Post by jeisenbe on Aug 3, 2010 0:25:08 GMT -8
Los Angeles has released a better draft version of their bike plan. It now includes a series of planned bike routes/lanes on major streets, to connect the whole city, as well as a secondary network of smaller streets for bike boulevards and low-traffic side routes. The website, www.labikeplan.org, also offers a more detailed, 5-year implementation plan: www.labikeplan.org/fiveyear/, which shows specific streets and types of bike facility, unlike the rather vague draft plan.
Unfortunately, very few Metro rail or BRT stations will be served at the end of the next 5 years, despite the addition of 200 miles of new bike facilities. I don't see much planning for bike sharing or bike parking at transit stations, which would be a great way to improve transit and biking in the city. Unless things speed up, it could take 35 years for all the routes in the plan to become a reality (sounds like Measure R!), let alone all the other improvements that are needed, beyond the current plans.
In contrast, the city of Long Beach has recently released a study of the Blue Line stations in our city (starting at Del Amo and ending in Downtown Long Beach), and has detailed maps of bike improvements planned around each stations: www.bikelongbeach.org/News/Read.aspx?ArticleId=50
There are plans for multiple new bike stations and other bike parking at the stations, new bike boulevards and bike lanes connecting to each station, and improved pedestrian access as well. Los Angeles needs to start thinking about this and integrating the transit stations and major bus stops into the bike plan. I particularly like this map of Downtown Long Beach, with all the planned bike facilities: www.longbeach.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=27966
Unfortunately, very few Metro rail or BRT stations will be served at the end of the next 5 years, despite the addition of 200 miles of new bike facilities. I don't see much planning for bike sharing or bike parking at transit stations, which would be a great way to improve transit and biking in the city. Unless things speed up, it could take 35 years for all the routes in the plan to become a reality (sounds like Measure R!), let alone all the other improvements that are needed, beyond the current plans.
In contrast, the city of Long Beach has recently released a study of the Blue Line stations in our city (starting at Del Amo and ending in Downtown Long Beach), and has detailed maps of bike improvements planned around each stations: www.bikelongbeach.org/News/Read.aspx?ArticleId=50
There are plans for multiple new bike stations and other bike parking at the stations, new bike boulevards and bike lanes connecting to each station, and improved pedestrian access as well. Los Angeles needs to start thinking about this and integrating the transit stations and major bus stops into the bike plan. I particularly like this map of Downtown Long Beach, with all the planned bike facilities: www.longbeach.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=27966
