Venice : Plans for Beach Parking
A bus shuttle program, a traffic crisis management team and more beach access parking lots will be used to alleviate traffic problems in the Venice beach area this summer, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Ruth Galanter said.
The shuttle, in its third season of operation, starts at the parking lot on Venice Boulevard near West Washington Boulevard. Rides will be scheduled every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends and holidays through Labor Day. The shuttle is free for those who pay $3 to park in the lot and 25 cents for others.
Galanter’s traffic management team, on duty on summer weekends, will consist of a Department of Transportation traffic engineer who will monitor conditions in the most heavily congested areas and work with traffic control officers to direct traffic flow.
In addition, beach access parking lots will be posted, and negotiations are under way with the Los Angeles Unified School District to use parking lots at area elementary schools.
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