Skip to Content
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Log In
bike lanes

New Bike Lanes Installed on Channel Road in Pacific Palisades

New bike lanes on Channel Road – photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

LongBeachize_Ad_Concepts
This article supported by Los Angeles Bicycle Attorney as part of a general sponsorship package. All opinions in the article are that of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of LABA. Click on the ad for more information.

The L.A. City Transportation Department (LADOT) recently installed new bike lanes on Channel Road in the L.A. City neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.

The lanes were announced by the community's City Councilmember Mike Bonin via social media. Bonin noted that they were installed as part of street repaving. The added bike lanes did not remove any existing car lanes or car parking, but were added in place of an existing striped-off margin.

The new Channel Road bike lanes extend about about a fifth of mile from Mesa Road to Short Street. The lanes drop between Short and Pacific Coast Highway as through traffic lanes on Channel increase near the beach. The last block - about 600 feet between Short and PCH - has new sharrows.

The last block before the beach, Channel Road has new sharrows
The last block before the beach, Channel Road has new sharrows
The last block before the beach, Channel Road has new sharrows

The new bike facility connects to the beach bike path via the existing pedestrian undercrossing there (which features bike stair ramps - called a wheeling ramp or a runnel; they are rare in L.A. County).

This portion of Channel Road follows the course of the channelized Santa Monica Creek, which runs in the middle of Channel above Mesa Road. The intersection of Rustic Road and Channel Road is built over the confluence of Rustic Creek and Santa Monica Creek.

New Channel Road bike lanes
New Channel Road bike lanes in Pacific Palisades
New Channel Road bike lanes

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog Los Angeles

Upcoming CicLAvia Maps: August in the Hollywoods, September in Lincoln Heights, and More

Mark your calendars: August 18 in West Hollywood through East Hollywood, September 15 in Lincoln Heights, October 13 in the Heart of L.A., and December 8 in the Valley

July 15, 2024

This Week In Livable Streets

Metro board committees, Metro and Caltrans 605/5/10/60/105 freeway expansion, Arroyo Seco ride, C Line delays, 105 Freeway corridor equity, and more

July 15, 2024

Long Beach Leads in Traffic Circles

Traffic circles aren't quite ubiquitous in Long Beach, but they're around. Riding and walking through the city one encounters circles in neighborhoods rich and poor, new and old.

July 12, 2024
See all posts