The next GWNC Outreach Committee Meeting has been rescheduled to Saturday, January 11, 2020, 9:30am at Bricks and Scones. An agenda will be posted shortly.

Mark your calendars: the October General Board Meeting of the GWNC will be held on the first Wednesday – October 2, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell. We will return to our normal schedule in November. Committees will meet as normal in October.

Calling all Citizen Scientists!  Please join the GWNC for the launch of its joint biodiversity program with LA Sanitation (LASAN) with a presentation by LASAN’s Dr. Mas Dojiri and Isaac Brown on LA’s Biodiversity Project on September 11, 6:30 p.m – 7:30 p.m., at the Ebell of Los Angeles. The Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council (GWNC) is excited to partner with LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN) and outreach partner the Hancock Park Garden Club for a biodiversity project.
Our meeting will be held at: 

The Ebell of Los Angeles 
Dining Room
743 S Lucerne Blvd 
Los Angeles, CA 90005

Free parking is available on Lucerne Blvd. and in the large lot to the east of the building on Lucerne Blvd. in between Wilshire Blvd. and 8th Street.  No bike parking is available. 

Everyone is welcome – please join us!

Metro is gathering input from our community on a proposed plan to expedite the Crenshaw Rail Northern Extension Project in time for the Olympics.

Attend this community forum to get informed on the alternative routes, station locations, and likely track configurations (underground, at-grade, or aerial).

GWNC will co-sponsor this free event, hosted by the Mid City West Community Council, with presenters from Metro and the City of West Hollywood.

Event: Crenshaw Line Northern Extension Community Forum
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2019, 7:15 pm – 9:15 pm
Location: Pan Pacific Recreation Center – 7600 Beverly Blvd., LA 90036

Access:
Limited onsite car parking
Rideshare drop-off in Beverly lot
No onsite bike racks (parking meters on Beverly)
Metro Bus 14 (nearest); and 217, 218, 780, DASH Fairfax
ADA Compliant

For more information, please contact transportation@greaterwilshire.org.

Come to the January 28^th GWNC Transportation Committee for a special panel discussion entitled “Working with LADOT and the City Council Office for Traffic Solutions”

Topics include traffic mitigations—from road narrowing to “bump-outs,” stop signs, center striping, and speed humps—as well as the review process and justification requirements, timelines, and funding.  We’ll also hear about recent successes with community-driven speed awareness campaigns

Event:              Transportation Committee Meeting
Date:                January 28, 7pm
Location:        Marlborough School – 250 S. Rossmore Ave., Collins Room (D-200), Los Angeles 90004
Guests:           Bhuvan Bajaj: Transportation Engineer, LADOT Hollywood-Wilshire District
                        Rob Fisher: Field Deputy/Community Planner for Councilmember David Ryu
Access:            Bike and Car Parking via 3^rd Street.                                                                                                                                       Rideshare drop off at Rossmore Driveway.                                                                                                                           Metro Buses 16, 17, 316, 210
                          ADA Compliant

 For more information, please email transportation@greaterwilshire.org