Pacoima Town Center

UP 273 Fall 2008 Lauren Ahkiam, Matthew Parrent, Beverly Wong, Nally Guo, Carlos Morales

A

B

C

D

Study Area:Pacoima Town Center

Vision

Design

Funding

A Study Area:Pacoima Town Center

study area - approx. 105 acresA

N

Paxton Street.

San

Fer

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d.

4228 feet or 0.8 mile

2901 feet or 0.6 mile

Why this area:

•Diversity of Businesses

•Major Transportation Hub featuring Local and Rapid Bus

•Major Activity Hub

Van Nuys Blvd.

A

1

2

1

2

Study area – land use

Van Nuys Blvd

San Fernando Rd

• A lot of Free parking both on and off Street

• 21 Vacant buildings in area can be leveraged for future redevelopment

A Study area – parking and vacant buildings

Van Nuys Blvd

San Fernando Rd

• Few trees along San Fernando Road

• Uneven and poorly maintained landscaping along Van Nuys Boulevard

• Lack of open space

A Study area – greenery and street wall

Van Nuys Blvd

San Fernando Rd

B Vision

WalkableMake Pacoima More Pedestrian Friendly

Rekindle Revitalize Pacoima Town Center

CultivatePartnerships with Private Businesses

B Vision

phase 1

streetscape improvements

Major private and

public investment will

provide anchors and

serve as a catalyst for

further development

Provide a sense of

Place and create

Gateways for Pacoima

Good streetscape can

be a catalyst for new

development

B Phasing

Time Line

phase 2Gateway projects

phase 3Plaza Pacoima

Start 2009 Start 2020Start 2014

C Design

C Streetscape improvement

Existing street section on Van Nuys Boulevard

C

Proposed street section on Van Nuys Boulevard

Streetscape improvement

C Streetscape improvement

C Streetscape improvement

C

Van Nuys Boulevard

San

Fernando

Road

Gateway Plaza

N

C Gateway Plaza – urban mixed use schoolC Gateway Plaza – urban mixed use school

C Gateway Plaza – urban mixed use school

C Gateway Plaza – Starbucks Chabelita’s Center

C Gateway Plaza – Starbucks Chabelita’s Center

C Gateway Plaza – bike bus transit gateway

C Gateway Plaza – bike bus transit gateway

C Gateway Plaza – pocket park

C Gateway Plaza – pocket park

C

Van Nuys Blvd

Haddon

City hall offices

N

C City hall offices

C City hall offices

C

Van Nuys Blvd

LaurelCanyon

Blvd

Skills center campus

N

C Skills center campus

C Skills center campus

C Plaza Pacoima – Gateway

N

C Plaza Pacoima – Gateway

C Plaza Pacoima – Gateway

C Plaza Pacoima – San Fernando bike path

C Plaza Pacoima – San Fernando bike path

C Plaza Pacoima – San Fernando bike path

C Plaza Pacoima – San Fernando bike path

D Funding

Federal• SAFETEA-LU

State Caltrans Grants• Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA)

Local• Metro Call for Projects• Parking District Revenue• CDBG funds• Redevelopment Funds• BID?

Creative• Parking Benefit District• Private business investment• Trek Sponsorship

D Funding

Pacoima Town Center

UP 273 Fall 2008 Lauren Ahkiam, Matthew Parrent, Beverly Wong, Nally Guo, Carlos Morales

Thank You!