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Carson council approves medians streetscape master plan; maintenance, Caltrans and funding remain priorities
Summary
The council approved project No. 1715, a citywide medians and streetscape master plan, after staff presented conceptual designs for civic, commercial, residential and industrial median types. Council and staff discussed maintenance responsibilities, use of local growers and coordination with Caltrans and railroads.
The City of Carson on July 1 approved a citywide streetscape master plan and initial funding steps to redesign and replant medians in multiple land‑use contexts, a package staff said will be implemented over several years and requires new maintenance arrangements.
Acting traffic engineer Ian Holst presented conceptual designs produced by Breen Design Group and Community Works Design Group that group medians into four typologies — civic center, commercial, residential and industrial — with specific tree palettes, ground covers, maintenance bands, boulders and decomposed granite treatments. “This plan was…
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