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Outpost Drive, our neighborhood’s main artery, has long faced dangerous motorist behaviors, endangering drivers, pedestrians, and wildlife. Originally without stop signs, motorist-to-motorist and motorist-to-wildlife collisions were frequent, but traffic calming measures including stop signs and landscaped traffic islands have improved safety.

In the late 1990’s, ONA (then “Outpost Homeowners Association”) negotiated a mitigation fee from TrizecHahn Corporation tied to the redevelopment of nearby Hollywood & Highland to address traffic safety in our neighborhood. With this funding, ONA oversaw the design and construction of five landscaped traffic islands at Castilian Drive (North and South), Hillside Avenue (North and South), and Outpost Circle which improve safety and beautify Outpost Drive. Some remaining funds from this agreement are earmarked for additional traffic calming measures.

Based on feedback gathered from neighbors through our neighborhood survey, many have expressed traffic safety to be among their greatest concerns in the neighborhood. Many also specifically want to see additional landscaped traffic islands built along Outpost Drive.

The next phase of this project will add two new landscaped traffic islands with irrigation on Outpost Drive at La Presa Drive and Chelan Place. Engineering and permitting are complete, but our next hurdle is to close the funding gap on the project so that construction can begin.

As of August 2024, the $125,000 project is currently 80% funded at $99,795 (the current funding goal status is shown above ). Current funding comes from the following sources:

$49,107 of funds remaining from the TrizecHahn Corporation tied to the redevelopment of nearby Hollywood & Highland which is earmarked for traffic calming along Outpost Drive.
$25,000 in funds from the Los Angeles County Parks Foundation Hollywood Bowl Community Grant Program (read more about it here).
$9,250 in funds from Outpost Estates neighbors.
$8,938 in funds from Los Angeles City Council District 4 to cover city permit fees (read more about it here).
$7,500 in funds from NBCUniversal through a $7,500 matching grant (read more about it here).

$1,000 in donations are already committed! Ray and Dia Schuldenfrei have committed an initial donation of $1,000 both to help fund the project and to encourage others to do the same (read more about it here).

Taking into account the matching donation, our funding gap is currently about $25,000. We can fill our funding gap if:

100 neighbors donate $250
50 neighbors donate $500
10 neighbors donate $1,000

Outpost Estates Landscaped Traffic Islands Project

By Outpost Neighborhood Association

Outpost Estates Landscaped Traffic Islands Project

Enhancing the Safety and Beauty of Our Neighborhood