North Hollywood's Lankershim Boulevard may be getting more and better bike lanes next year. This past weekend, the mayor of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's Great Streets initiative team partnered with City Councilmember Paul Krekorian, the city Departments of Transportation (LADOT) and Planning (DCP), and community groups to host a pop-up event that previewed a possible protected bike lane design.
Saturday's Lankershim Blvd Community Pop-Up featured a temporary protected bike lane (see video) and pocket-park, and a small street fair with food, music, art and more. Attendees gave input on possible future street configurations.
The designs for the street are expected to be finalized and publicized in early 2017. Improvements would be implemented in mid-2017 when Lankershim Blvd will be resurfaced after LADWP work there has been completed.
The temporary Lankershim Blvd protected bike lane swaps the position of on-street parking, so parked cars protect the sidewalk-adjacent bike lane. Photo: greatstreetsLA Flickrxxx
Cyclists entering the temporary Lankershim Boulevard parking-protected bike lanexxx
Attendees gave input on possible street reconfigurations for Lankershim. Photo: greatstreetsLA FlickrAttendees gave input on possible street reconfigurations for Lankershim. Photo: greatstreetsLA Flickr
The L.A. County Bicycle Coalition hosted a ride that toured historic North Hollywood neighborhoods before ending at the pop-up event.
LACBC's tour of North Hollywood featured dramatic sycamore-lined streetsLACBC's tour of North Hollywood featured dramatic sycamore-lined streets
The ride was led by LACBC's Hyeran Lee (left) and...xxx
...Zachary Rynew (center) who blogs at CiclaValley...Zachary Rynew (center) who blogs at CiclaValley
North Hollywood is full of Valley history, including the original Weddington ranch house (left)North Hollywood is full of Valley history, including the original Weddington ranch house (left)
The city is currently studying Lankershim upgrades from Vanowen Street to Magnolia Boulevard. The northern portion of this already has conventional bike lanes. The cross section varies somewhat, so a final design may vary somewhat incorporating protected bike lanes only where width is most generous.
StreetsLA is building a new 60-foot-diameter traffic circle at the intersection of Parthenia Place and Columbus Avenue in the central San Fernando Valley community of North Hills. The project includes a short bikeway.
Artesia is not some kind of bike paradise (yet), but the city is already surpassing its surrounding neighbors with new bike lanes, green pavement treatments, a new bike path, and more on the way