Better Overland & Safer Fox Hills Project

The Better Overland & Safer Fox Hills Project begins at the intersection of Overland Ave & Venice Blvd and extends south to the Culver City Transit Center and Fox Hills Neighborhood.

Better Overland

• Overland Ave from Venice Blvd to Playa St
• Playa St to Hannum Ave
• Hannum Ave from Playa St to Slauson Ave
• Slauson Ave from the 90 freeway on/off ramp to the Culver City Transit Center (at the Culver City Westfield)

Safer Fox Hills

• Green Valley Cir from Sepulveda Blvd to Centinela Ave
• Bristol Pkwy from Centinela Ave to Hannum Ave
• Buckingham Pkwy from Green Valley Cir to Hannum Ave
• Hannum Ave from Slauson Ave to Buckingham Pkwy

March 2023 – February 2024

Project Kickoff & Preliminary Research
City staff reviewed the existing conditions (e.g., existing sidewalks, roadway conditions, and street light) and City adopted plans and policies (e.g., the General Plan, Bicycle & Pedestrian Action Plan, and Local Road Safety Plan etc.) to develop preliminary proposed improvements for the project.

April 2023 – Early May 2024

Community Outreach & Stakeholder Engagement
City staff are hosted community open houses, walk audits, and other events where the public could learn more about the project and provide their feedback.

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – Note new date (previously was May 13, 2024)

City Council Review
At their May 28, 2024, meeting, the City Council approved staff to apply for a Caltrans Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant to finalize design and fund construction. The Council also authorized staff to apply to other grant programs to increase opportunities for funding.

June 17, 2024

Submit Grant Application
Staff submitted an ATP grant application and were advised that the application was accepted for consideration. ATP applications are highly competitive. Approximately $2.6 billion in funding requests were made to the ATP this cycle, but total available funding is approximately $568 million.

Winter 2024

ATP Grant Recipients Announced
Grant funding is required for construction. If the City is awarded an ATP or another grant, construction is expected to begin as early as Fall 2025 and take 3-5 years. Construction will be performed in phases to minimize impacts to the City's residents, businesses, and visitors.

The Better Overland & Safer Fox Hills Project is for everyone. The following goals act upon City Council adopted plans and policies, including the General Plan, the Bicycle & Pedestrian Action Plan, the Local Road Safety Plan, the City's Complete Streets Policy, and more.

In March 2024, the City began a comprehensive parking study of all road segments included in the Better Overland and Safer Fox Hills Projects. Parking counts are being conducted at 4 different times of day/night to assess when—and where—parking was in highest demand. The results of this study will be presented at the City Council meeting on May 27, 2024, but City staff anticipate that parking impacts in areas of high demand to be minimal. In areas where parking is underutilized, or not used at all, City staff are proposing to repurpose parking areas for other uses, such as wider sidewalks, new street trees, and protected bike lanes

Better Overland

Two vehicular travel lanes will be maintained in each direction. In some areas, dedicated turn left- or right-turn lanes are proposed to be reduced or removed due to right-of-way constraints. City staff are performing traffic modeling and analyses to identify and evaluate mitigation efforts—such as re-timing traffic lights—that will promote the safe and orderly movement of traffic for everyone.

Safer Fox Hills

• Green Valley Circle: Due to excess roadway capacity and community concerns regarding speeding, pedestrian safety, and cut-through traffic, City staff are proposing to reduce the number of vehicular lanes from two to one in each direction on Green Valley Cir between Bristol Pkwy and Canterbury Dr. (Green Valley Cir between Canterbury Dr and Centinela Ave is already one lane in each direction.) These traffic calming efforts will also allow for the installation of concrete-protected bike lanes to encourage non-vehicular modes of transportation. The existing center two-way left turn lane on Green Valley Cir is proposed to remain.
• Bristol Parkway: Similar to Green Valley Circle, City staff have determined that excess vehicular capacity exists on Bristol Pkwy. A two-to-one lane reduction is also proposed on Bristol Pkwy to calm traffic and allow for the installation wider sidewalks, new landscaping and street trees, and concrete-protected bike lanes.
• Hannum Avenue: Two through lanes in each direction and a center two-way left-turn lane are proposed to be maintained.
• Buckingham Parkway: One through lane in each direction and a center two-way left-turn lane is proposed to be maintained.