6 th street (junipero to bellflower) bike boulevard

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

For more informationwww.bikelongbeach.org

Steve TweedSteve.tweed@longbeach.gov

562-570-6266