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A Hovenring for Beverly Hills!

February 16, 2014September 20, 2022 Mark Elliot Hovenring, Santa Monica Boulevard, Sky Way, Western Gateway, Wilshire Boulevard

The Netherlands has created what may be the most spectacular bike facility ever: the Hovenring. This lighted, suspended parallel interchange

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Gateway site aerial view
Recap 

Beverly Hills West Gateway Liaison Meeting [Recap]

August 19, 2012December 21, 2013 Mark Elliot Western Gateway

We’ve followed the Gateway overlay zone planning process for two years because an impending policy change could well foreclose any

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City Council meeting July 26, 2012
Recap 

Gateway Update: Still Under Council Consideration

July 27, 2012July 28, 2012 Mark Elliot Donald Shoup, Western Gateway

For those who have followed the progress of the proposed Gateway overlay zone for the western end of Beverly Hills,

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Ride start: the John Wayne statue on Wilshire & La Cienega
Recap 

LACBC ‘Beverly Thrills’ Ride a Success!

July 2, 2012February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills High School, Colin Bogart, Greystone Mansion, Sunday Funday ride, Ted Rogers, Western Gateway, Will Campbell

On Sunday we joined the LACBC for the latest ride in its great Sunday Funday series: the ‘Beverly Thrills’ 13-mile

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Planning Commissioner Rosenstein gives an overview
Featured 

Gateway Goes to Council Tonight

June 19, 2012September 20, 2019 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills City Council, business triangle, General Plan, Western Gateway

With the hoopla surrounding the Sustainable Parking Standards Act of 2012 (AB 904), we note that the Beverly Hills City

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Sonya Dakar building
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Brace Yourself: The Gateway Overlay Zone is Back!

May 17, 2012October 28, 2019 Mark Elliot Planning Commission, Western Gateway

The Beverly Hills Planning Commission will again consider an overlay zone proposal for the former Pacific Electric railroad right-of-way (ROW).

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Eastern Gateway right-of-way visualized
Recap 

Bike Plan Update Committee #5

March 23, 2012June 29, 2021 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills bike plan, bicycle racks, Eastern Gateway, Pilot program, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Western Gateway

The Traffic & Parking Commission’s ad-hoc Bike Plan Update Committee met with a few representatives from the bike community on

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News 

New Details Released on the Gateway Overlay Zone

March 20, 2012April 8, 2013 Mark Elliot multimodal mobility, Pacific Electric, Planning Commission, Western Gateway

When we heard that Planning had convened a sub-committee meeting for the Gateway project last week, we were stumped: we’ve

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Uncategorized 

Planning Dept. Unresponsive?

March 19, 2012March 23, 2012 Mark Elliot Planning Commission, Western Gateway

When we heard that Planning had convened a sub-committee meeting for the Gateway project last week, we were stumped as

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Planning Commission Gateway field visit looking east
News 

Planning Commission Revisits the Gateway [Recap]

March 19, 2012April 11, 2019 Mark Elliot Planning Commission, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Western Gateway

We’ve followed the city’s Western Gateway planning process closely since early 2011 because we see a golden opportunity to integrate active

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Uncategorized 

We Respond to LABJ’s Gateway Piece

March 8, 2012 Mark Elliot Western Gateway

We respond to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s article “Beverly Hills Looks to Turn a Corner” (March 5-11) with our

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Planning Commission field visit 2/9/2012
News 

Planning Commission Revisits Gateway

March 2, 2012April 8, 2013 Mark Elliot Planning Commission, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, T-1 zone, Western Gateway

The Beverly Hills Planning Commission will again revisit the city’s western Gateway – literally – via a bus tour during

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Planning Commission in action
Recap 

Planning Commission Discusses the Gateway

February 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills City Council, Planning Commission, recap, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Western Gateway

On Feb. 9th the Planning Commission met to continue an overlay zone discussion that was continued from January’s meeting. The

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News 

Better Bike Pacific Electric Ride

August 21, 2011February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot Better Bike, Beverly Hills, group rides, Pacific Electric, Rails to Trails, Western Gateway

Last weekend’s ride along the abandoned Pacific Electric right-of-way through Beverly Hills was an exploratory romp along the rails (so

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Policy Opportunity Arises!

May 3, 2011July 12, 2012 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills, public policy, transportation, Western Gateway

On March 24th, the Beverly Hills Planning Commission (an appointed, quasi-judicial body) heard a zone change request for a development

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