GRIFFITH PARK CIRCULATION ENHANCEMENT PLAN

DOCUMENT NO. NG-15-539-RP

GRIFFITH PARK CIRCULATION ENHANCEMENT PLAN

Council District: 4 Griffith Park

Project Location: The Project area is within Griffith Park and the Los Feliz area of the City of Los Angeles roughly bounded by Mt. Hollywood to the north, Roosevelt Golf Course the east, Los Feliz Boulevard to the south, and Fern Dell Drive to the west, with Griffith Observatory in the center of the Project area at 2800 East Observatory Road.

Project Description: The proposed project would involve roadway and parking lot improvements to enhance circulation in the vicinity of Griffith Observatory. There are three primary components to the proposed Project: (1) constructing physical improvements to roadways and parking areas to improve multi-modal circulation in the vicinity of Griffith Observatory; (2) installation of pay stations to permit charging of storage for vehicles in the Observatory Parking Lot, along East and West Observatory Roads, and the upper portions of Western Canyon Road, and (3) introducing a free or low cost shuttle system around Griffith Observatory to Park visitors to improve public access, supported by the implementation of specified metered parking locations.

Review Locations: The public review and comments period for proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration will be from January 21, 2016 to February 22, 2016. Copies of the document are available at the following locations:

• Department of Recreation and Parks, 221 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90012;
• Griffith Park Visitor’s Center, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 913-4688 ;
• Los Feliz Branch Library, 1874 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 913-4710

All comments must be submitted in writing no later than 3:00 PM on February 22, 2016, by mailing to: Paul Davis, Environmental Specialist, City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, 221 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles 90012. Facsimiles at (213) 202-2611 will also be accepted up to the comment deadline (please mail the original). For further information, contact Paul Davis at (213) 202-2667.