"These gatherings definitely restrict the ability of others in the community to enjoy Beverly Gardens Park for other public uses, including recreation," said City Attorney Laurence Weiner.
The Draft Complete Streets Plan is a mobility policy plan that includes a comprehensive analysis of pedestrian, bicycle, street networks, and emerging transportation modes and technologies.
"We are deeply saddened that the city staff did not reach out to us before bringing this item back before council without updated data figures," Tim Harder, senior manager for government partnerships for Bird, said in a written comment.
To date, the agency has identified 353,232 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 7,363 deaths. In Beverly Hills, there have been 870 cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths.
The City of Beverly Hills and Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts have teamed up with TZ Projects to launch "Visions in Light: Windows on The Wallis."
The demonstration project aims to illustrate the potential for pedestrian amenities that could be expanded in other parts of the City. The project will remain in place for at least six months.
"However, and it's not a popular thing to say. But it certainly would not be my recommendation to bring back these students in December, right before winter break," said Bregy at the Nov. 10 meeting.
"I feel somewhat responsible for us being here, because it was three years ago that I stood on the corner of Reeves and Wilshire as the cars whizzed by and basically said, how are visitors going to get from this side of the street to