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Long Beach has a goal to complete 300 miles of bicycle lanes by 2040, here are some upcoming projects

From Sigtrib.com

BYKARLA M. ENRIQUEZ, DIGITAL EDITOR

The City of Long Beach has 15 upcoming bikeway projects as part of its Bicycle Master plan as noted during a presentation at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

The City has a target goal to complete 300 miles of bicycle lanes by 2040. Long Beach currently has approximately 165 miles of bikeways, according to Mobility Programs Officer Fern Nueno.

Nueno noted that in order for the City to reach its goal, it needs to build 8 miles of bikeways per year. Its record was set in 2019 when it created 3 miles of bike lanes in one year.

The 15 upcoming bikeway projects—the majority of which are separated bike lanes—are slated to be completed within the next three years, Nueno said, with the projects totaling about 33 miles.

Of the fifteen projects, ten (which include bikeways on South and Market Streets, Orange Avenue) are grant-funded through Cal Trans Active Transportation Program, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Sustainable Community Program and Metro Measure A Active Transportation Program.

Four of the projects (which include Del Amo Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue) were added to already planned repaving work and one (Spring Street) is paid by local return transportation dollars.

The Downtown Walkable Corners project, which is federally-funded (Caltrans Active Transporation Program) is estimated to cost $8.8 million, according to the presentation. Its goal is to increase the visibility of pedestrians and bicyclists.

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Long Beach Bike and Pedestrian Count

BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN COUNT

The City of Long Beach’s 13th Annual Bike and Pedestrian Count, one of the longest-running bike counts in the country, will be happening on Thursday October 29, 2020 and Sunday November 1, 2020. The success of this program depends on you! Every year we rely on volunteers to collect data used to make informed decisions on projects and programs that improve upon Long Beach’s commitment to active transportation.

The Long Beach Bicycle and Pedestrian Count takes place every October in dozens of locations across the City. Each year, volunteers manually count bicyclists and pedestrians and record travel behavior, including helmet use and wrong-way riding. This program is one of the longest-running bike counts in the country and relies solely on volunteers for its success.

Transportation planners and engineers rely on data collected in the bike count to make informed decisions about the City’s transportation network. Counts are conducted before and after new infrastructure projects are constructed to determine the effectiveness and popularity of specific types of bikeways. Bike count data is also used to supplement safety statistics and enable the City to engage in targeted public safety campaigns.

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