This post is just a reminder that tomorrow, July 10, the Bicycle Plan Implementation Team (BPIT), will have its quarterly meeting from 1pm to 4pm. This meeting will be held at 100 South Main Street, LA, CA, 90012, in the California Bear Credit Union Meeting Room. As this room is directly accessible from Broad Plaza, there is no need to enter the Caltrans building. The agenda for the meeting can be viewed here.
Click the following link to view the list of bike lane projects currently undergoing environmental review. And go to the following link to view the DRAFT list of next year’s priority package.
The meeting is open to the public, and we hope to see as many of you as possible tomorrow!
I know the Orange Line path is probably the closest thing we have to a proper cycle track, but:
The pedestrian and bicycle paths should have been separated by different paving; or a low, gently sloped extruded curb; or a slight different elevation; or different asphalt color or stamping. Almost anything would be better than smooth painted lines.
Pedestrians are going too slow for these smooth white lines to register mentally as anything other than pavement graffiti, especially when the walking path is narrow, so they will be constantly meandering into the bike path.
And both paths need to be wider, especially given this separation deficiency.
So the transportation function of the bike path is severly reduced by the need to slow to walking speed around pedestrians, and the recreation function of both paths is severely reduced by the elevated risk of serious injury.
And the paths should have been separated farther from Canoga Ave, a fast and busy boulevard with no or little street parking, which places walkers within a few feet of speeding traffic, giving them another reason to prefer the bicycle lanes.
And unlike many situations, there was/is enough space and money to do this.