A "dress rehersal" road diet will commence shortly on Broadway, in the spirit of the the quick-and-dirty streetscaping that has been happening in NYC in recent years under the leadership of NYDOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. From the Bringing Back Broadway
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PHASE 1 "DRESS REHEARSAL" - Planned for 2013!
The streetscape plan's "Dress Rehearsal" is intended as the semi-permanent Phase 1 implementation of the road configuration called for in the Broadway Streetscape Master Plan. The Dress Rehearsal draws precedent from other such projects across the country and in LA, including Times Square in New York City as implemented by the New York City Department of Transportation and Sunset Triangle Plaza in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles.
The Dress Rehearsal will use cost-efficient and quickly installed materials to create the result of the traffic calming pedestrian enhancements and three-lane road reconfiguration while funding is secured to achieve the permanent build out of the full-scale project on a block-by-block basis.
Phase 1 will reconfigure Broadway from 4 traffic lanes to 3 traffic lanes between 2nd Street and 11th Street. LADOT will implement the Dress Rehearsal, using pavement treatments and physical indicators to delineate publicly accessible space within the roadway. These semi-permanent treatments leave flexibility to update configurations before the cost of a full construction build-out is undertaken if modifications are desired and necessary.
The Phase 1 "Dress Rehearsal" treatment along Broadway:
• Reduces crosswalk widths for pedestrians
• Reconfigures the roadway for more efficient, predictable and streamlined vehicular travel
• Promotes calmer traffic and increased pedestrian activity
• Provides 24-hour curbside parking and loading to support Broadway businesses
• Creates an iconic destination for residents, visitors, and tourists
• Enhances pedestrian amenities – increases public realm for gathering and public activities
• Sets the stage for the future Downtown L.A. Streetcar
• Streamlines MTA bus service
• Bolsters economic vitality
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Its nice to be able to finally talk about this. I've been sitting on this info since I was told about it by a friend at LADOT a couple months back.
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