Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: THIRD PARTY REQUEST FOR DEVIATIONS FROM SYSTEMWIDE STATION DESIGN STANDARDS POLICY
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE Third Party Request for Design Deviation from Systemwide Station Design Standards.
Issue
ISSUE
The Board-adopted Systemwide Station Design Standards (SWSD) Policy (Attachment A) requires all new Metro rail and BRT stations be in compliance with Metro's SWSD Standards, unless otherwise approved by the Board. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has requested deviations from the SWSD Standards for the northwest entrance structure and plaza finishes at the future Westwood/UCLA Purple Line Station.
Background
BACKGROUND
In January 2018, the Board adopted the SWSD Policy, which requires all new Metro station designs to be consistent with the SWSD Standards. The SWSD Policy calls for a consistent and integrated design approach, while allowing variability in the public art and sustainable landscaping elements. The SWSD Standards include a modular "kit of parts" that is streamlined and adaptable, allowing stations to be more cost-effective to design, construct, operate and maintain. The SWSD standardized materials and elements generally consist of high-performance architectural elements including stainless-steel finishes, low-iron fritted structural glass panels, architectural-grade concrete in three tones of gray, and a limited number of factory-finished painted surfaces. The result is a consistent architectural identity that is easy for transit riders to recognize and navigate, and more readily maintainable as part of a world-class transit system.
The SWSD Policy does contemplate that local jurisdictions and other third parties may request, subject to Board approval, design modifications or enhancements to Metro's station design standards for individual stations, contingent on the requestor prov...
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