IDLA

Transportation

Varner Road, Thousand Palms, CA

IDLA coordinated with the prime consultant (Albert A. Webb and Associates), the client (Riverside County Economic Development Agency), as well as other interested parties such as Coachella Valley Water District and Sunline Transit Agency in order to provide landscape architectural services for the improvements to Varner Road and create a desert‐themed “gateway” to the community of Thousand Palms.

Our scope of work included a conceptual design, planting plans, and irrigation plans.

Due to the lack of an assessment district, the project has not yet gone out to bid.

Ethanac Corridor Study, Riverside County, CA

As part of the Ethanac Corridor Planning Group (ECPG), a group comprised of public and private entities, IDLA provided design services for a study of 2,768.4 acres in southwestern Riverside County with the goal of creating a guiding vision for the corridor. Described as “uniquely positioned to serve as a major commercial hub for both regional as well as local‐serving uses,”

ECPG was tasked with:

• Defining the study area;
• Analyzing existing conditions and current
• approvals;
• Commissioning a comprehensive analysis
• and inventory of land uses within the
• study area;
• Identifying key issues affecting the
• corridor;
• Preparing a composite land use plan of
• individual projects outlining future
• development;
• Focusing on solutions to identified issues;
• Creating a guiding vision;
• Providing recommendations to implement the vision provided by ECPG.

IDLA provided vision and theming for the project by developing a landscaping theme; streetscape; monumentation; street furniture and lighting; buffering and screening; walls and fencing; and a plant palette.

Jurupa Grade Separation, Riverside, CA

This new arterial underpass at BNSF rail crossing will include median and embankment landscape planting and irrigation. A part of the project included the relocation of an entrance to a County park. IDLA coordinated the new park entry, including a guard shack and entry gate system.

Market Street, Riverside, CA

IDLA provided landscape architectural services to the City of Riverside for median improvements to the gateway section of this busy arterial, which leads to downtown through commercial and residential areas.

Completed in three phases, IDLA provided median planting and hardscape concept, a street tree planting concept to replace existing trees, and decorative lighting. The scope was later expanded to include a
parking lot at a senior center and open space plans for the gulch area.

IDLA provided a conceptual design, design development, construction documents, bidding and construction assistance.

Magnolia Grade Separation, Riverside, CA

Retained by HDR by the request of the City of Riverside, IDLA developed design details and concepts for the railroad bridge and surrounding streetscape to reflect the imagery and reference the Wood Street neighborhood. In addition to the bridge structure, IDLA selected
applicable lighting fixtures, hardscape material and landscape material.

The process involved a series of hand‐rendered plans, sections, elevations and computer generated imagery that was presented to the City and the community to fully describe the
project.

The new arterial underpass at BNSF rail crossing will include median and embankment
landscape planting and irrigation.

Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Murrieta, CA

In conjunction with the enhancement of the Interstate 15 and State Route 215 interchanges at Murrieta Hot Springs Road, the stretch of existing median islands between the interchanges were designed to create a commercial identity for this important, undeveloped area (also known as the Golden Triangle) in the City of Murrieta. Included is monument signage and lighting. The enhancement of the freeway interchanges includes rock cobble pavement, accent concrete and the City logo and the overpass embankments.

Limonite Avenue Streetscape, Riverside, CA

In order to spur economic development along Limonite Avenue in the community of Jurupa, the Economic Development Agency of Riverside County is rehabilitating existing street planting along adjacent streets to upgrade the image of older residential neighborhoods. IDLA was hired along with its consultant team to create a new community image over 4 miles of streets and medians and set the stage for increased commercial development. Challenges included a limited construction budget and the desire for a low maintenance/low water using landscape. This was accomplished by creating a “Town and Country” theme, featuring a meandering trail along the street edge and a functioning dry wash running the length of the median. The second phase of construction features a 3‐acre dog park and trail lighting.

Old Town Temecula Streetscape Improvement, Temecula, CA

In an effort to revitalize historic Old Town Temecula and enhance its appeal as a tourist destination the City of Temecula turned to IDLA & its consultant team to design and oversee the implementation this $5.5 million dollar project.

The project features the use of historically appropriate construction materials and a state‐ofthe‐art sound/public address system as well as special signage, lighting and a “paseo” river walk trail along Murrieta Creek.

All aspects of this streetscape were designed and detail inducing light standards, bus shelters, boardwalks, phone booths and signage. These elements became design standards for use throughout the development of Old Town Temecula. The project addressed over 3 miles of streetscape improvements.

Portola Crossing