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2013 Fall PicnicSaturday

October 5th3:00 pm - 6:00pm

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Special Activities: Bake Off Contest – Book Trade Table – Karaoke – Bounce House

Westside Village Update on Planning and Transportationby Ken Alpern

Your Westside Village Homeowners AssociationBoard (WVHA) has been both watchful and activewith the various transportation and planning issuesthat are being raised not only on the Westside butthroughout the City.

Starting with the Expo Line, and developments adjacent to it, the WVHA continues to support theconstruction of the Phase extension from CulverCity to Santa Monica. Those groups against the extension of the line along the Exposition LineRight of Way—citing their opposition to themethodology of the Phase EIR—have lost theircase in the California State Supreme Court.

Construction is now proceeding at a rapid pace,with utility relocation nearly completed andbridge/track and sound wall construction occurringthroughout the week between Palms and SantaMonica. Traffic on Motor, Overland, Westwood,Military, Sepulveda and Sawtelle is being impacted.By now, any Westside Villager planning to drivethese streets should know to leave extra travel time!Completion is currently scheduled for . Formore information, please go to the Expo Line Proj-ect website http://www.buildexpo.org

After a far-reaching and aggressive Westside community/grassroots effort, the proposed Casden/Sepulveda project has been reduced to remove virtually all of its commercial real estatesquare footage, and the number of residential unitshas been dropped to below units. The project isstill too large for many, if not most of us, on theWestside, including those who advocate for transit-oriented development. It has one ten-storytower and two six-story towers, has no guaranteedtransit-oriented amenities, and has a planningprocess that was and still might be a target for multiple lawsuits.

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WestsideVillage

2013 Fall PicnicSaturday

October 5th3:00 pm - 6:00pm

Special Activities:

Bake Off ContestBring your best baked goods

and try to win a first place ribbon

Book Trade TableBring your old books and trade them in

for something new to read

KaraokeLet’s hear it for singing,

we know you have a great voice

Bounce HouseLet your kids jump and bounce

their energy away

Bring your own picnic, or just come to visit.We will provide the beverages and dessert.

With the completion of the I- Overland AvenueBridge project, Overland Ave. and National Blvd.have been resurfaced and upgraded to allow easiertravel and access, both through the National/Overland intersection and to/from the - freeway.However, drivers be aware there is no longer a leftturn (westward) onto National Blvd. when drivingnorth on Overland Avenue–drivers must turn at National Place

The freeway widening project, which is a yearoverdue and $million overbudget, has two maingoals. The first goal is to widen the northbound -

freeway by a single lane to fill the remaining gap inthe northbound HOV/Carpool lane (which currentlyexists from from the northern to the southern endof the - to its junction with the - freeway). Thesecond goal is to upgrade and improve the free flowof the on/off-ramp network on the - freeway between the - and U.S. freeways. The Metrowebsite (http://www.metro.net/projects/i-405/) cites mid- as the projected completion date.

L.A.’s new Mayor, Eric Garcetti, is focusing on ways

to “get back to basics”, including pothole repair.Westside Village is part of the Mar Vista CommunityCouncil (MVCC), which has responded to a call forpothole repairs. There will be a asphalt repair teamscheduled for September th to fix as many of themost urgent pothole requests within the MVCC ascan be reasonably performed, and the team will return for a second day in the near future.

Although it is in the very early stages, the PalmsNeighborhood Council (PNC) is leading a collaborative effort with the MVCC to create anOverland Avenue Task Force to beautify and repairOverland Avenue between the - freeway and Culver City.

The WVHA Board urges any Westside Villager tobecome active in the WVHA, MVCC and/or PNCto ensure that the City, the business community, andour region, create the best transportation and infrastructure network possible for the Westside,and to ensure the most beneficial planning processto enhance the quality of life for Westside Village.

Please let us know what you think. If you wish to contribute to News and Views,please email us at westsidevillageboard@yahoo.comVisit us at www.westsidevillage.org

Officers and Directors

President,Brian Considine

Vice Presidents,Ken Williams and Roberta Schiller

Secretary,Kristin Killey

Treasurer,Joyce Purcell

Directors,Sean Ahern, Ken Alpern, Shelly Cole, Andy Comins, Donald Elliott Jr.,Bill Pyne, Carolyn Saltsman,Richard Saltsman, Greg Severson

Our newsletter is written and produced by volunteers.

Roberta Schiller – editor Donald Elliott – design and productionArticles written by Westside Village residents.Distribution by Westside Village Block Captains.

If you are interested in submitting an article please replyto Westsidevillageboard@yahoo.comAll articles are subject to acceptance and editing.

New construction in our local area

Renovated Trader Joe’s on National Boulevard

New apartment building at Palms and Glendon

New apartment building on Motor

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September – Page Westside Village Homeowners Association – www.westsidevillage.org

New Chase bank on National Boulevard

Mixed used development at Palms and Motor

New restaurant on Overland Boulevard

New Expo Line bridge over Palms