BOULEVARD RENOVATION INPUT SOUGHT; CITY SEEKS OPINIONS ON USE OF TREES, PUBLIC ART.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer A second set of meetings on renovating Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Boulevard will begin today as planners solicit public input on ways trees, lighting and public art could help revamp re·vamp tr.v. re·vamped, re·vamp·ing, re·vamps 1. To patch up or restore; renovate. 2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example). 3. To vamp (a shoe) anew. n. the city's main thoroughfare THOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. . The Pasadena firm hired to redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re the four-mile stretch of the boulevard of mom-and-pop and chain commercial stores is soliciting public input on how the west end of the boulevard should look. The meetings are part of the city's five- to 10-year plan to revamp the look and parking of the street from Moorpark Road to Duesenberg Drive to make it more user friendly and attractive for visitors. The Arroyo Group will look at the streetscape street·scape n. 1. An artistic representation of a street. 2. Surroundings composed of streets: the urban streetscape. - the use of trees, landscaping, benches and public art - and parking between Moorpark and Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. roads. The city has allocated $51,000 in its 1999-00 budget for the west end's streetscape improvements, and under the city's five-year capital improvement plan has estimated $400,000 for the entire project. The two-day informal workshop follows an October workshop that focused on a specific plan for the boulevard. At that meeting, merchants, property owners and residents came up with numerous visions for Thousand Oaks Boulevard that included creating three shopping areas along the boulevard, blending office, commercial and residential uses and having family attractions. The third and final workshop is expected to focus on parking needs for the east area between Conejo School Road and Duesenberg Drive. The city hopes to secure some state and federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve for the renovation. Where and when Workshops will be held Monday and Tuesday at the Civic Arts Plaza board room, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Boulevard business owners, 9-11 a.m. Monday Public comment, 5:30-8 p.m. Monday Boulevard property owners, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday CAPTION(S): Box Box: Where and when (see text) |
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