subterranean parking (estimated 82 parking spaces total) into the project plans but also requested more information about how angled on-street parking could further increase parking capacity.

DISCUSSION
Robertson Boulevard within the City of Beverly Hills1 has a 54-foot cross-section with two travel lanes in each direction, parallel parking on both sides of the street, and exclusive left turn lanes at major intersections. The travel lanes are each 10-feet wide with 7-foot parking lanes. In addition to on-street parking, there are a number of parking garages on and nearby Robertson Boulevard that provide public parking to support the commercial businesses along the corridor.

Parking Occupancy
There are currently 224 on-street parallel parking stalls on Robertson Boulevard between Burton Way and Whitworth Drive, including meters managed by the City of Los Angeles on the east side of the street between Burton Way and Clifton Way. The City conducted parking occupancy counts between August 17-24, 2026 at 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM, and 4:00 PM to determine parking availability at various times of day2. Table 1 below shows the total number of spaces on each block and the percentage of spaces available during the three study periods.

As shown, availability varies by block but generally is more limited in the morning while there is greater availability later in the day. On some blocks, like Clifton Way to Wilshire Boulevard where there are a number of medical uses, availability is roughly similar throughout the day, and, on blocks like Wilshire Boulevard to Charleville Boulevard where there is a school, there is a wide variance in availability. This variability suggests that parking utilization is largely dependent on the adjacent land use.

Table 1: On-Street Parking Capacity and Utilization
Block
10:00 AM 12:30 PM 4:00 PM
Number
of Spaces Availability Number of Spaces Availability Number of Spaces Availability Burton Wy to
Clifton Wy 38 11% 38 34% 38 68%
Clifton Wy to
Wilshire Blvd 25 16% 25 8% 25 12%
Wilshire Blvd to
Charleville Blvd 27 4% 27 56% 27 74%
Charleville Blvd to
Gregory Wy (N) 38 39% 38 26% 38 42%
Gregory Wy (N) to
Gregory Wy (S) 12 25% 12 8% 12 42%
Gregory Wy (S) to
Chalmers Dr 30 3% 30 0% 30 10%
Chalmers Dr to
Olympic Blvd 21 5% 21 0% 21 5%
Olympic Blvd to
Whitworth Dr 33 30% 33 45% 33 42%
1 Approximately 130 feet north of Clifton Way, the city boundary is along the centerline, and the east side of the street is within Los Angeles. Parking availability discussed in this section includes meters within Los Angeles. 2 Currently, on-street occupancy relies on manual weekday counts; automated occupancy data will be available once the next-generation meters are installed in late 2026.

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There are currently at least 1,674 off-street parking spaces in garages providing public parking within three blocks of Robertson Boulevard. Table 2 below shows the locations of each garage, the total number of spaces each garage provides, and the percentage of spaces available during the mid-day period of 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM3, which captures the lunchtime hours and the start of evening commuter spikes, including exits from parking structures. As shown, over half of parking spaces in each garage with reported data are available during this time.

Table 2: Off-Street Parking Capacity and Utilization
Garage Address Location Hours of
Operation
Number of
Spaces
Mid-Day
Availability
150 N. Robertson
Blvd
East side of N. Robertson Blvd Mon-Fri
8AM-6PM 96 59%
8641 Wilshire Blvd Northwest corner Wilshire
Blvd/Carson Rd
Mon-Fri
6AM-6PM 183 58%
8665 Wilshire Blvd Northeast corner Wilshire
Blvd/Willaman Dr
Mon-Fri
7:30AM-7:30PM 31 61%
8671 Wilshire Blvd Northwest corner Wilshire
Blvd/Willaman Dr
Mon-Fri
9AM-5PM 27 52%
8730 Wilshire Blvd Southeast corner Wilshire
Blvd/Arnaz Dr
Mon-Fri
7AM-6:30PM 174 55%
8750 Wilshire Blvd Southeast corner Wilshire
Blvd/Robertson Blvd
Mon-Fri
6:30AM-7PM 600 54%
8767 Wilshire Blvd Northeast corner Wilshire
Blvd/Robertson Blvd
Mon-Fri
8:30AM-9PM
Sat-Sun
9AM-6PM
Not
Available
Not
Available
8800-8820
Wilshire Blvd
Southwest corner Wilshire
Blvd/Robertson Blvd
Mon-Fri
8AM-5:30PM 36 56%
8900 Wilshire Blvd Southwest corner of Wilshire
Blvd/Swall Dr
Mon-Fri
7AM-6PM 45 56%
8901-8929
Wilshire Blvd
North side of Wilshire Blvd
between Swall Dr and La Peer Dr
Not
Available 120 61%
8920 Wilshire Blvd Southeast corner Wilshire Blvd/La
Peer Dr
Mon-Fri
5AM-8PM
Sat
7AM-2PM
270 59%
8942 Wilshire Blvd Southwest corner Wilshire
Blvd/La Peer Dr
Mon-Sun
24 hours 92 54%
To better understand parking availability at additional times of day or over an expanded area, additional data collection will be required. For example, to understand on-street parking utilization at 2PM or off-street parking utilization at garages more than three blocks from Robertson Boulevard, the data described in Tables 1 and 2 would need to be collected at these additional times of day and in the expanded area.

Angled Parking Options
As shown in Attachment 1, the 2013 Robertson Boulevard Angled Parking Study explored two concepts to add angled parking between Wilshire Boulevard and Whitworth Drive to increase onstreet parking supply. The space estimates below reflect that 2013 analysis and apply only to the 3 Data obtained on May 19, 2026 from ParkMe, which is a digital parking service and mobile app that compiles information on parking garages and lots that are open to the public, and allows users to locate, compare, and reserve (where applicable) parking spaces in thousands of cities.

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Wilshire Boulevard to Whitworth Drive segment; additional study would be needed to analyze the feasibility of adding angled parking north of Wilshire Boulevard.

Concept A: Maximize On-Street Parking
This option would provide angled parking on the west side of the street, which would provide approximately 69 additional on-street spaces. Implementing angled parking would require the number of travel lanes to be reduced from two lanes to one lane in each direction – the street is not wide enough to add angled parking on both sides while maintaining one travel lane in each direction. The two existing travel lanes would merge into one lane on the northern end of the segment just south of Wilshire Boulevard and on the southern end of the segment just north of Whitworth Drive.

Concept B: Balance On-Street Parking Supply with Roadway Capacity This hybrid option would provide angled parking on the west side of the street along the middle section of Robertson Boulevard from Charleville Boulevard to Chalmers Drive where additional on-street parking can serve the adjacent retail uses. This concept would provide approximately 34 additional on-street spaces. The roadway capacity would be maintained along the northern and southern ends of Robertson Boulevard where it connects with major intersections at Wilshire and Olympic Boulevards. The roadway would be reduced to one travel lane in each direction in the areas designated for angled parking.

Parking Supply in Context
Because the objective of adding angled parking is to increase parking availability for customers and employees of businesses along the corridor, it is useful to consider the potential on-street gain alongside the off-street supply already available nearby. The two concepts would add approximately 34 (Concept B) to 69 (Concept A) on-street spaces. By comparison, the public parking garages within three blocks of the corridor provide over 900 spaces available during midday business hours, as shown in Table 2. Achieving the on-street gain would also require reducing Robertson Boulevard from two travel lanes to one in each direction along the affected segments with the traffic and neighborhood-diversion considerations discussed below.

Traffic Considerations
The 2013 Robertson Boulevard Angled Parking Study provided a high-level analysis of traffic impacts associated with reducing the number of travel lanes to accommodate angled parking, stating that a reduction in travel lanes along the corridor would increase congestion along Robertson Boulevard and likely result in a shift of vehicles to parallel corridors.

The study recommended that if City Council wanted to continue to explore angled parking along this corridor, a detailed traffic operations study should be conducted to determine the potential impacts to vehicle delay along Robertson Boulevard, as well as potential impacts caused by vehicles diverting from Robertson Boulevard into the adjacent neighborhood during peak travel periods with the reduction in roadway capacity.

A more detailed analysis would include an updated review of existing roadway conditions and collection of new traffic counts for development of a traffic model to (1) predict changes to traffic operations and (2) evaluate potential vehicle diversions to surrounding streets as a result of converting travel lanes to angled parking. The traffic model could provide estimated vehicle delay for the five signalized and two unsignalized intersections along the corridor. Based on changes in delay, a diversion analysis could be conducted to forecast the number of vehicles that may utilize a parallel route, including residential streets. Additionally, the traffic model could capture delay Meeting Date: September 1, 2026

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along the roadway between intersections, such as delay caused by vehicles backing out of the angled parking spaces.

The results of a traffic operations study would be reviewed with the Beverly Hills Police and Fire Departments to consider any impacts to emergency response associated with a reduction in travel lanes and/or increased congestion.

Community Engagement
To advise stakeholders of this discussion, notices were mailed on August 19, 2026, to over 1,500 residential and commercial properties within 500 feet of the Robertson Boulevard corridor (Attachment 2). Additionally, 15 A-frame signs were placed along Robertson Boulevard on August 25, 2026, to advertise the meeting to the businesses and their patrons. At the time this report was filed, three public comments have been received (Attachment 3).

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to this item. If City Council directs staff to collect additional data for a parking and traffic operational analysis, the cost would depend on the level of analysis desired, which is anticipated to range from approximately $60,000-$100,000. Funding is available in the adopted Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget for the Complete Streets CIP (No. 00100).

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council provide direction on next steps for data collection and analysis of parking occupancy and traffic impacts associated with reducing travel lanes on Robertson Boulevard for conversion of on-street parallel parking stalls to angled.

Shana Epstein,
Director of Public Works
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INTRODUCTION

STAFF REPORT
November 19, 2019
Honorable Mayor & City Council
Aaron Kunz, Deputy Director of Transportation
Martha Eros, Transportation Planner
Robertson Boulevard Angled Parking

1. June 2013 Feasibility Study by Fehr & Peers
This report outlines a request by Mayor Mirisch to review the feasibility of angled parking on Robertson Boulevard.

In June 2013, Fehr & Peers, the City’s on-call traffic consultant, conducted a feasibility study of angled parking on Robertson Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Whitworth Drive within the City of Beverly Hills limits. The study provides a high-level review of angled parking and bicycle lane concepts for Robertson Boulevard based on roadway characteristics and available right-of-way, and recommends a detailed traffic study should the City wish to further pursue this concept.

The Strategic Planning/Southeast Task Force Committee (Committee) informally discussed exploring angled parking on Robertson Boulevard to enhance visitor experience and increase on-street parking. The Committee also discussed making Robertson Boulevard more pedestrian oriented and more similar to Larchmont Village.

DISCUSSION
Below are the key findings of the 2013 Fehr & Peers Robertson Boulevard angled parking feasibility study:
• Robertson Boulevard, between Wilshire Boulevard and Whitworth Drive, has 155 on-street metered parking spaces. Angled parking could replace parallel parking spaces on the west side of Robertson Boulevard, providing up to 69 additional parking spaces. The addition of angled parking would requite a reduction in travel lanes from two lanes to one lane in each direction.
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November 19, 2019
Honorable Mayor & City Council
Aaron Kunz, Deputy Director of Transportation
Martha Eros, Transportation Planner
Robertson Boulevard Angled Parking

1. June 2013 Feasibility Study by Fehr & Peers

INTRODUCTION
This report outlines a request by Mayor Mirisch to review the feasibility of angled parking on Robertson Boulevard.

In June 2013, Fehr & Peers, the City's on-call traffic consultant, conducted a feasibility study of angled parking on Robertson Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Whitworth Drive within the City of Beverly Hills limits. The study provides a high-level review of angled parking and bicycle lane concepts for Robertson Boulevard based on roadway characteristics and available right-of-way, and recommends a detailed traffic study should the City wish to further pursue this concept.

DISCUSSION
Below are the key findings of the 2013 Fehr & Peers Robertson Boulevard angled parking feasibility study:
• Robertson Boulevard, between Wilshire Boulevard and Whitworth Drive, has 155 on-street metered parking spaces. Angled parking could replace parallel parking spaces on the west side of Robertson Boulevard, providing up to 69 additional parking spaces. The addition of angled parking would require a reduction in travel lanes from two lanes to one lane in each direction.

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• To minimize travel lane reductions at the north and south ends of the corridor, the study evaluated angled parking between Charleville Boulevard and Chalmers Drive. This concept would provide approximately 34 additional on-street parking spaces to the existing on-street spaces in this section. • Any reduction in travel lanes along Robertson Boulevard would increase the amount of congestion and travel time on Robertson Boulevard and adjacent residential streets.

Next Steps
If City Council is interested in further exploring angled parking on Robertson Boulevard, staff recommends Fehr & Peers conduct a detailed traffic operational analysis of the Robertson Boulevard corridor. The operational analysis would include: a review of existing conditions, additional traffic counts (including bicycles and pedestrians), utilization of Synchro/Simtraffic software modeling to analyze traffic operations, and evaluate potential vehicle diversions and neighborhood intrusion.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact at this time. The cost ot a traffic operational analysis is approximately $45,000 with proposed funding source from CIP 100: Complete Streets.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff seeks City Council direction and comments.

Susan Healy Keene
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact at this time. The cost of a traffic operational analysis is approximately $45,000 with proposed funding source from CIP 100: Complete Streets.

RECOMMENDATION
Staff seeks City Council direction and comments.

Susan Healy Keene
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INTRODUCTION
The City of Beverly Hills would like to explore the feasibility of implementing angled parking on South Robertson Boulevard between Whitworth Drive and Wilshire Boulevard within the city limits to enhance the visitor experience and potentially increase the supply of on-street parking. This study is intended to serve as a high level review of angled parking concepts for Robertson Boulevard based on the roadway characteristics and available right-of-way. This report summarizes the existing roadway characteristics and parking configuration along Robertson Boulevard and offers three preliminary design concepts for the City’s consideration.

EXISTING CONDITIONS
The existing roadway characteristics of Robertson Boulevard between Whitworth Drive and Wilshire Boulevard were reviewed based on aerial photographs and a field visit. The existing right-of-way, lane configurations, traffic controls, on-street parking, driveways and mid-block pedestrian crosswalks were documented, as summarized below and shown in Figure 1.
 Robertson Boulevard within the City of Beverly Hills has a 54-foot cross-section with two travel lanes in each direction, parallel parking on both sides of the street (155 spaces) and exclusive leftturn lanes at the two major intersections in the study area (Olympic & Wilshire Boulevards).  Robertson Boulevard is classified as a “Minor Arterial Street” in the City’s General Plan1 , which
places more emphasis on land access than principal arterials. A minor arterial street does not always have exclusive left-turn lanes at cross street intersections due to narrow rights-of-way and the need to provide on-street parking.
 The portion of Robertson Boulevard in the study area has high peak period traffic volumes, with two major arterial intersections that currently operate at Level of Service (LOS) D at Robertson Boulevard & Wilshire Boulevard and LOS E at Robertson Boulevard & Olympic Boulevard during the weekday commute periods2
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 One bus line operates on Robertson Boulevard3 (Line 220 connecting to the Expo LRT Culver City Station). A total of 28 buses run on a typical weekday with 14 buses in each direction.

1 City of Beverly Hills General Plan Updated Technical Background Report http://www.beverlyhills.org/cbhfiles/storage/files/filebank/2574--GP-TBR-Chp-3-8.pdf 2 Westside Subway Extension FEIR shows that the existing intersection LOS is LOS D during the weekday AM and PM peak hours at Robertson Boulevard & Wilshire Boulevard and at LOS E during the weekday AM and PM peak hours at Robertson Boulevard & Olympic Boulevard. http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/westside/images/final_eireis/44.%20Existing%20plus%20Project%20Traffic%20Impact%20Analysis%20Report.pdf 3 Metro website at http://www.metro.net/around/maps/
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FACTORS AND CONSTRAINTS
The following factors and constraints were identified to inform the design concepts for Robertson Boulevard:
 Existing roadway classification
 Roadway width, number of travel lanes, and operating conditions  Transit routes and frequency of service
 City of Los Angeles 2010 Bicycle Plan4

PROPOSED CORRIDOR CONCEPTS FOR ROBERTSON BOULEVARD
Based on the available right-of-way on Robertson Boulevard, three design concepts were developed, including two designs featuring angled parking on the west side of the street. Since angled parking would only be feasible on one side of the street due to available right-of-way, the west side was chosen for implementation because fewer driveways are located on the west side of the roadway than the east side (Figure 1 shows the driveways located along Robertson Boulevard) and the western parcels are located within the City of Beverly Hills whereas the eastern parcels are in the City of Los Angeles. The third design concept would maintain the parallel parking and provide a “complete streets” design with on-street bike lanes and a center turn lane to reduce vehicular travel speeds, reduce delays caused by vehicles making a left-turn along the corridor, and improve access for active modes.

With a 54-foot cross-section, angled parking would be possible on only one side of Robertson Boulevard and would require a reduction of travel lanes from two travel lanes to one travel lane in each direction.

Therefore, the original request to retain two northbound travel lanes is not feasible. Based on the characteristics of Robertson Boulevard, a typical parking stall angled at 45 degrees from the curb and with front-in operations would take the least amount of right-of-way while allowing cars to park and maneuver safely. A 9.5-foot buffer lane would be located adjacent to the angled parking lane to allow cars to enter and exit the parking spaces without disrupting through traffic along Robertson Boulevard. During peak travel periods, vehicles may choose to drive in this lane; however, since vehicles would experience frequent delays due to vehicles entering and exiting the angled parking spaces, this lane has been identified as a “buffer area” and not a vehicular travel lane.

Robertson Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Whitworth Drive currently has 155 on-street metered parking spaces, as shown in Figure 1. Table 1 summarizes the estimated on-street parking for existing conditions and each design concept. Figures 2, 3, and 4 illustrate the cross-sections and the benefits and constraints for each concept compared to the existing configuration.

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The following summarizes the key features for each design concept:
 Concept A – Maximize On-Street Parking (Angled Parking): This option would provide angled parking on the west side of the street for the entire study corridor, which would provide approximately 69 additional parking spaces, resulting in a 45 percent increase in on-street parking along the corridor. Implementing angled parking would require the number of travel lanes to be reduced from two lanes to one lane in each direction. The two existing travel lanes would merge into one lane on the northern end of the segment just south of Wilshire Boulevard and on the southern end of the segment just north of Whitworth Drive. Figure 2 illustrates the cross-section and summarizes the benefits and constraints for this concept.

Table 1. Preliminary Corridor Design Concepts for Robertson Boulevard Corridor Segment Existing
Parallel Parking
Concept A
Angled Parking
Concept B
Angled Parking for
Select Blocks
Concept C
Complete Streets
Curbside West East West East West East West East
Wilshire Blvd to
Charleville Blvd 11 12 25(A)* 12 11 12 11 12
Charleville Blvd to
Gregory Wy (N) 22 13 41 (A) 13 41 (A) 13 22 13
Gregory Wy (N) to
Gregory Wy (S) 4 8 7 (A) 8 7 (A) 8 4 8
Gregory Wy (S) to
Chalmers Dr 17 13 29 (A) 13 29 (A) 13 17 13
Chalmers Dr to Olympic
Blvd 12 10 22 (A) 10 12 10 12 10
Olympic Blvd to
Whitworth Dr 18 15 29 (A)* 15 18 15 18 15
Total On-Street Parking
Spaces by Direction 84 71 153 (A) 71 118 71 84 71
Total On-Street Parking
Spaces 155 224 189 155
Net Change in Total
Parking Count - 69 34 0
Percent Change in Total
Parking Count - +45% +22% -
Note: (A): Angled Parking; assumes 45-Degree front-in angled parking on Robertson Boulevard.

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 Concept B – Balance On-Street Parking Supply with Roadway Capacity (Angled Parking for Select Blocks): This hybrid option would provide angled parking on the west side of the street along the middle section of Robertson Boulevard from Charleville Boulevard to Chalmers Drive where additional on-street parking can serve the adjacent retail uses. This concept would provide approximately 34 additional on-street parking spaces, resulting in a 22 percent increase in the onstreet parking supply along the corridor. The roadway capacity would be maintained along the northern and southern ends of Robertson Boulevard where it connects with major intersections at Wilshire and Olympic Boulevards. The roadway would be reduced to one travel lane in each direction in the areas designated for angled parking. Figure 3 illustrates the cross-section and summarizes the benefits and constraints for this concept.  Concept C – Complete Streets (Maintain Parallel Parking and Provide Bike Lanes): This option would provide one travel lane in each direction, a center turn lane to reduce delays caused by vehicles turning left, and Class II bicycle lanes on both sides of the street. Currently, there are no left-turn lanes at intersections or mid-block along Robertson Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard. A left-turn vehicle intending to turn onto a side street could result in a queue on Robertson Boulevard during peak periods, and the addition of a center turn lane would facilitate the left-turn movement into properties on both sides of the corridor. This option would retain the parallel parking on both sides of Robertson Boulevard. Figure 4 illustrates the cross-section and summarizes the benefits and constraints for this concept.

Concept A and Concept B would provide additional angled parking for the Robertson Boulevard corridor.

Concept C introduces new bike lanes to the corridor and adds a center turn lane to reduce delays caused by left turning vehicles along the corridor. Due to the high traffic volumes along Robertson Boulevard, the removal of vehicular lanes could result in congestion and potential shifts in traffic volumes to adjacent streets.

BACK-IN ANGLED PARKING
The feasibility of other angled parking options less than 45-degree, such as 30-degree parking with frontin operations, was also explored. However, 30-degree angled parking with front-in operations is not recommended due to the potential difficulty that drivers, particularly older drivers, have when backing into moving traffic. Therefore, parking angled at less than 45 degrees would operate more safely with back-in operations. Back-in angled parking provides motorists with better visibility of bicyclists, pedestrians, cars and trucks as they exit a parking space and enter moving traffic. Back-in angled parking is usually recommended for “non-arterial” streets as a traffic calming measure for locations where speeding is a problem and increased parking is needed. Given the high traffic volumes on Robertson Boulevard, implementation of back-in operations would require further investigation and engineering design review.

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TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
The angled parking concepts presented above would all require some amount of travel lane reduction along Robertson Boulevard. To maximize the amount of on-street parking under Concept 1, Robertson Boulevard would be reduced from two to one travel lanes in each direction along the entire study corridor. To provide additional vehicular capacity at the two major intersections along the study corridor, angled parking was only recommended along select blocks of Robertson Boulevard under Concept 2.

Any reduction in travel lanes along Robertson Boulevard would increase the amount of congestion along the corridor during peak travel hours. Existing traffic volumes (from counts collected in 2009) are reported below.

Traffic volume on Robertson Boulevard just south of Wilshire Boulevard:
 Northbound: AM Peak Hour - 910; PM Peak Hour - 835
 Southbound: AM Peak Hour - 805; PM Peak Hour - 1,030
Traffic volume on Robertson Boulevard just north of Olympic Boulevard:
 Northbound: AM Peak Hour – 1,005 vehicles; PM Peak Hour - 905  Southbound: AM Peak Hour – 825 vehicles; PM Peak Hour - 895 As shown above, between 800 and 1,000 vehicles travel along Robertson Boulevard in each direction in the peak hour. These volumes exceed the capacity of a single travel lane in both directions for an urban area. A reduction in travel lanes along the corridor would increase congestion along Robertson Boulevard and likely result in a shift of vehicles to parallel corridors.

CONCLUSIONS & NEXT STEPS
In summary, it is possible to replace parallel parking with angled parking on the west side of Robertson Boulevard while retaining parallel parking on the east side of Robertson Boulevard. Such a configuration would require the removal of one travel lane in each direction. Three corridor concepts were presented in this report for the City’s consideration. Concepts A and B provide additional angled parking for the Robertson Boulevard corridor. Concept C introduces new bikes lanes and a center turn while maintaining the existing parallel parking. In all three concepts, the removal of vehicular lanes could result in increased congestion and potential shifts in traffic to adjacent streets.

This study was intended to serve as a high level review of angled parking concepts for Robertson Boulevard based on the roadway characteristics and available right-of-way. If the City of Beverly Hills would like to continue to explore angled parking along this corridor, we recommend that a detailed traffic operations study be conducted to determine the potential LOS impacts along Robertson Boulevard and potential impacts caused by vehicles diverting from Robertson Boulevard into the adjacent neighborhood during peak travel periods with the reduction in roadway capacity.

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Stop Sign Location
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# of Parking Spaces on Segment
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Total Parking Spaces: 155
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• Lose one travel lane in each direction
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2 Travel Lanes, Angled Parking on West Side,
Buffer Lane, Parallel Parking on East Side
• Gain 34 additional parking spaces (22% increase)
• Provision of space for potential curb extensions at intersections and mid-block crosswalk, which will reduce pedestrian crossing distance and improve pedestrian visibility
• A wider parking buffer between pedestrians and through traffic on blocks with angled parking
• Minimize vehicle impacts on blocks that maintain parallel parking
• Lose one travel lane in each direction for selected blocks • Could result in high peak period congestion on blocks with angled parking
Travel Lane
1 Hour Parking 8 AM - 6 PM (Angled)
1 Hour Parking 8 AM - 6 PM (Parallel)
Signalized Intersection
Stop Sign Location
Driveway
# of Parking Spaces on Segment
High-Visibility Crosswalk
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Benefits
Constraints
12’ 7.5’ 5’ 5’ 10’ 9’ 10’ 7.5’ 12’
54’ Roadway Width
2 Travel Lanes, Center Turn Lane, 2 Lanes
Parallel Parking, 2 Bike Lanes
• Lose one travel lane in each direction; could result in high peak period congestion
• Reduce traffic speeds
• Additional left turn capacity at driveways and at intersections • Would allow for implementation of City of Los Angeles bike lanes per 2010 Bike Master Plan
Travel Lane
1 Hour Parking 8 AM - 6 PM (Parallel)
Bike Lane
Signalized Intersection
Stop Sign Location
Driveway
# of Parking Spaces on Segment
High-Visibility Crosswalk
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WHAT:
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WHAT:

WHEN:

WHERE:

MEETING NOTICE
City of Beverly Hills
Public Works Department
345 Foothill Road
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
www.beverlyhills.org
For questions:
askBH- Customer Relations
Tel: 310.285.1000
Email: [email protected]
City Council Study Session meeting
to review potential options for
converting parallel parking on the
west side of Robertson Boulevard
to angled parking to increase the
parking spaces
DATE: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
TIME: 2:30 p.m., or as soon there-
after as the matter may be
heard
The meeting will be held at Beverly
Hills City Hall Council Chambers,
broadcast live on BHTV Channel 10
on Spectrum Cable, and webcast
live at
www.beverlyhills.org/watchlive
Project: Robertson Boulevard
Parking and Traffic
Considerations
Dear Community Member,
The City invites your participation in review of potential options for converting parallel parking on the west side of Robertson Boulevard to angled parking to increase the parking spaces.

A conversion to angled parking on the west side of the street would require a reduction in travel lanes from two in each direction to one in each direction.

City Council will provide direction on next steps regarding further consideration of this concept, including conducting a detailed traffic operations study to understand potential traffic impacts to Robertson Boulevard and nearby residential streets associated with a potential roadway and parking reconfiguration.

Robertson Boulevard Study Area
MORE INFORMATION & PUBLIC COMMENT:

The City Council agenda and staff report, with additional information, will be available online by August 28, 2026, at
www.beverlyhills.org/CityCouncilMeetings.

Persons wishing to comment on this item are invited to participate in the September 1, 2026, City Council Study Session meeting and/or submit written comments. Public comment may be provided electronically before and during the meeting by emailing [email protected]. Oral public comment can be offered during the meeting by calling 310-288- 2288. Any communication received by the City becomes part of the public record.

Live meeting coverage will be available via BHTV Channel 10 on Spectrum Cable and webcast live at www.beverlyhills.org/watchlive. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact (310) 285-1000 prior to the meeting for assistance.

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1 From: Mark Tunnell
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 10:50 AM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Robertson Boulevard Study Area
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Hi,

I have been a Beverly Hills resident on the 300 block of Swall Drive since 1999 and am on Robertson Blvd every day. The street is an arterial thoroughfare that everyone uses to get from the 10 freeway to Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and much of the westside.

The street is already very tight and congested and losing a lane of traƯic for extra parking spots on 1 side of the street is not a solution because it will shut down the flow and cause more traƯic and congestion in the area.

I would be happy to come to the meeting and discuss.

Best regards,
Mark Tunnell

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Dear Mayor, Members of the Beverly Hills City Council, and Public Works Department:

I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposal to convert parallel parking on the west side of Robertson Boulevard to angled parking if doing so requires reducing Robertson Boulevard from two travel lanes in each direction to only one lane in each direction.

While I understand the desire to create additional parking spaces, I believe the potential consequences of eliminating half of Robertson Boulevard's travel lanes far outweigh the benefit of adding a relatively limited number of parking spaces.

My greatest concern is public safety and emergency vehicle access.

Robertson Boulevard is an important north-south thoroughfare and is frequently used by emergency vehicles traveling through this part of Beverly Hills and the surrounding area, including vehicles responding toward Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Reducing the roadway to a single lane in each direction could make it considerably more difficult for motorists to move aside when a fire engine, ambulance, or other emergency vehicle approaches.

On a two-lane roadway, motorists generally have options for clearing a path. On a congested single-lane roadway—particularly when vehicles are stopped at intersections or backed up in traffic—there may be nowhere for motorists to go. Seconds matter during medical emergencies and fires. Before any lane reduction is even considered, I believe the City should obtain a formal evaluation from the Beverly Hills Fire Department and other emergency-response agencies that regularly use Robertson Boulevard.

I am also extremely concerned about traffic congestion approaching Wilshire Boulevard. Robertson already carries substantial traffic. Reducing its capacity by half could create significant backups, particularly during peak periods and whenever traffic is delayed at Wilshire.

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2 Those backups will not necessarily remain on Robertson. Drivers using navigation applications will inevitably seek alternate routes through nearby residential streets. The result could be increased cutthrough traffic on streets that were never intended to carry substantial volumes of through traffic.

There are several additional concerns that I believe warrant careful consideration:

Traffic spillover into residential neighborhoods. Drivers avoiding congestion on Robertson may divert onto Swall, Clark, Arnaz and other nearby residential streets, potentially increasing noise, congestion and accident risk in residential areas.

Gridlock at intersections. A single stalled vehicle, delivery truck, turning vehicle, accident or construction activity could significantly impede traffic when there is only one through lane.

Emergency evacuation and disaster preparedness. Major streets such as Robertson are important not only for everyday traffic but also for emergency movement during earthquakes, fires or other major incidents. Reducing roadway capacity should therefore be evaluated in the context of the City's overall emergency preparedness.

Pedestrian safety. Increased congestion and impatient drivers seeking alternate routes can create additional hazards for pedestrians, particularly near commercial areas and residential intersections.

Air quality and noise. Vehicles sitting in longer queues or circulating through neighborhoods looking for alternate routes can increase idling, emissions and traffic noise.

Future traffic demands. Beverly Hills and surrounding communities continue to experience new residential and commercial development. Decisions about a major arterial such as Robertson Boulevard should consider anticipated traffic conditions over the next 10 or 20 years, rather than only present-day conditions.

I therefore respectfully request that the City Council not authorize a permanent reduction of Robertson Boulevard to one travel lane in each direction unless and until there has been a comprehensive and publicly available traffic study addressing congestion, neighborhood diversion and, most importantly, emergency-response times.

I would also ask the City to specifically obtain written input from the Beverly Hills Fire Department regarding whether reducing Robertson Boulevard to one lane in each direction could interfere with emergency vehicle access or response times.

Adding parking may be desirable, but it should not come at the expense of traffic circulation, neighborhood safety or emergency response.

There may be alternative ways to increase parking availability—such as parking structures, shared parking arrangements, revised parking restrictions, or improvements on side streets—that do not require eliminating half of the traffic capacity of one of the area's principal thoroughfares.

I urge the City Council to proceed very cautiously before making such a consequential change to Robertson Boulevard.
3 Thank you for considering my comments.

Sincerely,
Barry Jacobs
Beverly Hills, California
1 From: Patricia M.

Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 5:34 PM
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Bonjour
I will not be able to be present on Tuesday Sept 1st @2.30 pm at Beverly hills City hall or to watch it, www.beverlyhills.org/watchlive <hƩp://www.beverlyhills.org/watchlive> in regards to the proposal to convert parallel parking on the West side of Robertson Blvd - from Burton to Wilshire -, to angled parking to increase the parking spaces -! I have never noƟced in 26 years, residing at 200 N Swall, the need for parking space, many building have garage, and the one who park on CliŌon, Clark ect…. is because they do not want to pay for garage parking, what we need is more lanes!.

As you menƟoned in your meeƟng noƟce it would require a reducƟon in travel lanes from two in each direcƟon to one in each direcƟon.

It is already congested, and with 200 units / 300 cars with a new 26 stories construcƟon on Burton between Swall and Clark, and another one Swall opposite 200 N Swall. we have already 101 condo so about 200 cars at 200 N Swall and I do 2 not know but assume about 100 cars on 300 N Swall… and more building going around - the Robertson blvd will be more busy than ever.

I wish NOT to have parallel parking on ROBERTSON BLVD between BURTON and WILSHIRE, why would we need more ? so many empty spots all the Ɵme !,
Please make sure that everyone concerned is aware of it in the neighborhood.

Best regards
膆 Patricia
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