Cordova Street

Eyes on the Street: Pasadena’s New Cordova Street Bike Lanes

From LA.Streetsblog.org

By Joe Linton

The city of Pasadena recently installed new bike lanes on Cordova Street. Pasadena’s 1.5-mile long Cordova Street Complete Streets Project includes about 0.9 mile of new bike lanes from Lake Avenue to Arroyo Parkway where Cordova ends – about a block from Metro’s Del Mar A (former Gold) Line Station. Space for the new bike lanes was freed up by reducing the number of car lanes, called a road diet.

The $2.7 million Cordova project also features road resurfacing, curb extensions at eight intersections, five new traffic signals, zebra crosswalks, sidewalk and ramp repair/replacement, and more.

The unprotected Cordova bike lanes are not quite as high quality a facility as Pasadena’s recently completed two-way protected Union Street bikeway; the Cordova lanes are unprotected, with a buffer throughout and green pavement at conflict zones, including through intersections. With green paint, buffers, smooth pavement, and fewer car lanes to contend with, the Cordova lanes are about as nice as unprotected bike lanes get.

Pasadena City’s map of its Cordova Street Complete Streets Project

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Cordova Street Enhancements

From CityOfPasadena.net

The City of Pasadena seeks to provide mobility choices for all residents. The Cordova Street Enhancement project creates a complete street environment, improving safety and accessibility along Cordova Street with buffered Class II bike lanes, bicycle detection, pedestrian ADA accessibility upgrades, curb extensions, and incorporating sustainable water quality improvements.

The project advances the City of Pasadena’s Mobility Element objectives that “Streets should reflect neighborhood character and accommodate all users; streets should accommodate all users such as pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit, skateboarders and scooters; Streets should reflect individual neighborhood character and needs, and support healthy activities such as walking and bicycling; and design streets to achieve safe interaction for all modes of travel particularly for pedestrians and bicycle users.”

Project provides for 1.5 miles of complete street elements including Class II bicycle lane and bike detection on Cordova Street from Hill Avenue to Arroyo Parkway

  • Installation of curb extensions at eight intersections
  • Replacement of over 50 non-compliant curb ramps
  • Replacement of sidewalk, curb and gutter, and driveway approach
  • Pavement resurfacing
  • Parkway landscaping and irrigation
  • Enhanced striping and signing at crosswalk and travel lanes
  • New traffic signals at five intersections
  • Signal modifications at nine intersections
  • Video detection system upgrades for a bicycle detection feature

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