TO:
Honorable Mayors and Members of the Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach City Council
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Tri-Cities Study Session on the Draft Beach Cities Living Streets Design Manual.
RECEIVE AND FILE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Councils: Receive and File the staff report and presentation materials and provide input (or comments) related to the Draft Beach Cities Living Streets Design Manual and discuss whether there is a common set of shared principles for living streets among the beach cities.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The tri-cities study session is intended to bring the Council, Commissioners and public from each city up to speed on the work that has been completed to date so that they are familiar with the purpose and concepts of living streets when the Draft Manual is brought forward to each commission and council for review at a later date. This staff report provides a brief introduction to the topics, work completed to date, community workshops, and next steps for the cities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and the Beach Cities Health District in the development of the Beach Cities Living Streets Design Manual and Aviation Boulevard Multimodal Corridor Plan.
BACKGROUND:
The Beach Cities Health District, through a grant from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), partnered with the cities of Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Hermosa Beach, and Stantec to develop a comprehensive design manual to guide future street improvements towards the goals of health, safety, livability, sustainability, and more. The Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) and partnering cities have a long history of collaborating on active transportation policies and initiatives that aim to improve the health and wellness of residents while also offering a greater range of safe and convenient transportation choices to the communit...
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