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Bringing Complete Streets to Venice

Bringing Complete Streets to Venice. The Main Street Bike Lane Project LADOT Bike Program. What is p roposed for Main Street?. Lanes Adds bike lanes in each direction 1 lane in each direction 1 two-way left turn lane Maintains parking lane Safer street for all road users

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Bringing Complete Streets to Venice

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  1. Bringing Complete Streets to Venice The Main Street Bike Lane Project LADOT Bike Program

  2. What is proposed for Main Street? • Lanes • Adds bike lanes in each direction • 1 lane in each direction • 1 two-way left turn lane • Maintains parking lane • Safer street for all road users • Safer for drivers • Safer for bicyclists • Safer for pedestrians Current Proposed

  3. Where will the project go? • Main Street from Windward Circle to Santa Monica City Limits

  4. Extension of existing bike lanes • Continues bike lanes on Main Street in Santa Monica • Removes bottleneck at Santa Monica City Limits • Extends existing bike lanes on Main Street in Santa Monica • Maintains all existing parking Main St. near Civic Center in Santa Monica Main St. between Hill St. and Ashland Ave.

  5. Merits of new bike lanes • Improves driver safety • Allows left-hand turns • Improves flow of traffic • Reduces crash frequency 29% per mile • FHWA Highway Safety Information System 2009 study • Better access to businesses along Main Street • Helps prevent 3 types of car accidents

  6. Improves Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety • Pedestrian Safety • Slower cars • Less vehicle conflict • Improves visibility • Bicycle Safety • Dedicated bike lanes • Encourages bicycling

  7. Creates Strong Bikeway Connections • Improves existing bike network • Santa Monica bike network • Main St, Ocean Ave, Broadway, etc. • Sharrows on Abbot Kinney & Venice Blvd bike lanes • Proposed bike lanes on Rose Ave • Provides better access to beach bike path

  8. Why it’s needed • Approximately 700 cyclists in 6 hours on a Saturday in January • Many destinations on Main St. • Retail • Schools • Sr. Center • Dog Park

  9. The Main Street Road Diet Why it’s needed No good north south alternatives for cyclists

  10. The Main Street Road Diet Community benefits • Bike lanes offer more ways to get around • Trips by bike mean easier parking • Bikes easy to park • Less demand for parking spaces

  11. The Main Street Road Diet Benefits for businesses • More pedestrians and cyclists = more customers • Less demand for parking spaces • Calmer traffic = better business visibility

  12. The Main Street Road Diet Key benefits • More safety for all • Improves visibility • More ways to get around • Consistent traffic flow between LA and S.M. • Good for businesses • No loss of street parking • Benefits are present 24-7

  13. Thank You • For more information: • http//www.bicyclela.org • LADOT Bike Blog • http://www.ladotbikeblog.wordpress.com • LA-BIKE.ORG

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