Eyes on the Street: Progress on Chandler Center-Running Bike Lanes
The city of L.A. is spending $7 million to reconfigure about three miles of existing bike lanes on Chandler Boulevard.
The Chandler Bicycle Connection project extends from near the North Hollywood Metro B and G Line Station west to near Coldwater Canyon Avenue – all along the bus rapid transit G Line. The city is moving existing basic right-side bike lanes to instead run on the left side of the street – along the median. The left-side (center-running) configuration is designed to minimize removal of parking spaces for cars.
The project scope includes “removing concrete median islands; reconstructing street pavements, curb and gutter, and curb ramps to current accessibility standards; modifying existing traffic signal modifications [sic]; and installing concrete transit platforms.” Even with all that concrete curb work underway, bicyclists will only get plastic protection: “Class IV [protected] bike lanes with raised rubber defenders [basically armadillos] and K-71 bollards [soft-hit white plastic bollards].”
City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian recently shared a couple of photos of newly protected Chandler bike lanes. Streetsblog checked out the under construction facility yesterday.
Find plenty of additional Chandler project details at SBLA coverage of the March 2026 groundbreaking, SBLA Editor Joe Linton’s Bluesky thread on the January 2026 contract approval, and the Department of Transportation (LADOT) project webpage.
