Who’s Stealing Venice Parking Spaces?


By Jim Smith

Who’s Stealing Venice Parking Spaces? It’s the city of Los Angeles, according to a complaint filed Nov. 27 by Venice resident Peggy Lee Kennedy with the California Coast Commission.


The complaint alleges that the city is removing and restricting hundreds of parking spaces without Venice Coastal Commission permission (and without the knowledge of parking-deficient Venetians). As a result, not only Venice residents are finding it more difficult to park, but beach access is also being curtailed.

Many of the parking restrictions have been the result of efforts by the city of Los Angeles to pacify some Venice homeowners, business owners, or others who are opposed to poorer residents who are sleeping in their vehicles.

According to Kennedy, who conducted the survey of lost parking, "it is simply a waste of city money that could be much better spent on actual solutions to parking or poverty. And it is wrong to value the wishes of those few (who may have property in Venice) over the needs or wishes of human beings living with a lower economic status."

The list, below, is only a partial example of recently created parking restrictions that limit public access in the Venice coastal zone.

Not only streets, but parking lots, have been hit by the restrictions in parking. For instance, in the Rose Avenue beach parking lot, a concession/rental stand was built in the middle/back of the parking lot that removed pay parking spaces for the beach.

Kennedy is asking other Venice residents and visitors to contact her at <HumanRights@freevenice.org> if they know of any parking restrictions that are not on the list.

List of Los Angeles City Street Signs, Meters, or Painted Curbs
in Venice that limit coastal access and parking for residents.

• Rose Ave 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sunday Signs, bordered by Lincoln Blvd and 6th Ave, includes multiple blocks on both sides of the street
• Rose Ave 1-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sunday Signs, bordered by 5th Ave and Hampton Drive, includes multiple blocks on both sides of the street
• Hampton Drive 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sat & Sun Signs, bordered by Rose Ave and Navy or the Santa Monica city limits, includes one long block or blocks on both sides of the street
• Rose Ave 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Daily Signs, bordered by Hampton Drive and Main Street, includes one Block on both sides of the street
• Hampton Drive 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sunday Signs, bordered by Rose Ave and Sunset Ave, one long block on both sides of the street
• Hampton Drive No Parking 2AM to 4AM Nightly Signs (same as above block)
• 3rd Ave No Parking 2AM to 4AM Nightly Signs, bordered by Rose Ave and Sunset Ave, includes one long block on both sides of the street
• Sunset Ave 4-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sat/Sun Signs, bordered by 4th Ave and 5th Ave, includes one block, signs on south side of street
• 4th Ave 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sat & Sun Signs, bordered by Sunset Ave and Vernon Ave, includes one block, signs on east side of street
• Vernon Ave 4-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sat/Sun Signs, bordered by 4th Ave and 5th Ave, includes one block, signs on north side of street
• Abbot Kinney 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sunday Signs, bordered by Brooks/Main Street and California Ave, includes multiple blocks on both sides of the street
• Abbot Kinney 4-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sunday Signs, bordered by Rialto/Palms Blvd and Venice Blvd, includes one long block on both sides of the street
• Venice Blvd North 1-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sunday Signs, bordered by Lincoln Blvd and Brenta Place, multiple blocks, sings on north side of Blvd
• Venice Blvd North No Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sunday Signs, bordered by Meade Place and Victoria Ave, includes one long block
• Lot # 613 No Parking 2AM to 4AM Nightly Sign by older 10-Hour Parking Sign, located at the end of Pisani Place (behind SPARC, 685 Venice Blvd)
• Venice Blvd North No Parking 10PM to 5AM Nightly Signs, bordered by Electric Ave and Abbot Kinney, includes one long block
• Venice Blvd North 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Daily Signs, bordered by Abbot Kinney and Venice Way, includes multiple Blocks
• Ave. 17 Tow Away No Stopping Anytime Signs, bordered by Pacific Ave and Speedway, includes north side of very wide street, One long block
• Ave. 17 Red Painted Curbing (same as above street), bordered by Pacific Ave and Speedway, includes north side of very wide street, one long block
• Ave. 18 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sat & Sun Signs, bordered by Pacific and Speedway, both sides of a long block
• Strongs Drive No Parking Anytime Signs, bordered by Mildred Ave and North Venice Blvd, includes only on 2/3 of block, west side of street
• Strongs Drive Red Painted Curbing (same as above street), bordered by Mildred Ave and North Venice Blvd, includes the middle of the block, west side of street
• Venice Blvd North 1-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM with Meters, bordered by Pacific and Speedway, one Long Block, north side of one way street
• Venice Blvd North No Parking Anytime (same as above street), bordered by Pacific and Speedway, one Long Block, south side of one way street
(Note: the same block of South Venice Blvd is open to parking on both sides of a one way street.)
• Venice Blvd South 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Daily Signs, bordered by Washington Way and Abbot Kinney, includes multiple blocks
• Venice Blvd South No Parking 11PM to 5AM Nightly, bordered by Abbot Kinney and 670 Venice Blvd, includes multiple blocks
• Washington Blvd 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Except Sunday Signs, bordered by Yale Ave and Abbot Kinney, multiple Blocks, both side of street
• Washington Blvd White & Green Painted Curbs, bordered by Marr St and 727 Washington Blvd, includes 2/3 of one long block
• Harbor Street No Parking 8PM to 6PM Nightly, bordered by Clark Ave and Wilson Ave, multiple blocks
• Washington Blvd 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Daily Signs & Meters, bordered by Dell Ave and Beach Ave/Palawan Way, multiple blocks
• Washington Blvd 1-Hour Parking 8AM to 6PM Daily Signs & Meters, bordered by Speedway and Pacific, includes one long block, both sides of street
• Washington Blvd Loading Zone 6PM to 12Midnight (same as above street), bordered by Speedway, multiple parking spaces, given to C&O Restaurant for Valet Parking
• Washington Blvd 2-Hour Parking 8AM to 12Midnight Daily, bordered by Palawan Way and Mildred Ave, multiple blocks, south side of street
• Mildred Ave Tow Away 10PM to 6AM Nightly, bordered by Washington Blvd and Boone Ave, multiple blocks, one side of street

Posted: Sat - December 1, 2007 at 07:26 PM          


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