Citywide Bicycle Infrastructure
City Council Study Session - February 1, 2022
Agenda
2 •Bicycle Master Plan
•Safe Streets LB Action Plan
•GoActiveLB Hub
•Bike Share Updates
•Bikeway Infrastructure Projects
•Network Implementation
Progress
Bicycle Master Plan
3 •Adopted by the City Council 2017
•Focus on equity, mode shift,
sustainability, and safety
•Vision to shift 30% of all trips to
bicycle trips in 30 years
•Create 8-80 bicycle network that is
connected, safe, and convenient
•Implement bike-friendly programs
Safe Streets LB Action Plan
4 • Safe Streets LB Action Plan adopted by
the City Council in July 2020
• Vision Zero Policy
o Eliminate traffic fatalities and
serious injuries by 2026
• Plan focuses on vulnerable road users at
higher risk
• Action Plan Focus Areas
o Resources, Speeding, Design,
Education, Data, Equity, Partnerships
Safe Streets LB Action Plan
5 • Safe Streets and Bike Infrastructure
• Bicyclists are overrepresented in crash data
• Survey feedback emphasized need for
separation between bikeways and vehicle traffic
• Roadways with bikeways are typically
redesigned to reduce speeding
• Bicycle infrastructure can improve safety for
drivers as well
• Achievements since 2020
o Received $19M for safety improvement projects
o Yard sign education program
o Speed limit reductions (29 road segments to
date)
• City-owned bicycle commuter parking
facility
o 1st Street and Promenade in Downtown
o Monthly and annual commuter
parking memberships
o 24/7 secure and monitored indoor
bike parking
o Free monthly bike safety workshops
• Other GoActiveLB Hub Services
o Bike registration
o Bicycle repair
o Retail shop
o Resource for bicycle info
GoActiveLB Hub
6 •Total bikes: 572
•Additional bikes in refurbishment: 858
•Total hubs: 96
•Overall trips: 48,861
•Total miles: 143,790
•Average ride time: 8 minutes
•Carbon emissions reduced: 126,796 lbs.
•Calories burned: 5,751,609
•2021 active members: 58,338
•2020 active members: 46,112
BikeShare 2021 Trips and Program Metrics
7 •Operations and Maintenance
o New 2021 contract term for 2.5 years
o Pedal Movement is contracted vendor
o Includes refurbishment of recently
acquired bicycles
•2022 BikeShare Expansion
o 100-150 new e-bikes
o 800+ refurbished non-electric bicycles
o 50-75 new hubs will be installed
citywide
o Reduce fare program launch
o Goal to increase membership and trips
BikeShare Updates
8 •Current Bikeway Network
•2021 8 to 80 Projects (1.5 miles)
o Pier J Path (Partnership with POLB)
•2021 Bike Lane Projects (.36 mile)
o Temple Ave (Obispo Ave -Spring St)
o Private Developer Constructed
Alamitos Ave (Ocean Blvd – Broadway)
Cherry Ave (San Antonio Dr – Del Amo
Blvd)
Current Bikeway Status
9 Upcoming Bikeway Projects
10 Grant-Funded
1 South St Dairy-Atlantic 2022
2 Market St LA River-Cherry 2022
3 Orange Ave Ocean-70th 2023
4 Atherton St Various 2023
5 Artesia Blvd City Limits 2023
6 Studebaker Rd 2nd-Carson 2024
7 6th St Golden-Atlantic 2024
8 Pacific Ave Ocean-PCH 2025
9 Pine Ave 8th-Willow 2025
10 Shoreline Dr 6th – Downtown 2024
Repaving Project
11 Del Amo Blvd Atlantic-Orange 2022
12 Atlantic Ave 10th-PCH 2023
13 Cherry Ave Wardlow-Carson 2024
14 Alamitos Ave Broadway-6th 2024
Local Return-Funded
15 Spring St Studebaker-ECL 2022
Upcoming Project: Downtown Walkable Corners
•190 curb extensions and pedestrian
medians Downtown
o Limits: Magnolia Ave, Alamitos Ave, 7th
St, Ocean Blvd
o Safe Streets LB Action Plan
o Pedestrian and bicyclist visibility
improvements
o Education and outreach
•Federally-funded
o Caltrans Active Transportation Program
o Total cost $8.8M
•Estimated completion 2025
11 Upcoming Project: Pacific Ave Cycle Track
•Pacific Avenue (Ocean Blvd to PCH)
o Safe Streets LB Action Plan
•Transit, bicycle, and pedestrian
priority
o Bus islands
o Shorter pedestrian crossings
o Separated bikeway
•Federally-funded
o Caltrans Active Transportation Program
o Total cost $8.3M
•Estimated completion 2025
12 Upcoming Project: Pine Ave Bike Boulevard
•Pine Avenue (8th St to Willow St)
o Connects Downtown to the Willow St
Metro A Line Station
•Bike and pedestrian priority
o Traffic calming features - vehicle
diverters, raised intersections, traffic
circles, rapid flashing beacons, etc.
•State-funded
o Caltrans Active Transportation
Program
o Total cost $4.1M
•Estimated completion 2025
13 Upcoming Project: Del Amo Boulevard
•Limits: Atlantic Ave to Orange Ave
•Bikeway added to regularly
scheduled Major Streets
maintenance project
•Separated bikeway uses concrete
separators (photo from Portland)
•Connects to Orange Ave and
Atlantic Ave bikeways
•City staff design
14 Photo Courtesy of BikePortland.org
Bikeway Network Expansion Target
0 50
100
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350
<2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 Cumulative Miles of Bikeways Needed to Meet Bicycle Master Plan Target Class IV
Class III
Class II
Class I
• Currently averaging 1 mile/year
• Best: 2019 (3 miles)
• 18 miles of existing lanes that can be
upgraded
15 •Quick Build & Interim (Top Photo)
• Signing and Striping, Temporary Materials
• $250k/mile
• Complete Buildout: $35 million
($1.8M/year)
•Best Practice (Bottom Photo)
• Concrete and Stormwater Upgrades
• $5M/mile
• Complete Buildout: $700 million
($36M/year)
Achieving Bikeway Targets
16 Best
Practice
Bikeways
17 Thank you
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