West Hollywood Invites Public Input On Eastside Community Priorities Plan Update

Press release from the City of West Hollywood:

April 21, 2021

The City of West Hollywood encourages residents, businesses, and stakeholders to provide public input as the City works to prioritize the remaining recommendations of the Eastside Community Priorities Plan. Adopted by the City Council in October 2017, the plan identifies and prioritizes improvements to be implemented in the Eastside neighborhood of the City (east of N. Hayworth Avenue) during the next few years.

The Eastside Community Priorities Plan is a community priorities document with specific policy recommendations in the following topic areas: Urban Design; Economic Development; Housing; Mobility; Arts and Events; Sustainability and Public Spaces; and Public Safety. The Eastside Community Priorities Plan was awarded the American Planning Association Los Angeles Neighborhood Planning award in 2018. The Plan has a 10-year timeframe, and implementation of its goals and policies is a collective effort by staff across all City departments.

Since adopting the plan in 2017, more than 60 percent of the plan recommendations have been completed, are ongoing, or are in progress. Others are on hold due to challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the recently completed and ongoing items include: improving pedestrian safety on Fountain Avenue; expanding the Cityline free shuttle program; advocating for Metro rail expansion into the City; and installing public art at Plummer Park.

The City is asking for public input about priorities as work continues in implementing the remaining recommendations. Visit bit.ly/weho-east to learn more about the plan and progress. Please provide feedback no later than Wednesday, May 19, 2021 about priorities for the remaining recommendations.

The City of West Hollywood will conduct a virtual Eastside community update meeting, to be scheduled in Summer 2021, which will give members of the public an opportunity to receive updates from the City on projects and initiatives impacting the community and provide feedback on issues or concerns of Eastside residents. The City will post meeting details on its City calendar when a date has been confirmed and the City will engage with neighborhood groups and other community groups to promote the community meeting and encourage attendance.

For more information about the Eastside Community Priorities Plan Update, please contact David Fenn, City of West Hollywood Long Range Planning Associate Planner, at (323) 848-6336 or at dfenn@weho.org. For Russian translation services, please contact Tatiana Rodzinek, Russian Advisory Board Liaison and Russian Community Outreach Coordinator, at (323) 848-6826 or at trodzinek@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

The City of West Hollywood has declared a local emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Individuals are advised to stay at home as much as possible and limit close interactions to those in your household. When in public, community members should maintain your space with social (physical) distancing of at least six feet, and cover your face. Public Health officials recommend that everyone, even those who are vaccinated, to continue to follow physical distancing and infection control directives and wear a clean face covering that securely covers both your nose and mouth when in in public.

West Hollywood City Hall is currently closed to the public and has suspended all in-person transactions. Most public City buildings and facilities remain closed. City Hall remains accessible for business and essential services with transactions to be conducted by phone (323) 848-6400 and via the City’s website at www.weho.org.

City of West Hollywood coronavirus updates are available at www.weho.org/coronavirus and the City encourages community members to follow @wehocity on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram and turn on notifications. For up-to-date news and events, follow the City of West Hollywood on social media @WeHoCity and sign up for news updates at www.weho.org/email.

For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or slunn@weho.org.

This press release was produced by the City of West Hollywood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.