coordinated street furniture program presentation

Coordinated Street Furniture Program

By Bureau of Street Services

Los Angeles

What is the Coordinated Street Furniture Program?

The Coordinated Street Furniture Program is a long term franchise agreement between the City of Los Angeles and CBS Decaux, LLC, wherein the City grants CBS Decaux the exclusive right to install and maintain its street furniture in exchange for the right to sell and display advertising. Through this arrangement, the City is able to realize the benefits and use of that furniture, as well as a share of the revenues generated by the advertising. This Program is actually a successor to the City’s previous Transit Shelter Program, which was initiated in the early 1980’s, so it has been in effect in one form or another with other service providers for over 20 years.


What is the term of this Program?

This is a 20 year program. The City’s Contract with its service provider, CBS Decaux, LLC, was initiated on December 21, 2001 and is set to expire on December 20, 2021.


How many pieces of “furniture” amenities are provided through this Program?

Through this Program, the City has the ability to receive the following:

- 2500 Transit Shelters with matching trash receptacles- 500 Public Amenity Kiosks (PAK’s)- 100 Pillar-Style Public Amenity Kiosks (Pillar-PAK’s)- 100 Newsstand Vending Kiosks- 150 Automated Public Toilets (APT’s)


What is the City’s cost for this Program?

The City pays nothing for this program. All of the Program’s costs, including capitol costs for the fabrication and installation of all 3350 pieces of furniture, and their continual up-keep and maintenance for the 20 year duration of the Program are paid for by CBS-Decaux. CBS Decaux not only pays for all of the operating costs for this Program, it also provides the City with a share of the revenues generated by the advertising.


Transit ShelterThe transit shelters are provided at designated transit stops to provide shelter and seating for bus patrons. The typical transit shelter will be 12 to 14 feet in length, 4 ½ feet in width, and stand 9 ½ feet in height. They will be illuminated at night to provide safety and security for bus patrons. The shelters are designed to be both attractive and functional, and will be regularly serviced on a weekly basis. A toll free telephone number is provided on each shelter to report shelters that may need special attention or more frequent cleaning and servicing.

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Transit Shelter in Los Angeles

Automatic Public Toilets (APT)The Automatic Public Toilet or APT for short, is a free standing oval shaped structure that stands approximately 9 ½ feet in height, 7 feet wide, and 12 ½feet in length. The APT's exterior is constructed out of powder coated (painted) metal and will be stylized to match other street furniture elements within the a particular area such as transit shelters. The exterior will also have two panels available for either community maps or public service announcements. The APT is designed to be accessible to persons with disabilities, and will be primarily coin operated. All units are self-cleaning, which means that the entire interior of the APT is sanitized after each use. All APT's will be serviced and maintained a minimum of twice a day, seven days a week, year-round, or more as required. The APT's come equipped with a highly advanced security system to dissuade illicit activities within the units, as well as an emergency communication system to alert authorities to any problems within the unit.


Automatic Public Toilets in Los Angeles

Newsstand KiosksThe Newsstand Kiosk is a freestanding, powder-coated steel enclosure intended to replace the permitted, green, wooden news vending kiosks that currently exist within the Downtown traffic core. The Newsstand Kiosks are designed to match other furniture elements that are a part of this program such as transit (bus) shelters, and are being provided in a concerted effort to unify the various furniture elements that exist on our City Streets. The Newsstand Kiosks stand approx. 9 feet tall, and are 8 feet wide by 3½ feet deep (excluding the kiosk's canopy). The Newsstand Kiosk will have a single advertising panel on the side that faces traffic lanes, and will be provided to the existing, permitted vendors at no costs. CBS Decaux, LLC, the City's provider of these facilities, will maintain the exterior of the Kiosks a minimum of twice a week, removing graffiti, providing general cleaning, and replacement if required; the occupying vendor will be responsible for maintaining the interior of the Kiosk.


Newsstand Kiosks in Los Angeles

Public Amenity Kiosks (PAK)The Public Amenity Kiosk, or PAK for short, is a free standing, three sided or two sided structure, that will contain either one or two advertising panels, and one panel available for a public amenity. Typical public amenities provided by a PAK might include a local vicinity map, community poster, or other form of public service announcement. PAKs may also include attractive signage above their panels that identifies a particular community. Both two panel and three panel PAKs will be 4 ½ feet in width and stand 9 feet tall; three panel PAKs will be arranged in a triangular in shape, with each panel forming a side.


What is the “amenity” of a Public Amenity Kiosk? Aren’t PAK’sjust advertising structures?

The “amenity” of our PAK’s come in several forms. Most of the amenities will come in the form of community posters or public service announcements that are placed at the request and convenience of the City. Public information posters, Community maps, emergency telephones, recycling bins, and computer terminals round out some of the other options available through these structures. The PAK’s also come with community identification banners at the top of each furniture element, to note a particular area or community within the City.


Public Amenity Kiosk in Los Angeles

Because this is a City-wide Program, does this mean that my neighborhood will be forced to have APT’s or PAK’s installed in it?

Although every attempt is being made to ensure that there is some parity in the distribution of Program Furniture, there are no contractual requirements that stipulate APT’s or other furniture amenities are to be evenly distributed by some mathematical equation amongst the fifteen Council Districts. This was done to provide the City with the flexibility to locate furniture in areas that are really in need the facilities. Each piece of furniture goes through an extensive review and approval process before a permit is granted for installation. Required approvals include the local City Council Office, eight City Departments and agencies, and the adjacent property owner. City Council Offices may also mandate that sites are reviewed by Neighborhood Councils, Homeowner Associations or other community based organizations, which is done on a regular basis.



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