City Council Approves $60M Contract with Metro for LA River Bike Path
From KFIAM640.com
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The City Council approved a $60 million contract with Metro Wednesday for the design and construction of the Los Angeles River Valley Bike Path Project, which includes the development of approximately 15 miles of a new bike path and greenway.
The council voted 13-0 — with Paul Krekorian and Curren Price absent from Wednesday’s meeting — to accept funds from Metro, allowing the city to move forward with the project along the LA River in the San Fernando Valley.
The project would fill in gaps in the path between Vanalden Avenue to the west and Forest Lawn Drive/Zoo Drive to the east, spanning Council Districts 2, 3, 4 and 6.
“This project, the valley completion project, seeks to complete 15 total miles of off-street pathway and on-street network by 2028, which could be really exciting and transformative for people,” said Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who represents the Fourth District.
“We’re looking to be bicycle commuters, and reshaping how we approach how we get around the city,” she added.
Improvements will include pedestrian walking paths, decorative fencing and gates, roadway crossings, pet waste stations, drinking fountains, lighting, operational and wayfinding signage, site furnishing, educational elements, stormwater runoff and green landscaping and irrigation.
According to a report, the 12-foot-wide asphalt bike path will be designed per state standards and in accordance with the city’s 2007 Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan, 2010’s Bicycle Plan and the 2014 Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s Great Streets Strategic Plan.
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