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NBC Universal Evolution Plan, formerly known as the Vision Plan represents a 3 billion long-term investment of $ to upgrade and improve production studio Universal NBC and the production of postal facilities, adding multimedia content new office space construction, improve CityWalk and Universal Studios Hollywood theme park and create a new residential area with 35 acres of open space. Once completed, the plan will generate $ 26 million in new revenue each year to the city and county of Los Angeles and more than $ 2 billion in new economic activity annually throughout the CountyThe Plan is an important commitment to Los Angeles and the entertainment industry and create 31,000 jobs during the construction period and 12,000 full-time ongoing jobs and new part of operations. The Plan also includes 100 million development of traffic and transport package of $ which is designed to improve mobility in the region and is the largest private sector investment in transportation in the San Fernando Valley in the last 25 years. UNIVERSAL CITY, California, October 1, 2009 – NBC Universal today reaffirms its commitment to the entertainment industry in Los Angeles and released new details about its plan for its 391-acre Universal City property, the home of Universal Studios , NBC, Universal Studios Hollywood theme park and Universal CityWalk.
“We must look ahead and plan for the future in a way that strengthens Studios universal role as a major studio work in the world, ensuring quality entertainment jobs and ensures that Los Angeles remains the center of the motion picture production television, “said Ron Meyer, president and chief operating officer of Universal Studios. “With a nearly 100-year legacy in this property, we take our responsibility to our community and our industry seriously and have worked diligently to find the right balance to meet our future needs in a way that also benefits from Los Angeles .
The original Vision was announced in late 2006 and was designed as a long term project for the City of universal ownership. Key improvements include revisions to land use plans for the production and study areas, the development of master plan for the residential area and increased the detail and regional and local transportation, transit and highway improvementsSince then, NBC Universal has been working with stakeholders, community leaders, businesses and government agencies, including the City, County, Caltrans and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to refine the original plan Vision of Universal City to better meet long term needs of Los Angeles, while the universal observance of the business needs of NBC.
The Plan of Evolution: “We believe that the Plan of Evolution is an important step in how we meet the challenges of our industry through the creation of entertainment and ensure important jobs, bringing much-needed housing that is connected to transit and investing in important local, regional, and highway transportation improvements for the Valley, “said Tom Smith, senior vice president of West Coast Real Estate, NBC Universal
Maintenance of high wages and employment of Film Television in Los Angeles: The Evolution Plan begins with the assurance that the film and television production and tourism businesses remain strong and competitive in the future. The plan focuses on improving and building new production facilities, providing office space, with a new hotel on the property and continue to provide vitality to the theme parks Universal Studios Hollywood and CityWal
Study Details: Fundamentals included 308,000 meters squared future net new production facilities that encompass both new sets and moved outdoors, studios, bungalows producer, screening theater, rehearsal room, and a film vault ; 437,000 net square feet new space to support production and post production facilities and 495,000 meters square net new modern offices, including a new Child Care Center and the parking and improve traffic flow
Theme Park and CityWalk Details: The key elements in the future include 146,000 meters square net new attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood, 39,000 net square meters of new, high sales and entertainment theme park and CityWalk, the option to replace the amphitheater with a smaller place and a new 500-room hotel at CityWalk
A community designed to live, work and play without a car: The Evolution Plan proposes to transform a part of the study of the Universal property in one area of the community and new, with 35 acres of open space consisting of parks and trails . This combination of attributes not found in a community in Los Angeles today and could become a model for a new way of life in the city. In addition, the community has been designed with an alternative route to Barham Boulevard through the community of Forest Lawn Drive to Buddy Holly unit that allows easy access to Highway 134 (across from Forest Lawn Drive) and Highway 101 ( by Buddy Holly Drive)The community is an area of hillside that offers a variety of accommodation options, including apartments, townhouses and condominiums all within a walkable community connected to nature, hiking trails, parks, restaurants and shops all connected to traffic, allowing residents the chance to live, work and play without a car.
Urbanization is also part of a pilot program by the U.S. Green Building Council and its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development called LEED-ND, which include sustainable environmental design and construction practices
The residential area will also benefit from 180,000 square feet of community serving retail, including restaurants, shops, markets, cafes and any other business district. The height limitations in the Plan are designed to respond to the topography of the hillsides and protect view corridors adjacent neighborhoods. It is expected that most residential buildings of 4 to 7 floors with a limited number of exceptions that allow the height of the tallest buildings up to 19 floors in areas designed to prevent impacts to the surrounding hillsides. This will allow residents to travel to and from work without using a carResidential passable Community Data: The Future of the key elements are 2,900 units in a variety of prices of the apartments into condos lofts stacked under 124 hectares with 35 hectares of open spaces such as parks and trails. In addition, the community will launch a program for residents to connect to the subway station nearby the Red Line at Lankershim Boulevard, near Burbank studies and metro rail in Glendale and Hollywood.
“The Evolution Plan NBC Universal has the potential to change the way we live and travel in Los Angeles. By creating a sustainable community connected to the traffic in the heart of the established business district, a new exciting alternative that does not exist in the county of Los Angeles today, “said Bob Hale, the master plan architect for the Plan of Evolution and main Rios Clementi Hale Studios
Invest in major intersections, widening of roads and other transportation improvements important physical and implemented an aggressive program to encourage employees, visitors and residents to use public transportAn investment of $ 100 million to improve traffic flow in the Valley: Working with Caltrans, MTA, LADOT and the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, a critical component of the Evolution Plan is a comprehensive transportation plan that includes regional transportation and transit improvements focused on local connections to the property and increased mobility.
, Regional and local transit improvements include: – Improved over 100 intersections in the area, including signal upgrades, extensions and timing signals with newer computer systems – The construction of an alternative route to Barham Boulevard a new North-South road / through the new residential community – Improve Lankershim Boulevard, Barham Boulevard and Forest Lawn Drive – Addition of a new access ramp to the south on Highway 101 from Universal Studios Boulevard – Implement a comprehensive Management Plan Transportation Demand and an integrated program that includes improving transit – buses that connects the Community residential neighborhood employment centers and other studies in nearby Burbank and Hollywood – Transportation to connect employees and residents of neighboring Red Line station on Lankershim Metro and Glendale Metrolink Station – Transit incentives for employees and residents – Flex cars, mass transit and carpool programs and increasing public transport capacity – Working with Caltrans, the plan also includes: – Assistance in the release of more than $ 200 million in transportation funds for the Valley – Improve the speed and safety and reduce congestion by adding a northbound and southbound lanes five miles of Highway 101 between the 134/101 junction and Highland Avenue – Update of the 134 and 101 Freeway interchange – Improving the exit ramp north on Highway 101 in Highload
“Working with local transportation experts, we created a plan to connect our employees, guests and residents with the subway system, while at the same time, investing in improvements that address our impacts and bring significant new benefits for region, “said Smith. “Our transport plan serves as a catalyst to unlock and accelerate opportunities for improving regional and local street and highway systems and is the largest private investment in San Fernando del Valle de transport in 25 years.
In addition, the project will still be standing commitment to NBC-Universal through recycling and launch new programs for construction wasteAll new office buildings and the new hotel in CityWalk is designed to be compatible with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification and the residential portion of the project is part of Neighborhood Development program LEEDS. The project will also use drought tolerant planting and the infrastructure to store, distribute and use reclaimed water, the efficiency of high irrigation systems, smart irrigation technology and plumbing systems to reduce water consumption of the project. A commitment to green NBC Universal Development Plan is designed to minimize impacts, it is necessary to bring home both existing employment center next to a transit station where we can promote a new way to live, work and travel in Los Angeles. The community will have high efficiency windows, heating and cooling, lighting and appliances, cool roofs and solar water heaters for swimming pools, programmable thermostats and smart meters providing real time feedback of energy for residents to control, monitor and reduce energy consumption.
The Process: Universal City resides in both the City and County of Los Angeles to participate. Therefore, the NBC Universal Development Plan will be subject to broad public environmental review hearing and trial, during which the public will have many opportunities to participate y. The project Draft Environmental Impact Report is scheduled to be released by the city of Los Angeles in winter