William S. Hart Park is one of West Hollywood’s most cherished open spaces. To preserve the park's highly valued qualities, the City is proceeding with improvements to enhance accessibility, functionality, and the overall visitor experience.

The Hart Park Improvement Project focuses on near-term upgrades to make the park easier to navigate and more welcoming for everyone, including accessibility enhancements, parking improvements, upgrades to the off-leash play area, and increased lighting and security. These improvements are designed to support the park’s daily use while maintaining its unique character and importance to the community.

Community feedback has been an essential part of the process to help ensure the improvements meet the needs of current and future park users. The City of West Hollywood thanks those who have provided input and will continue refining project details and coordinating implementation.

• Reconstructing the park’s pathways, seating areas, the parking lot, the AIDS Memorial, and the off-leash dog play area to meet California Building Code, ADA, and State accessibility standards.

• Reconfiguring the off-leash dog play area to include separate off-leash areas for small and large dogs. The total combined off-leash area will be approximately 23% larger than the current temporarily fenced area, with new accessible seating and pathways.

• Update grading and drainage to allow for an off-leash dog area to have ground cover composed of an organic material per City Council direction in 2024, with engineered wood fiber (EWF)— a natural material made from 100% virgin wood.

• Relocating and refashioning the existing fountain into a new water wall that complements a relocated and fully accessible AIDS Memorial Grove.

• Enhancing lighting, signage, and overall site security.

• Augmenting existing signage with an approach that is more inclusive and functional.