9770 CULVER BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY, CA 90232-0507
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 16, 2025
TO: Honorable MAYOR and Members of the CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY
FROM: Members of the CULVER CITY BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUBJECT: 2024 Accomplishments 07-12/2024 and Proposed Activity for the next 6 months
CC: John Nachbar, City Manager
Yanni Demitri Public Works Director / City Engineer
Andrew Maximous, Mobility & Traffic Engineering Manager
JANUARY – JUNE 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Communications to City Council
• Approved biannual report to City Council covering period January – June 2024, including work plans for July – December 2024, and authorized transmittal to City Council. • Requests made to City Council to send kiosk deliberation to BPAC in advance of City Council deliberation, and later that BPAC be included in kiosk location planning.
Events & Activities – Member Participation
• Attended City Council meetings.
• Attended and/or participated in City joint meetings with West LA College and CCUSD, as well as a City Olympic Planning meeting. Attendees reported back to full Committee.
Administration
• Welcomed new members Marvin Campbell, Carolyn Libuser, and Hunter Salem and returning member Travis Morgan.
• Thanked leaving members Michelle Weiner and George Montgomery. Provided City Council with commendations for both leaving members.
• Appointed new Chair and Vice Chair for FY 2024-25.
• Dissolved West LA College Ad Hoc Subcommittee 2023-2024. • Formed new West LA College Ad Hoc Subcommittee for July 2024 – July 2025 and appointed delegates Marvin Campbell and Dorothy Sadd. The objective of the Subcommittee is to meet with students and representatives of West LA College to discuss mobility challenges in and around and to and from the West LA College campus.
The Subcommittee members could do any or all of the following: join, as appropriate, meetings between Public Works staff and representatives of West LA
BPAC Accomplishments and Work Plans: July – Dec 2024 Page 2 of 5 College; attend the meetings of the City Council West Los Angeles College Liaison Subcommittee; attend other related meetings; and engage generally with members of the College and Culver City community about bike and pedestrian issues. • Dissolved Olympics Planning Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
• Formed new Olympics Planning Ad Hoc Subcommittee for July 2024 – Olympics 2028 and appointed delegates Jack Galanty and Joel Falter. The objective of the Subcommittee is to represent BPAC at City Olympic planning meetings. The Subcommittee members could join or attend, as appropriate, meetings of City Council, City Council Subcommittees, Commissions, or Committees and meetings with City staff and engage generally with members of the Culver City community about bike and pedestrian topics relating to planning for the Olympics. • Dissolved Elenda Safety Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
• Formed new Tri-School Area Safe Routes to School Traffic Study Ad-Hoc Subcommittee for July 2024 until completion of the Study, estimated 2025, and appointed delegates Carolyn Libuser and Greg Maron. The objective of the Subcommittee is to support the Tri-School Area Safe Routes to School Traffic Study that will be conducted by the Mobility & Traffic Engineering Division of Public Works, beginning in 2024-25.
Subcommittee members will be available to staff and consultants in-between regular BPAC meetings and represent BPAC at community activities related to the study process.
• Formed new Ballona Creek Bike Path Ad Hoc Subcommittee July 2024, dissolved that subcommittee October 2024, and formed two new Ballona Creek Bike Path subcommittees.
o Formed new Ballona Creek Bike Path “Projects” Ad Hoc Subcommittee for October 2024 until completion of Sustainability and Accessibility Project, estimated 2026, and appointed delegates Dane Twichell and Joel Falter. The objective of the Subcommittee is to engage with staff and the community regarding the upcoming Ballona Creek Bike Path Sustainability and Accessibility Project and proposed projects to extend the Bike Path and add a ramp and bridge at Ince Blvd, as well as other large-scale improvement projects. o Formed new Ballona Creek Bike Path “Mobility” Ad Hoc Subcommittee for October 2024 to July 2025 and appointed delegates Marvin Campbell, Hunter Salem, and Travis Morgan. The objectives of the Subcommittee are to engage with staff regarding maintenance, safety concerns, and mobility challenges along and around the Bike Path, recommend improvements, and engage generally with members of the Culver City community regarding bike and pedestrian topics relating to the Bike Path.
Review, Discussion & Advisory Feedback
• Requested presentations, updates, discussion , and/or opportunities to provide input , regarding various topics, including: no right on red; Sidewalk Survey /sidewalk BPAC Accomplishments and Work Plans: July – Dec 2024 Page 3 of 5 maintenance update; kiosks and use of right of way; Daylighting Law; Police Department enforcement of bike, pedestrian, and parking rules; micro -mobility/transit plans; bike parking for events and across city; bus schedule updates; Culver Gap; Robertson Blvd improvements; Move Project update; pedestrian accidents at Wesley and National and at Braddock and Elenda; update on traffic plan for tri-school area; safety at the intersection of Wesley and National, electric bikes and pedestrian safety on Ballona Creek Bike Path; bike education event; update on Tri-School Safe Routes to School Traffic Study , and update on Complete Streets Project.
• Received staff presentation, discussed, and provided feedback regarding status of all active mobility-related Public Works Department FY 2024-25 projects. • Received staff updates regarding status of bus services; daylighting law required improvements, and other non-project related signal and street improvements • Received staff report, received public comment, and discussed Sidewalk Survey; recently completed, ongoing, and upcoming sidewalk repair projects; and sidewalk project prioritization.
• Received multiple staff reports, received public comment, and discussed Move Culver City construction and implementation of new design, bus routing, signal adjustments; bus driver training; and safety reporting.
• Received staff presentation, received public comment, discussed, and provided feedback to staff regarding Robertson Blvd Complete Street Project final design plans.
Unanimously supported.
• Received staff presentation, received public comment, discussed, and provided extensive feedback to staff regarding multiple design concepts for Connect Culver Boulevard Project.
• Received staff report, received public comment, and discussed bike lane violations and police enforcement; enforcement priorities; bus lane enforcement using AI; bicycling education and enforcement; and bike and pedestrian safety. • Received staff report, received public comment, and discussed bike parking for city events and large community events. Requested Public Works Department add bike parking requirement to special event permitting. Requested that all events planned by City include bike parking.
• Received vendor announcement of a proposed event by Walk ‘n Rollers for a street event in spring 2025 and requesting BPAC input.
• Discussed at a special meeting, without staff presentation, installation of kiosks in public right of way and safety concerns.
• Discussed other topics without staff presentation, including: no right on red; competing uses of the public sidewalks
Community Engagement
• Provided community forum for reporting issues, proposing improvements, project input, and input on agendized and non-agendized topics.
• Received specific public comments on mobility-related topics including: bike lanes on Jefferson Blvd; insufficient bike parking generally and adding bike parking for large events; cargo bikes; drivers into Elenda St bike lane; safety concerns regarding electric BPAC Accomplishments and Work Plans: July – Dec 2024 Page 4 of 5 bikes on Ballona Creek Bike Path; Beloit Gate; Jackson Gate; new crosswalk at Coda and Jefferson and bicycle dead zone at same intersection; Safe Route to School improvements; sharrows at Kinston on the south side of Jefferson; Ballona Creek Bike Path speed limits; needed crosswalks or four-way stops at Lincoln and Braddock and other locations; kiosks; support for street vendors on sidewalk; Move Culver City bus detours; Next CCBus app; Robertson Blvd Complete Streets design plans; Connect Culver Boulevard Project design concepts; safety challenges with use of electric bikes in bike lanes; tree removal for bike lane installation; traffic calming on National; pedestrian fatality at National and Wesley; safety issues with the bus/bike lanes along Venice Blvd; kiosk safety concerns; upcoming bike education workshops; pedestrian accident at Braddock and Elenda; bike lane violation enforcement; pedestrian safety improvements at Wesley and National.
JANUARY – JUNE 2025 PROPOSED PLANS
Communications to City Council
• Make updates and recommendations to City Council as appropriate on topics requested by City Council, on agenda items coming before City Council, and about other mobility- related topics.
• Meet with Subcommittee on Kiosk installation regarding placement and safety concerns.
Community Engagement
• Receive community input through public comment on mobility related topics.
Events & Activities
• Attend City sponsored mobility related events.
• Attend City Council, Mobility, Traffic and Parking Subcommittee, and mobility related city community meetings.
• Attend City joint meetings with West LA College and CCUSD and report back.
Administration
• Produce biannual report to City Council covering period July – December 2024 and authorize transmittal to City Council.
• Establish regular meeting schedule for 2025-26.
Review, Discussion & Advisory Feedback
• Receive updates and/or presentations from staff, receive public comment, and discuss proposed and active projects , including (but not limited to) : Culver Connect Project , Robertson Blvd Complete Street Project, Move Culver City Project; Tri-School Safe Routes to School Traffic Study, and Complete Streets Project . (View full list of active projects posted on Culver City website by Mobility & Traffic Engineering Division.) BPAC Accomplishments and Work Plans: July – Dec 2024 Page 5 of 5 • Receive updates and/or presentations from staff, receive public comment, and discuss various topics, including (but not limited to): FY 2025-26 Budget/Work Plans; pedestrian accidents, safety at the intersection of Wesley and National, electric bikes and pedestrian safety on Ballona Creek Bike Path, bike parking in downtown area, sidewalk related issues, and bike education event.
• Review and discuss impacts of new legislation.
• Review and discuss ongoing progress of plan elements and future priorities for the Bicycle & Pedestrian Action Plan, NTMPs, Fox Hills Master Plan, Farragut Drive Bike Blvd Plan, Tri-School Safe Routes to School Plan, and the Local Road Safety Plan. • Recommend repairs and maintenance to mobility infrastructure.
Reviewed on January 16, 2025 by the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and changes recommended. Final draft transmitted to the City Council.