Easing Traffic Will Cost Motorists, RAND Study Finds

By Jorge Casuso

October 3 – If you want to ease traffic congestion, be prepared to tighten your belt and fork over some cash, according to a report released by the Santa Monica-based RAND corporation this week.

The report — “Moving Los Angeles” — found that the only strategies that have a lasting effect are those that raise the cost of driving during the busiest hours in the most congested areas. These include such pricing measures as road tolls, gas taxes and increased parking fees.

Woodland Hills Gets Moving!

This past Saturday, community leaders gathered at the Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council’s Community Forum and joined the “Panel of Visionaries” in a spirited dialogue addressing transportation issues in the Valley.

Councilman Dennis Zine and NC Chair Joyce Pearson opened the session and set the stage for a day of inspiration and innovation and an opportunity for the gathered community leaders to “Partner in Greatness!”

“Let’s Get Woodland Hills Moving!”

The Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council’s Community Forum on Saturday, October 18, features a “Panel of Visionaries” offering different perspectives and strategies for addressing the current state of transportation in the West Valley.

The forum will be held at the AMC Promenade Theater from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon and includes complimentary breakfast.

Joyce Pearson, Neighborhood Council Chair, urges the community to partner with the council and says “It is imperative that we work together to pursue great innovations and solutions in transportation so that we can ‘Get Woodland Hills Moving!’”

Warner Center Specific Plan Workshops – “Great Streets!”

The City of Los Angeles invites the community to join the Department of Planning in the Warner Center Specific Plan update workshops conducted by Urban Designer Pat Smith and held at the Kaiser Auditorium on September 4 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm and on Saturday, September 6 from 9:00 am to 12 noon.

WHWCNC “Great Streets!” Community Forum

Mott Smith, Paula Daniels, Doug Failing and Rick Cole

The Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council convened the “Panel of Visionaries” this past Saturday and challenged a full house crowd to partner in establishing a “Great Streets!” vision.

Joyce Pearson, Chair of the Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council, opened the session by defining “Great Streets!” as streets that connect us, that get us where we need to go and that are destinations, places that bring us together and create a Great Community.”

Taft High School Students Enjoy Benefits of Beautification Project

The popular corner of Ventura Blvd and Winnetka Ave is now a lot more comfortable for the Taft High School students who congregate there after school while waiting for the many buses that service the location.

Rose bushes, benches, new sidewalk surfacing, a mounted trash can and, best of all, an “Econo-Green Syngrass” to cover the former dirt patch that simply wouldn’t hold grass because of the significant foot traffic.

Club Red Square – Police Commission & Zoning Administration & WHWCNC Board

This is a busy month for Club Red Square as the Police Commission, the Zoning Administration and the WHWCNC Board all act to investigate and rule on the operations of the Club and review the various permits and conditions that regulate Club Red Square.

Neighborhood Council Convenes At Warner Center Park’s Bredlow Pavilion

The Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council Board Meets on Wednesday night at 6:30 pm at Warner Center Parks Bredlow Pavilion and hosts the Department of Plannings Code Studies Unit for a presentation on Planning Code Reform.

Warner Center Specific Plan Workshops

Save the Dates!

Please join us a community design workshop that will create a new vision for Warner Center!

Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 5:30 pm
Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 9:00 am

Woodland Hills Warner Center NC Announces Open Board Seats

The Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council is a representative body whose purpose is to represent the community in advising the City of Los Angeles, to represent the Community on quality of life issues and to work with the City of Los Angeles to ensure the effective delivery of services to the neighborhood.