No, according to the city: Glendale says the revised Pelanconi neighborhood design in its West Glendale street project will not remove any existing legal parking spaces. The adopted plans include repaving, intersection changes and bike lanes; the effect of an extra traffic circle and crossing the Council asked staff to study is not stated.
What the city is deciding
On September 22, the Council adopted the plans and authorized bidding, voting 3 to 1 with one abstention. It also directed staff to study an additional quick build traffic circle and pedestrian crossing. No construction contract has been awarded yet.
Where and who it affects
The project covers streets in West Glendale, with intersection and bicycle changes in the Pelanconi neighborhood. The project location map shows the street coverage.
Intersection realignments are planned at Kellogg Avenue and Pelanconi Avenue, Cleveland Road and Glenoaks Boulevard, and Grant Avenue and Omar Street. Curb extensions, which extend the curb into the street, are planned at Pelanconi Avenue’s intersections with Burchett Street and Glenoaks Boulevard. Faircourt Lane also has planned safety improvements.
What it could mean for your property
For homes along the project streets, resurfacing generally means removing the top two inches of pavement and replacing it with new asphalt. Selected deteriorated pavement is to be reconstructed.
The plans add bike lanes on Pelanconi Avenue between Kellogg Avenue and Glenoaks Boulevard. Between San Fernando Road and Kellogg Avenue, bicycles would continue sharing the traffic lane, marked with shared lane symbols, because the street is too narrow for bike lanes.
The parking distinction is legal spaces. The city says some spaces residents counted are already prohibited by state law near crosswalks. The revised design accounts for those restrictions and preserves all existing legal spaces.
The documents mention no assessment or charge on property owners. The engineer’s estimate is $14,500,000. Staff will request funding from the San Fernando Corridor Tax Share Fund when the contract returns for award.
Questions to ask before you buy or build
- Is the property on a street shown in the project location map?
- Are nearby parking spaces legal under the crosswalk parking restrictions?
- When is work scheduled on the property’s street?
What happens next
Construction is expected from February through June 2027. A contract award date is not stated. Affected homes and businesses are to receive postcards about a month before construction and door hangers one week before work starts. The documents do not say where the additional traffic circle and crossing would go.