EXHIBIT 3
Sustainability Commission Meeting, 12/6/2023
Comment Response
Why does the current iteration of the preliminary
network map no longer include Glendale, Colorado,
Central or Brand?
In particular, strongly insists Glendale be put back
given the orientation of the street and the cycle
track ends before the 134 freeway. Also, given the
crash history of this corridor in the safety analysis.
There is limited parking on the west side of the
street where a bike facility could fit.
In discussion with City staff, those were removed
due to the impact on peak hour congestion. We
have chosen to focus our efforts and limited
resources on corridors that will face less resistance.
That being said, we are exploring ways to
strengthen north-south and east-west connections
in downtown Glendale. We are also exploring ways
to memorialize these corridors as a “constrained
recommendation” as part of the plan in case
conditions change.
Need to fill the gap on Central. That gap is part of the Metro BRT project, which includes a mix of protected and standard bike lanes.
Future iterations of the map will better reflect this.
• Gap along Sonora needs to be filled
• Look at Duran at Maryland and Central,
there is a lot of space to use.
• Harvard can accommodate bike lanes in
certain sections
• Western is identified in the west Glendale
plan but is not included in the current map
• In the 2012 BTP, Orange had a planned bike
lane that it is not included in this latest
version
These are helpful comments and we will strive to
include these where appropriate in the next
iteration of the network map.
End the prohibition on sidewalk riding. This is a policy recommendation that we are pursuing as part of the plan.
Other cities have lane configuration guidelines
based on ADT. Can we develop one for Glendale?
We are in discussion with City staff about what
could work in Glendale.
Add more bike lanes along business centers and a
north south corridor on Central. Feels like there’s a
protected area in downtown where there is very
little protected or dedicated bike lanes.
See previous comments on Central and providing
stronger connections through downtown.
Would like to see the Brand bike lane project at the
northern end be extended as far south as feasible.
South of Glenoaks there’s a couple taxi parking
spots and there are extra lanes. Would like to see a
version that includes a lane that goes south of
Glenoaks.
We will look into including this in the next iteration.
Explore bike lane from San Fernando to Los Feliz to
address the development of a bike lane from
Coldwater canyon.
We will look into this.
Consider placing bike lanes on sidewalks.
Caller: Consider bike lanes as part of the new social
justice part of the environmental element.
Transportation and Parking Commission Meeting, 11/21/2023
Comment Response
Is this the version that City Council will see. This version will be presented to City Council in January.
The same version of the draft final plan will be
presented to the commission before being adopted
by City Council.
What was the main reason why Glendale Ave was
removed as an option?
General comment was that there aren’t any
throughways that go through the whole City of
Glendale.
Why isn’t Colorado included since the area is being
built out for housing development?
In discussion with City staff, those were removed
due to the impact on peak hour congestion. We
have chosen to focus our efforts and limited
resources on corridors that will face less resistance.
That being said, we are exploring ways to
strengthen north-south and east-west connections
in downtown Glendale. We are also exploring ways
to memorialize these corridors as a “constrained
recommendation” as part of the plan in case
conditions change.
The Glendale crash data trends match those of LA
County.
While the trends are similar it is not possible to
conclusively determine explanatory factors. The
data is also not normalized to the exposure rate
(e.g., the number of people biking), so it could be
that fewer people are biking over time.
Will you be estimating the cost to implement the
recommendations.
Yes, as part of the updated BTP we are currently
developing a unit cost for different types of bike
facilities to estimate the cost of implementing the
recommended bike projects.
Are you analyzing impacts on emergency response
times or other types of delay.
An analysis of delay and congestion is not part of
the update to the BTP. These types of analyses are
not typically included on city-wide bike plans of this
scale. These types of analyses are usually
conducted, when appropriate, when individual
projects are being realized.
Include sections of Brand and Honolulu as car-free
streets.