Expo Light Rail Line. Expo Line Urban Design Committee Skanska-Rados JV Field Office December 20, 2011

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1 Expo Line Urban Design Committee Skanska-Rados JV Field Office December 20, 2011

2 Meeting Agenda Urban Design Committee Meeting Welcome and Opening Comments Review of Landscape Concepts Public Comment Next Steps

3 Landscaping Phase 1 Landscaping Design Principles for ROW Alignment Create a uniform, green Linear Park along the alignment connecting Downtown and the Beach Form a Band of Colored Islands establishing each station area as a place Use drought tolerant plant material wherever feasible Main Alignment Tree Ginkgo Biloba Main Station Tree Mexican Fan Palm Ginkgo Biloba Landscaping Palette for Station Planting Mexican Fan Palm

4 Landscaping Landscaping Along the Phase 1 Alignment Expo/Western Station Expo/Crenshaw Station Along the Alignment

5 Concept Phase 2 was environmentally cleared to be consistent with Phase 1 Overall direction will follow the same landscape design concept as Phase 1 to maintain visual continuity throughout the Expo Line Main Alignment Tree Ginkgo Biloba Main Station Tree Mexican Fan Palm Planting design will emphasize contrast of colors and textures of plant materials to create visual movement Specific focus on selecting plant material that is drought tolerant and requires minimal maintenance: Use of native plant species wherever feasible Elimination of plants that proved challenging for Phase 1 landscaping Ensure planting scheme allows proper spacing for growth

6 Phase 2 Parkway Landscape Plant Palette Variegated Pittosporum Bird of Paradise New Gold Lantana Dietes Grandiflora Ceanothus Maritimus Myoporum Prostratum Deer Grass Senecio Salvia Clevelandii Dietes Bicolor Trailing Lantana Acacia Low Boy Foxtail Agave Ceanothus Dark Star Ginkgo Biloba Regal Mist Baccharis Twin Peaks Raphiolepis Species

7 Phase 2 Station Landscape Concept Station landscape will follow the same design concepts as Phase 1 for continuity Each station will be designated an accent color Each station will feature a combination of ground cover, shrubs and trees to create visual movement Expo/Sepulveda Station Progress Rendering

8 Phase 2 Station Accent Color Expo/ Bundy Expo/ Sepulveda Expo/ Westwood Olympic/ 26th St National/ Palms Colorado/ 17th St Colorado/ 4th St

9 Red Accent Station Plant Palette Kangaroo Paw Callistemen Little john Heavenly Bamboo Bougainvillea Species Bronze Flax Hop Seed Bush Regal Mist Coral Aloe Carpet Rose Salvia Greggii Powder Puff Washingtonia Robusta Raphiolepis Species Maori Queen Flax Crape Myrtle Cultivar

10 Purple/Blue Accent Station Plant Palette Variegated Pittosporum Wolly Blue Curls Century Agave Dietes Grandiflora Ceanothus Maritimus Blue Fescue Deer Grass Senecio Salvia Apiana Concha Ceanothus Trailing Lantana Acacia Low boy Foxtail Agave Juncus patens False Heather Washingtonia Robusta Crape Myrtle Muskogee

11 Yellow/Orange Accent Station Plant Palette Variegated Pittosporum Kangaroo Paw Century Agave Dietes Grandiflora Bird of Paradise Variegated Flax Deer Grass Lantana New Gold Yellow Wave Flax Mexican Bird of Paradise Turpentine Bush Acacia Low Boy Foxtail Agave Pittosporum Tobira Golden Euonymus Washingtonia Robusta Gold Medallion Tree

12 Items for Discussion Special landscaping requests: Several stakeholder groups passed motions requesting use of native plant species for Phase 2 landscaping: o o o Palms Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council CD11 Transportation Committee UDC input: Any concerns with proposed species Additional species to consider