Even after the designs were altered somewhat, the Studio City Neighborhood Council unanimously rejected a pedestrian bridge that would connect the Metro Redline and Campo de Cahuenga to Universal Studios over Lankershim Boulevard.
The council also asked that they be notified of any information and hearings about the proposed bridge.
“We had a little more than an hour of public discussion at the Land Use committee meeting to discuss the bridge and there were a few adjustments made, but we recommend against this, even though it seems like a done deal,” said Lisa Sarkin, chair of the Land Use committee.
The MTA didn’t have to bring up the proposal to the community, and they proposed a bridge rather than a more expensive tunnel underneath the busy intersection that connects the subway to Universal CityWalk.
“This modern design is out of character to the mission and the Campo, it was a design that was described as a serpent or a centipede,” Sarkin said.
The Los Angeles County Historical Landmarks and Records Commission is holding a public hearing Friday morning at 10 a.m. at the Kenneth Hall of Administration, Room 372 at 500 W. Temple Street. They plan to discuss the potential impact of the bridge. (If you go to this meeting, or have thoughts about the bridge or tunnel, please write in the COMMENTS below.)
Universal Studios has nothing to do with the plan or design of the bridge, nor is it part of the Universal Evolution program. A tunnel, as originally planned would cost up to $23 million while a bridge is estimated at $19 million.
The pedestrian traffic across Lankershim to get to the tram that goes up the hill to Universal has caused many accidents and traffic jams. The tunnel was planned for and started by MTA, but then a bridge replaced that option.
Jeanmarie Hance, of Metro, told the Council on Wednesday that although they were not required to get community approval, she was hoping to do more community outreach. “We heard some passionate concerns and we returned to the drawing board,” she said.
Architect Greg Kochanowski brought in a model of the serpentine bridge and showed that it would cross both Lankershim Boulevard and both sides of the road that leads to Universal CityWalk. The bridge was moved from eight feet to 22 feet away from the historic Campo, noted for where the signing of the treaty of California took place. (See the videos above to see the models and explanations.)
The bridge is not covered, so Richard Adams, of the Safety Committee, suggested that pedestrians won’t use the bridge in the rain or the extreme heat and cross the busy intersection anyway.
Ron Taylor, on the Council, said, “This is a terribly bad idea driven by cost. I can’t understand the massive serpentine design.”
And Council member John Lawler said, “It is also interesting that it is the shape of a boomerang. It seems like this needs to go back to the drawing boards.”
Source: http://northhollywood.patch.com/articles/bridge-over-troubled-lankershim-gets-thumbs-down
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