Access comprehensive planning documents, demographic studies, and business assessments that guide the development and growth of Westwood Village.
Annual Reports
The Westwood Village Improvement Association (WVIA) Is A Non-Profit Business Improvement District (BID) Organization.
Our mission is to transform Westwood Village into a clean, safe, and welcoming community through maintenance, security, and engaging programs. The Westwood Village Improvement Association (WVIA) will lead the district by addressing both short-term and long-term opportunities while considering city planning and zoning, parking, events, and additional services that enhance tenant recruitment and retention, boost business vitality, and attract investment.
Over the past 13 years, the WVIA has pursued dual objectives: achieving short-term goals and developing long-term strategies to enhance the appeal of Westwood Village as a destination.
So, who are we, and what do we contribute to Westwood Village? What are some of our accomplishments over the past 13 years?
Property-Based Assessment District
The Westwood Village Improvement Association endeavors to enhance the management of the Westwood Business Improvement District through a Property-Based Assessment District.
Collected assessments are used to provide special benefits to properties located within the boundaries of the District. These benefits include improved cleanliness, safety, beautification, parking and traffic management, communication, special projects, and management. Each of the programs is designed to meet the goals of the District: to improve the safety of each parcel within the District, to increase building occupancy and lease rates, to encourage new business development, and to attract ancillary businesses and services for parcels within the District.
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Westwood Village Specific Plan
The Westwood Village Specific Plan is a comprehensive planning and zoning document that establishes a special set of development standards for the village.
Demographics
The Westwood Business Improvement District (WBID) is a vibrant, unique commercial district centrally located in Los Angeles. Our district is easily accessible, serving a population of over 200,000 people living within a three-mile radius. Historic Westwood Village resides within the WBID, and the district shares a boundary with the University of California, Los Angeles.
Broxton Plaza: A Strategy for Community Revitalization in Westwood Village
This study evaluates the impacts of pedestrianizing a segment of Broxton Avenue in Westwood Village, Los Angeles. Broxton Plaza, as part of a tactical urbanism and placemaking approach, was developed as a through-block pedestrian plaza to promote walkability, support local businesses, and revitalize Westwood Village’s identity as a pedestrian-oriented college town, especially in lieu of the upcoming Metro D Line, and 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Westwood Business Improvement District Parking Assessment
The Westwood Village Improvement Association engaged Civic Enterprise Associates to complete a parking study for the village’s commercial center. This effort is intended to provide data and analysis that can inform parking policy and operations at Westwood in the future and improve visitor perceptions, business success, and resident quality of life.
The assessment details the district’s parking inventory, occupancy rates, and utilization for public parking (parking meters and the City-owned Broxton Public Parking Structure) and privately held publicly accessible parking.
Cultural Resource Documentation Report: Westwood Village
Johnson Heumann Research Associates completed an analysis to inform the Westwood Village Specific Plan to assess the historical, architectural, and cultural significance of buildings within the proposed Plan area, according to criteria determined by the City of Los Angeles in conjunction with the State Office of Historic Preservation.
Urban Designing Westwood
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Department of Urban Planning, Design & Development, conducted a class called Urban Designing Westwood. The goal of the class was to take stakeholder input and the Westwood Specific Plan as starting points and then develop and visualize recommendations for the nurturing and evolution of Westwood Village.
Westwood Business Improvement District Parking Assessment
The Westwood Village Improvement Association engaged Civic Enterprise Associates to complete a parking study for the village’s commercial center. This effort is intended to provide data and analysis that can inform parking policy and operations at Westwood in the future and improve visitor perceptions, business success, and resident quality of life.
The assessment details the district’s parking inventory, occupancy rates, and utilization for public parking (parking meters and the City-owned Broxton Public Parking Structure) and privately held publicly accessible parking.