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Better bike paths, safer sidewalks, more green space coming to El Sereno — starting with Eastern Ave. makeover this fall

From LAist.com

By Fiona Ng

Starting this fall, a major thoroughfare of the Eastside community of El Sereno will get a makeover to bring better bike paths, safer sidewalks, more trees, and ways to reduce traffic speed on Eastern Ave. The project is one of three road improvement schemes in the works that could transform the face of this 4.1 sq mile neighborhood at the border of Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley.

All of that is thanks to the defunct 710 freeway extension project, which left hundreds of millions in unused funding.

“Most of the money is for the El Sereno area because that was where obviously the freeway was going to be,” said Nate Hayward, Deputy Chief of Staff for Councilmember Kevin de Leon who represents Council District 14 that encompasses the neighborhood. “So the thought was, let’s re-invest in infrastructure improvements for biking, walking, transit, etc, on the major corridors in El Sereno.”

The plan to overhaul the three arteries — Eastern Ave., along with Huntington Dr., and Valley Blvd. — started several years back. Community meetings on the projects have been held since 2021.

 

Photo by Dovile Ramoskaite on Unsplash

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Extending the Ballona Creek Bike Path – Sept 26

From CulverCityCrossRoads.com

A community engagement meeting on the extension of the Ballona Creek Bike Path will be held at the Culver City Senior Center on Sept. 26 from 7 to 9 pm.

The Ballona Creek Bike Path (Bike Path) currently runs from National Blvd at Syd Kronenthal Park in Culver City to the Santa Monica Bay. The “Streets for All” organization has proposed the Ballona Creek Bike Path Extension Project (Project) to extend the path. The Project would lengthen the Bike Path north-east of Syd Kronenthal Park to where Ballona Creek begins at Cochran Ave and Venice Blvd in the City of Los Angeles.

Approximately 30%, 0.8 miles, of the proposed extension would run through the City of Culver City across public land and private property owned by Red Car Properties and impact the public right of way in multiple locations. The extension would then continue into the City of Los Angeles for an addition 1.5 miles, crossing beneath the 1-10 Freeway along the way.

In addition to the pathway extension along Ballona Creek, the Project concept plans include a bridge over Ballona Creek at Smiley Dr, a freeway underpass, and street crossings at Washington Blvd, La Cienega Blvd, and Fairfax Blvd. The Project would also involve landscaping and beautification efforts along the route and could include creation of public green spaces and opportunities for art installations.

 

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Chandler Bicycle Connection

The Chandler Bicycle Connection will upgrade existing, 5’-wide bicycle lanes on Chandler Boulevard to protected bicycle lanes by adding physical barriers, such as bollards, in order to separate people traveling in the bike lane from moving vehicles. The goal of the project is to create a seamless, low-stress bicycle corridor for people of all ages and abilities by closing a current gap in the low-stress bikeway network between the existing Chandler Bikeway and the Orange Line Bike Path. (A low-stress bikeway is one that is comfortable for bicyclists of all ages and abilities, not just experienced riders.)

Once completed, the project will establish a continuous route of protected and off-street bikeways from Burbank to the Sepulveda Basin. The project right-of-way is exclusively located on-street and owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles. The project is consistent with the Mobility Plan, which designates Chandler Boulevard as a striped bike lane in the Tier 2 Bike Lane Network.

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