Elenda Residents for Peaceful Streets

Residential by Design

Dear Neighbor,

As longtime neighbors, parents, and residents of Elenda Street, we are increasingly concerned about Culver City’s repeated efforts over the last 25 years to make disruptive changes to our neighborhood—often without data, consultation, or regard for the people who actually live here. We care about safety, environment, and progress. The City’s proposals, however, have failed to reflect the needs, feedback, or priorities of actual residents. While we value the tree canopy and paving busy alleys, the City focuses only on school-related traffic congestion—a “problem” lasting less than 2% of the day.

The City has previously proposed:

• Removing mature trees and converting the parkway to a bike lane
• Eliminating on-street parking to add bike infrastructure
• Converting Garfield and Franklin into one-way streets
• Installing flashing strobe lights and 24/7 audible crossing beacons
• Adding a stoplight at Elenda and Braddock
• Installing speed bumps up and down the street

Our immediate concerns include:

• Trees removed but not replaced
• Unpaved alleys with heavy traffic
• Insufficient notice of work on our street

Together, We Can Preserve Elenda's Character and Peace

We believe in thoughtful collaboration—not forced transformation.

Our goal is to work constructively with the City and school district to improve safety without sacrificing the peace, access, and residential nature of Elenda Street.

We are forming Elenda Residents for Peaceful Streets—a coalition of neighbors committed to representing our community’s voices through informed, unified, and local engagement.

Stay Connected

If you care about preserving the character of our neighborhood and want to be part of this effort, please sign up below.

Let’s protect what makes Elenda feel like home. Let’s work to find solutions to challenges. Let’s do it together.

We live here. We matter.