6 th street (junipero to bellflower) bike boulevard
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6 th Street (Junipero to Bellflower) Bike Boulevard. Design Concepts March 2012. Daisy / Linden / Myrtle N-S Bike Blvd. 14 th – 15 th E-W Bike Blvd. 6 th Street E-W Bike Blvd. Bicycle Master Plan Update. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
6th Street (Junipero to Bellflower) Bike Boulevard
Design ConceptsMarch 2012
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Bicycle Master Plan UpdateDaisy / Linden / Myrtle N-S
Bike Blvd
14th – 15th
E-W Bike Blvd
6th StreetE-W Bike Blvd
6th Street is one of 3 bike boulevard projects the City is working on at this time
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Project Schedule
Preliminary Design
Community Meetings
Permitting
Community Meetings
Community Meetings
Final Design
Construction
October March 2013
AprilMay 2013
NovemberDecember 2013 July 2014
What is a Bike Boulevard• Low-volume streets optimized for
bicycle and pedestrian travel • Facilitates interconnectivity among
schools, parks and neighborhoods• Street beautification• Safe pedestrian and bicycle crossing
at intersections
Separated Bikeway:Broadway & 3rd
Golden
Alam
itos
Broadway
3rd Street
6th Street (Junipero to Bellflower) Key Design Concerns
Tie in with linear park planned for PE ROW
Crossing at Ximeno Connections with Bellflower and PCH
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Elements of Design
Roundabouts, Circles, Sharrows &
traffic signalVista Bike Boulevard
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Elements of Design•“Sharrows” – Shared Lane Markings•Positioning for cyclists outside the door zone•Gives notification to motorists to expect cyclist in lane
• Slower traffic speeds
• Safer for bicyclists and pedestrians due to the reduction conflict points with vehicles
Roundabouts
Doubled number of students walking
and tripled number of bicycling to
school
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Design Element Concepts
Potential Roundabout• Park Avenue
Potential Traffic Circles•Molino, Temple, Orizaba, Obispo, Grand, Termino, Rosewell, Santiago, Havana & Ultimo Avenues Potential Park•Pacific Electric Right-of-Way Potential light
• Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon at Ximeno
Project Goals• Reduce speeds on residential streets• Minimize cut through traffic on local
streets• Ensure safe crossing of busy streets for
pedestrians and people who ride bikes• Provide safe and convenient access to
schools, parks and businesses
