HOOVER/JEFFERSON IMPROVEMENTS - SUMMARY
University of Southern California, University Park Campus
Scope of Implementation Area
Prepared by the Hoover and Jefferson Group
Nick Armour, Karl Fielding, Lynnette Hartenian,
Kurt Taillon, Sam Zneimer
USC Price MPL Planning Studio
PPD 531 L - Fall 2014
Photo-simulation showing installation of new
extended curb cut and new bike path to campus
HOOVER & JEFFERSON - ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES
• High volumes of cyclists and pedestrians
• Poor infrastructure for cyclists
- Poor intersection design; exacerbated by USC Village
construction
• Bad behavior including cellphone use while riding a bike, not
wearing a helmet and wrong-way riding
• These problems create a dangerous environment for cyclists and
pedestrians
HOOVER & JEFFERSON - KEY PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS
Hoover & Jefferson Intersection
• Short-term:
- Extending curb cut on south side and relocating signal pole
- Extending curb cut on north side and consolidating signal
and light poles on east edge
- Banning food trucks on Hoover
• Long-term:
- Remove fountain and flatten plaza
- Use green bike lane striping to distinguish bicycle from
pedestrian crosswalk
- Addition of bicycle traffic signals in conjunction with
restructuring of the signal phases to allow for temporal
separation by mode
Hoover Street & McClintock Avenue
•Short-term
- Addition of Class III sharrows
- Additional paint and signage at Jefferson
- Addition of Class III sharrows at 28th and 29th streets
•Long-term
- Creation of northbound and southbound protected bicycle
lanes on Hoover and McClintock
- Addition of bike box and sharrow jog on 28th street
Proposed long-term improvements along
Hoover Street
Photo-simulation showing extended curb cut
and consolidation of poles
HOOVER & JEFFERSON - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
• Short-term goals will span 0-3 years
• Long-term goals will span 3-5 years
• Similar designs have been implemented in Los Angeles on Broadway
• Many entities/stakeholders involved in implementation including:
USC (project proponent and funding partner), LADOT and LADPW
(Technical partners for design, review, and approval and possible
funding), Metro (Coordinates bus service on Hoover), LAFD (Fire
station on Hoover) and LAPD (coordination with DPS
• Emphasize education, enforcement and encouragement to facilitate
implementation
Photo-simulation of Broadway in Downtown LA showing
protected bicycle lanes recommended for Hoover