The West Hollywood Public Facilities Commission will provide feedback and make a formal recommendation tonight regarding the design, finish, and color options for new pedestrian light fixtures on La Brea Avenue.
The Commission will evaluate the design, finish, and color options for the new light fixtures before making their recommendation. City staff will THEN present the Commission’s preference to City Council and proceed with the process of soliciting design services from a professional engineering firm. This firm will be tasked with completing the necessary plans, specifications, and construction estimates for the project.
Once the construction plans are finalized, the city will solicit bids from contractors, after which the City Council will be responsible for awarding the construction contract. The project aims to enhance pedestrian safety along La Brea Avenue by providing updated and efficient lighting solutions.
In 2021, the City of West Hollywood was awarded a $488,141 Measure M grant by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). The grant was specifically designated for improvements aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety in the vicinity of the Santa Monica Boulevard/La Brea Avenue transit hub, a major bus interchange. Among the improvements funded by this grant is the La Brea Avenue Pedestrian Light Fixture Refurbishing Project, which targets the stretch of La Brea Avenue between Romaine Avenue and Fountain Avenue.
The scope of the project includes the removal of the existing pedestrian lights located within the sidewalk area on both sides of La Brea Avenue. These existing lights, characterized by their ornamental blue globe design, are positioned between traditional streetlights similar to those found along Santa Monica Boulevard. The project will replace these pedestrian lights with new light poles, which are intended to provide better illumination of the sidewalk area and improve the overall safety for pedestrians.
Selux, semi-matte black.
“Pedestrian lights”?
I think these are commonly referred to as “street lights”.
“Pedestrian lights” typically refer to traffic control signals which allow pedestrians to safely cross streets.
There is a God!!! Thank you for getting rid of these horrible blue streetlights who’s translucent plastic globes are always filled with the shadows of bugs and debris. Please think classic design and not trendy! We don’t want to have to do this again in 30 more years.
This appears to be a huge waste of funds to replace the blue street lamps that were added just a few years ago. All that should be done is maintaining what is already there. This should apply to the Santa Monica blue street lamps as well. Repaint,repair,and clean
I also wish the creative city could do better with the given design options. Los Angeles has many memorable lamp posts that are architecturally stunning.
The blue lamps date at the very least yo the rebuilding of Santa Monica Blvd – completed in 2001. That’s more than “just a few years ago”.
These new lights look like a real improvement! The dated blue street lights never lived up to expectations and were largely ineffective.
Ambivalent about the design but instead of this the city should be forcing Weho Gateway and all the large scale developments up to Fountain (Dylan, Cannabis Cafe and Ralphs) to maintain their properties better. Walking from Best Buy to Ralphs is the worst walking experience in the city.
My first thought is, what about replacing all the lights on Santa Monica Blvd.?! They’re outdated and falling apart and they look terrible. As far as these new designs, they’re very uninspiring but the Selux Is the better of the two.