From Sigtrib.com
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.