Venice Boulevard Safety & Mobility Project - Lincoln- National July 2022

August 2022

Forest Lawn Drive Safety & Mobility Project

Memorial Dr. to Zoo Dr.

What’s Happening on Forest Lawn?

• Forest Lawn Dr is getting resurfaced from Memorial Dr to Zoo Dr in early 2025
• Fresh paint and pavement markings mean an opportunity to redesign the street and make additional safety improvements
• Proposed Project Area:�1.05 miles on Forest Lawn Drive between Memorial Drive and Zoo Drive

Memorial Dr

LADOT Project Goals

• Improve traffic safety and reduce frequency and severity of collisions
• Encourage safe speeds by reconfiguring the roadway, including adding a center turn lane
• Upgrade existing bike lanes to encourage ridership through more comfortable bike infrastructure
• Improve active transportation connectivity to Griffith Park and to future projects like the LA RiverWay pathway extension and the DWP Headworks Project

Engagement

Survey conducted August, 2023:

• 728 survey responses
• 42% of respondents use Forest Lawn Drive once a week or more
• 83% say cars are too close to cyclists
• 82% say driving speeds are high

Stakeholder meetings in 2023 and 2024:

• 13 meetings with various stakeholders including private entities, govt agencies, and neighborhood councils

“Cars treat Forest Lawn like a freeway …there is no margin for error. …Currently, the area where we bike is just this tiny nub of the road... The cars go so fast it's scary.”

“This road is used as a freeway bypass. Please slow it down.”

Speed Matters

Why does speed matter?

• Pedestrian and bicyclist fatality rates increase at higher speeds
• 1 out of 2 people walking/biking are killed when struck by a car going 42 mph
• On Forest Lawn 74% of vehicles are driven 42 mph or faster

Speed Survey of Forest Lawn Dr

Safety on Forest Lawn

10 Year Crash Data (2013-2023)

95 collisions

3 people were severely injured or killed

Forest Lawn Proposed Street Design

Current Conditions: Two travel lanes in each direction, bike lane in each direction with no protection for cyclists and pedestrians

Proposed Design: Remove one travel lane in each direction, provide a center turn lane, and upgrade bike lanes to protected bike lanes, ensuring greater safety for ped and cyclists

Current Conditions

• Bike lane on the shoulder
• No sidewalks mean people running on the corridor are also using the bike lane
• No center turn lane: little protection between vehicles traveling in opposite directions and left turns are more challenging

Mt Sinai/Forest Lawn - Proposed

Forest Lawn - Proposed

Travel Lane Changes

Current Conditions

Proposed Conditions*

Two Travel Lanes in Each Direction

One Travel Lane in Each Direction with Center Turn Lane throughout majority of the corridor

Benefits of center turn lane include:

• Extended left turn queueing space for Mt. Sinai and Forest Lawn cemeteries
• New, safe turning space for Junior Achievement Center

*Note Memorial Dr, and Zoo Dr intersection configurations remain the same as current conditions

Memorial Dr & Forest Lawn Dr Intersection

Current Conditions

Memorial Dr_

Forest Lawn Dr_

120’ left turn lane (6 vehicles)

Memorial Dr & Forest Lawn Dr Intersection

Proposed Conditions

Forest Lawn Dr

Memorial Dr

300’ left turn lane (15+ vehicles)

Center turn increases queuing capacity beyond turn lane

(~480’)

Mt Sinai Dr & Forest Lawn Dr Intersection

Current Conditions

Mt. Sinai Dr_

Forest Lawn Dr_

No right turn pocket

94’ left turn lane (4-5 vehicles)

Mt Sinai Dr & Forest Lawn Dr Intersection

Proposed Conditions

Forest Lawn Dr

Mt. Sinai Dr

Designated right turn pocket

200’ left turn lane (10+ vehicles)

Center turn increases queuing capacity beyond turn lane (~440’+)

LADOT Guidelines for Lane Reconfiguration

Less than 2 minutes/mile increase: Proceed with project

2-5 minutes/mile increase: Proceed with caution

Greater than 5 minutes/mile increase: Only in special circumstances

According to LADOT guidelines, if traffic modeling for the proposed project shows:

Potential Changes in Travel Time

Across the corridor

• Eastbound
• Weekday AM Peak - < 5 seconds
• Weekday PM Peak - < 5 seconds
• Weekend Peak - 1.6 minutes
• Westbound
• Weekday AM Peak - < 5 seconds
• Weekday PM Peak - < 5 seconds
• Weekend Peak - < 5 seconds

Potential Changes in Travel Time

Forest Lawn from Zoo Drive to Memorial Drive

Potential Changes in Travel Time

Northbound Forest Lawn Dr & Mt Sinai Dr Intersection

Bike Network Treatments

Bike/Walk Path

Bike Lane

Protected Bike Lane

Bike Route (no lane)

Current Bike Network

Zoo Dr

Forest Lawn Dr

LA River Path

Riverside Dr

Crystal Springs

Griffith Park

Riverside Dr

Future Bike Network

Project Area

Bike Path

Protected Bike Lane

Bike Lane

Bike Route

Future Protected Bike Lane

Future Bike Path

Headworks Project

Zoo Dr

Forest Lawn Dr

LA River Path

Riverside Dr

Crystal Springs

Griffith Park

Riverside Dr

Timeline

December 2024

March 2025

Data collection and initial outreach

Presentations to Neighborhood Councils and stakeholders

Summer 2023

November 2024

Public

Comment Closes

Anticipated implementation with resurfacing

January 10, 2025

Open house, continued meetings and comment review

Anticipated design completion

February 2025

April 2025- March 2026

Project

Evaluation

Questions?

�Thank you!

Contact us at ladot.active@lacity.org

ladotlivablestreets.org/projects/forest-lawn