By Daily Press staff
Plans to alleviate traffic congestion on Lincoln Boulevard are underway. The Lincoln Corridor Task Force is hosting a community open house to discuss potential alternatives to help relieve congestion and improve mobility along Lincoln Boulevard.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 11, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the community room at the Westchester Municipal Building, located at 7166 W. Manchester Ave. in Los Angeles.
The public will be asked to review and provide feedback on potential alternatives identified to improve conditions on Lincoln Boulevard. The short-and long-term alternatives include a variety of options including public transit, bike lanes, intersection and mid-block improvements, as well as urban design enhancements.
The task force already has conducted an in-depth analysis of existing and future conditions along the roadway, including an analysis of travel patterns and identification of congested areas in the corridor.
The task force was convened to address the increasing congestion along an approximately five-mile stretch of Lincoln Boulevard between Manchester Avenue and the Santa Monica Freeway, and to determine the long-term transportation needs of the corridor. The study area includes the cities of Culver City and Santa Monica, as well as the Los Angeles communities of Mar Vista, Venice and Westchester.
The main objective for the task force is to identify a broad range of improvement alternatives for the corridor and to recommend a set of alternatives that balance capacity enhancing measures, corridor aesthetics, urban design components and multi-modal objectives for Lincoln Boulevard.
The task force includes representatives from the County of Los Angeles, Caltrans, the Cities of Culver City, Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The California Coastal Commission, MTA and SCAG are also represented in the task force as ex-officio members providing technical review and comment on consultant work products and task force discussions.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 9, 2003. Read the original PDF.