L.2. 20-1733 A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE DRAFT ARTESIA & AVIATION CORRIDORS AREA PLAN (AACAP) WHICH DEFINES A NUMBER OF STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTABLE ACTIONS THAT WILL GUIDE THE FUTURE REVITALIZATION OF THE AREA, INCLUDING PHYSICAL PLACEMAKING ENHANCEMENTS, CONNECTIVITY TO SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKING STRATEGIES, AND NEW GATHERING SPACES TO CREATE A SENSE OF "PLACE AND CHARACTER".
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2010-074, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH ADOPTING THE ARTESIA & AVIATION CORRIDORS AREA PLAN (AACAP) AND A FINDING THAT THE AACAP IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA).
DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING THE PREPARATION OF PRIORITY CODE AMENDMENTS NEEDED TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTING ELEMENTS OF THE AACAP;
OR
CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO JANUARY 19, 2021 TO FURTHER CONSIDER AND/OR EDIT THE DRAFT ARTESIA & AVIATION CORRIDORS AREA PLAN (AACAP).
PROCEDURES:
a. Open the public hearing, take testimony;
b. Close the public hearing;
c. Adopt Resolution No. CC-2010-074 by title only approving the Artesia & Aviation Corridors Area Plan, or reopen the public hearing and continue the public hearing to January 19, 2021 to further consider and/or edit the Draft Artesia & Aviation Corridors Area Plan
Brian Clark - District 4 Resident - Tried to post a comment earlier, but did not show up. trying again... I support all efforts to make Artesia/Aviation more pedestrian friendly. Traffic on these roads moves a nearly 50MPH and the biggest thing the Council can do is put in lower speed limits and ENFORCE them! Bike lanes are sorely needed, but must provide a free standing barrier or use parked cars (by moving parallel parking away from the curb) to keep bicyclists safe. RB has a real opportunity to be a leader (as we were with the homeless shelter) in being a modern city with REAL bike lanes that families can use without fearing for their lives. Just painting a few lines on the road is not enough and will not provide businesses with the environment needed to encourage foot traffic and bicycle commuting/travel. As is, these corridors are not a place anyone wants to take a stroll, are impossible to navigate with a family in tow and are terrifying on a bicycle. This is especially important as these corridors will be tied into the Metro line soon and we could have an actual means of reducing traffic/pollution in our city by encouraging public transport, exercise and safety through actually useful bike lanes. Electric bikes are making our hills more navigable and our weather begs for bicycling year round. I also support means to add parkettes or pedestrian only zones, but without slower traffic and bicycle/pedestrian safety, these other efforts will fall flat and business and residents will not reap benefits. Also, doing something substantial in the District will be a nice reward for District 4 and 5 which have agreed to house the homeless shelters in our backyards. If the Council was able to provide safe and comfortable corridors that people actually want to stroll/bike in and shut down the power plant and revitalize the waterfront AND take care of our homeless, this could be true gem of the South Bay and Los Angeles. And this Council would be able to call themselves the ones who made it happen!
Brian Clark - District 4 Resident - Tried to post a comment earlier, but did not show up. trying again... I support all efforts to make Artesia/Aviation more pedestrian friendly. Traffic on these roads moves a nearly 50MPH and the biggest thing the Council can do is put in lower speed limits and ENFORCE them! Bike lanes are sorely needed, but must provide a free standing barrier or use parked cars (by moving parallel parking away from the curb) to keep bicyclists safe. RB has a real opportunity to be a leader (as we were with the homeless shelter) in being a modern city with REAL bike lanes that families can use without fearing for their lives. Just painting a few lines on the road is not enough and will not provide businesses with the environment needed to encourage foot traffic and bicycle commuting/travel. As is, these corridors are not a place anyone wants to take a stroll, are impossible to navigate with a family in tow and are terrifying on a bicycle. This is especially important as these corridors will be tied into the Metro line soon and we could have an actual means of reducing traffic/pollution in our city by encouraging public transport, exercise and safety through actually useful bike lanes. Electric bikes are making our hills more navigable and our weather begs for bicycling year round. I also support means to add parkettes or pedestrian only zones, but without slower traffic and bicycle/pedestrian safety, these other efforts will fall flat and business and residents will not reap benefits. Also, doing something substantial in the District will be a nice reward for District 4 and 5 which have agreed to house the homeless shelters in our backyards. If the Council was able to provide safe and comfortable corridors that people actually want to stroll/bike in and shut down the power plant and revitalize the waterfront AND take care of our homeless, this could be true gem of the South Bay and Los Angeles. And this Council would be able to call themselves the ones who made it happen!