From WEHOonline.com
The West Hollywood City Council voted 5-0 on April 7 to revise a $395,882 contract with KOA Corporation for a feasibility study on protected bicycle lanes along Beverly Boulevard, following a 3-2 vote to narrow its scope. The decision reflects a push for safer cycling infrastructure tempered by concerns over cost and timing.
Item E.2, under unfinished business, tasked KOA with studying Class IV protected bike lanes—separated from traffic—between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard, part of the Design District Streetscape Master Plan (DDSMP). The council authorized the city manager to execute the agreement, but only after revising the original scope, which proposed three alternatives and a year-long process ending June 2026. Paige Portwood, Acting Senior Transportation Planner, presented the item, noting its roots in a December 2023 directive to update the 2013 DDSMP for protected facilities.