NBC Universal on Thursday relaunched its proposal to add a large housing development to its extensive back lot in the San Fernando Valley, trying to address concerns of neighbors and critics that emerged after the plan was announced three years ago.

As part of the planned $3 billion in improvements to the world’s largest movie studio, Universal would build freeway ramps, add a north-south road and create an elaborate shuttle system in an effort to keep traffic flowing through one of the busiest corridors in Los Angeles County.

The refined development proposal that Universal now calls its “evolution plan” also has shifted the location of some of the planned 2,900 apartments and condominiums to create a more pedestrian-friendly community and to try to preserve the views from existing homes on a hilltop overlooking the lot.

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