Parkway Village Specific Plan

Kaiser Permanente's communications manager thanked planning staff Kendall Breck and Jocelyn Swain for their flexibility and collaboration in finalizing the Parkway Village plan.

Spoke about the Parkway Village project and said he is excited for the new development.

A Gaston Avenue resident, he spoke in favor, saying the vacant land is currently dumped on and unsafe, and he's excited for more neighbors and safer evening walks to Bolero and Bravery Brewing.

Speaking for CREED LA, he urged the commission to continue the hearing, arguing the Final EIR fails to adopt all feasible air-quality mitigation (like extra EV charging), has an incomplete energy analysis, and ignored Caltrans comments.

A Gaston Avenue neighbor who loves walking the open land, she asked the plan be redesigned to preserve the Joshua-tree-containing third of the site and add wildlife corridors, and noted little accessible open space nearby.