To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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RECEIVE AND FILE A STATUS REPORT UPDATE ON THE CITY’S BICYCLE MASTER PLAN AND MICROMOBILITY NETWORK
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This status report is in response to Goal 3.3, Objective # 57 of the City’s Strategic Plan: Provide a progress report on Bicycle Master Plan implementation and continue to pursue collaboration with surrounding cities. This report provides an update to the implementation of the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan, adopted by the City in 2011. Staff last reported on this topic at the City Council meeting of December 2, 2025. The prior Administrative Report and associated attachments are included with this item.
This report integrates the most recent micromobility projects and initiatives in the City, which have been highlighted with the introduction of the Local Travel Network on City streets in the last several months. Micromobility is defined as transportation using lightweight devices such as bicycles, e-bikes, scooters, and golf cart-style neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV). The term and its associated infrastructure are intended to encompass the wide variety of existing and future mobility devices that have proliferated in the South Bay region. Advocates of micromobility site that 70% of trips in the South Bay are three miles or less <https://southbaycities.org/south-bay-cities-council-of-governments-board-passes-resolution-supporting-implementation-of-proposed-street-network-for-slow-speed-vehicles/>, making micromobility infrastructure an excellent option for mobility in and around the City.
DISCUSSION
Since the December 2025 report, several infrastructure improvements have been completed within the City’s adopted plans and policies to improve the micromobility (including cycling) experience. Two plans of particular interest to the public include the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan (SBBMP) and the South Bay Local Travel Network (LTN). In October 2025, 44%* of the City’s portion of the SBBMP was built. Additional background information, definitions, figures, and history on the City’s implementation of the SBBMP can be found in the attached Administrative Report. Since then, the City has built additional dedicated bikeways, improved existing bikeways/bike routes, and implemented its portion of the LTN (wayfinding signs and sharrows). An event to launch the LTN is scheduled for October 29, 2026 at 1pm at Dominguez Park.
Since the previous update, the City constructed 0.38 centerline miles of Class IV protected bicycle lanes on both sides of Palos Verdes Boulevard between PCH and S Irena Avenue. City staff assisted residents with adjusting to the new roadway configuration, which is expected to improve safety for all roadway users. As a side benefit, vehicular lanes were narrowed, which will reduce speeds and further discourage the use of this arterial as a truck route. The City will continue to monitor the area and make adjustments as needed, which is typical for all infrastructure projects. With this bike lane extension, dedicated bicycle lanes are now provided along the Palos Verdes Boulevard corridor between the eastern Torrance border and Palos Verdes Estates.
Additionally, the City extended the North Redondo Beach Bikeway (NRBB) 0.2 miles from Felton Lane to Inglewood Avenue. Although short in length, this critical extension enables further extensions to the Metro Active Transportation (MAT) corridor project. Furthermore, the City upgraded safety along the NRBB by installing asphalt speed humps on cross street approaches where feasible. This reduces cross traffic vehicular speeds at path crossings and therefore will also reduce the likelihood and severity of collisions between drivers and NRBB path users.
Residential Street Rehabilitation / Slurry Seal Projects (Ongoing)
In accordance with the City’s adopted Pavement Management Program, the City regularly rehabilitates or performs slurry seal maintenance on selected City streets. If micromobility improvements, or other approved projects, can also be implemented easily, the City performs these improvements at the same time to improve efficiency and decrease construction impacts. Recently completed improvements include:
• Previously approved traffic calming curb extensions along Emerald Street (two locations)
• Previously approved traffic calming reconfiguration and increased landscaping at Ripley/Perkins/Huntington
• Curb extensions and increased landscaping and trees at Ripley/Lilienthal in anticipation of the MAT corridor project
• Edge line traffic calming striping along Flagler Lane (LTN corridor)
• Edge line striping and pedestrian priority zone along Palm Lane
• High visibility crosswalks and green paint at select NRBB crossings
Currently, the City is designing the Metro Active Transportation (Redondo Beach Blvd.) and North Redondo Bike Path Extension (Inglewood Ave. portion) projects, as well as other projects to improve the cycling/micromobility experience. Below are status updates on all biking/micromobility-related projects in various stages of design, planning, and construction. The City created a comprehensive LTN and bicycle lane network map for public use that can be found at <https://www.redondo.org/biking>. The map also includes most of the City’s existing public bicycle racks and NEV/golf cart parking spaces.
South Bay Cities Local Travel Network (LTN)
The City recently installed wayfinding signage and sharrows for micromobility devices along designated streets to implement its portion of the LTN, which is analogous to Class III bicycle route networks found in many cities. The installed network identifies approximately 20 centerline miles of lower speed streets and protected crossings designed to be a comfortable option for micromobility devices. Adjustments will continue to be made based on inspections and feedback from the public as the project transitions to City responsibility.
The LTN is a network of streets well-suited for micromobility devices, although it does not prohibit users from using those devices on other streets as allowed by the California Vehicle Code. LTN streets connect local destinations by avoiding major streets with higher levels of traffic stress and only crosses major streets with stop signs or traffic signals. Although primarily geared to residents, the LTN is a broader South Bay project to ensure seamless travel across jurisdictional boundaries. Because 70% of trips in the South Bay are three miles or less, these are well-suited to be made by micromobility devices like golf carts and e-bikes.
This is evident by the hundreds of local students and families who bike to and from local schools each day, and the popularity of golf carts around the Beach Cities area. The City will continue to support and encourage the use of micromobility devices for local trips, as this eases pressure on roadway maintenance, parking demand, congestion, noise, and emissions. A supportive micromobility network also helps residents mitigate rising car ownership costs and provides a safer transportation option for older adults whose preferences are moving away from driving full-sized vehicles. The LTN is also consistent with other Council-adopted policies contained in the Climate Action Plan and Circulation Element.
Metro Active Transportation (MAT) - Redondo Beach Boulevard
The MAT project is currently at the 35-65% stage of design, where 35% design plans were provided to each relevant agency for review. Redondo Beach provided their 35% plan check comments in June 2026. At this time, the City prefers the use of extended concrete curb for bike lane protection and the limited use of flexible delineator posts to reduce maintenance and improve aesthetics. Although higher cost, the current project budget should be able to accommodate the City’s requirements.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, which is responsible for Redondo Beach Boulevard east of Prairie Avenue, is routing the plans through their various divisions and determining how to sequence the project with other planned work in the area. The Lawndale City Council discussed the project on October 5, 2026 working through the desired bikeway type balance with parking impacts.
Staff continues to work with public works personnel in Torrance to positively advance project implementation in our neighboring city. For the project within Torrance, Redondo and Torrance staff met in August and September 2026 to determine what a feasible project could look like. Torrance is currently willing to accommodate the MAT project (mostly Class II bike lanes) as long as parking loss is minimal, lane widths are maintained, and green conflict striping is minimized. Torrance expects the project improvement in their city to require commission and/or council approvals. The project team will address all agency comments when preparing 65% design plans, since no further significant changes are intended after the current round of comments.
The Redondo Beach City Council has already approved the 15% design plans, lane configurations, and parking impacts, and basic project features in the City have not changed since then. Because multiple rounds of community outreach, surveys, and meetings have already occurred in Redondo Beach since 2022, staff anticipates next bringing this project to the City Council for consideration of approval of final plans and specifications, unless otherwise directed.
Riviera Village Multimodal Enhancements
The October 6, 2026 <https://redondo.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8259935&GUID=23BD0DB7-216B-42B1-8347-AA9D76AE1AC8&Options=&Search=> City Council meeting included a Consent Calendar item approving a professional services design contract in order to begin the Riviera Village Multimodal Enhancements Project. The project is intended to address and improve the micromobility experience and overall streetscape for South Catalina Avenue between Palos Verdes Blvd. and Avenue I and the surrounding area. More information on that project can be found in the associated administrative report.
2819 182nd Street Westbound Protected Bike Lane (Conditions of Approval)
The City recently administratively reviewed a 158-unit residential development at the northwest corner of 182nd Street and Kingsdale Avenue. As part of the project’s traffic study assumptions, and in order to reduce the project’s effects on vehicular trips, the Public Works Engineering Services Division recommended a condition on the project to include rehabilitation of its frontage along westbound 182nd Street (eastbound lanes are in Torrance) and provide a westbound protected bike lane between Kingsdale Avenue and Inglewood Avenue. Currently, the 20-foot wide lane along westbound 182nd Street is a single travel lane with no parking permitted, which would comfortably allow both a protected bike lane and a vehicle travel lane. Providing a protected westbound bike lane would improve connections between the project and Washington Elementary and Adams Middle school entrances, located about 0.5 miles west of the project. This would reduce vehicular trips and congestion during the busiest times of the day and meet expected biking demand. The City is currently designing upgrades at the Inglewood/182nd Street traffic signal to add the missing fourth crosswalk that would serve as the direct walking route to/from school for this project.
Redondo Beach/Vail Avenue Bike/Ped Improvements
The City was recently awarded Measure M grant funds to improve first/last mile connections between the Redondo Beach K Line Station, North Redondo residential neighborhoods to the south, and industrial areas between. The City released a request for proposals (RFP) for design services for the Redondo Beach Ave/Vail Ave corridor and is currently reviewing proposals. The design effort will include community outreach and consideration for micromobility among the industrial businesses along the Redondo Beach Avenue corridor and neighborhood input for the portion of the project south of Manhattan Beach Blvd along Vail. The project aims to improve the avenues to better serve industrial tenants and residents, improve intersection geometrics at Manhattan Beach Boulevard, increase on-street parking for area employees, provide a low-stress walking and biking route along Vail Avenue that includes new area landscape enhancements, and replace an antiquated traffic signal at Space Park Drive.
Diamond Street/RUHS Access and Safety Improvements
This project began in 2024 as an effort to improve safety and access on Diamond Street in the RUHS area. Multiple stakeholder engagements were performed, which culminated in a presentation of a conceptual design plan for protected bike lanes and improved bike access on Diamond Street. The project is currently paused at 60% design due to higher than anticipated costs and is being reviewed for funding through a Safe Streets for All federal grant application. The City expects to hear the results of its grant application by the end of 2026 and will restart the design process with potential changes based on public input and grant requirements.
Grant Avenue Resurfacing
Since 2025, the City resurfaced two blocks of Grant Avenue as part of a multi-phase project to fully resurface Grant between Aviation and Inglewood. As part of this resurfacing, the street was progressively restriped to narrow vehicular lanes, which reduces speeds and improves safety. The excess width was allocated to newly widened and buffered bicycle lanes, which improve safety by decreasing the probability of door-zone conflicts between the bike lane and parking lane. The restriping also improves visibility for residents exiting driveways, as vehicular lanes are now located further from driveways.
Inglewood/Grant SE Corner Mobility Hub
The current site is slated to become the temporary Fire Station 2 as part of Measure FP. After the completion of the reconstructed FS2 on Grant Avenue, the temporary site will vacate the southeast corner of Inglewood and Grant and be converted to a landscaped mobility hub with native plantings. This timing should line up appropriately with full plan development of the MAT (Redondo Beach Blvd. corridor) project. The project’s design is currently held at the 90% stage so that designs and cost estimates can be completed once the future FS2 nears completion.
Harbor Drive Slurry Seal
Harbor Drive is due for slurry seal maintenance, which will require restriping the roadway surface after the slurry seal is applied. The maintenance project will include the existing two-way Class IV cycle track, where staff will update the striping to current standards and best practices.
Bicycle Racks
In 2025, the City restarted the installation of new bicycle racks near popular commercial and recreational destinations and based on constituent requests. Funding for bicycle racks comes from the City’s Bicycle Transportation Plan Implementation CIP project. Bicycle racks are now installed per industry best practices to ensure maximum accessibility and usability while maintaining adequate clearances for other uses. Historically, bike racks were only installed along the coastal areas of Redondo Beach, including Los Angeles County-maintained racks at the beach level. Staff installed additional racks in the coastal area as-needed, but focused the most recent installations further inland at parks, on Artesia Boulevard, and commercial/industrial areas along Inglewood Avenue, 182nd Street, and Redondo Beach Avenue. Most of the City’s public bicycle racks can be found on the City’s micromobility network map, which is periodically updated. Recently, the City provided a letter of support to the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) on their grant application to study improved micromobility parking across the South Bay.
2025 Fatal/Seriously Injured Collisions / Citywide Safety Action Plan
On an overall level, City staff would like to note that the City experienced zero roadway-related fatalities in 2025 and 2026 up to the drafting of this report. This is down from three fatalities in 2024, and a range of 2-5 fatalities per year between 2015 and 2019. The City experienced 19 roadway-related serious injuries in 2025, which remains elevated compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine of those crashes involved vulnerable roadway users, such as cyclists and pedestrians. The most common time for those crashes to occur were during evening hours. While the City has been fortunate enough to experience fewer roadway fatalities in the most recent years, the number and trajectory of serious injuries is consistent with trends in other cities.
To address reported and alleged traffic safety issues, the City applied for Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Federal grant monies under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to produce a Citywide Safety Action Plan (CSAP). This would be the first roadway safety plan for Redondo Beach, and the first major transportation plan undertaking since the 2011 SBBMP. Creating a CSAP will unlock access to multiple traffic safety grant funds administered at the State level. The City will hear the results of the grant application by the end of 2026.
Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the status update regarding the City’s Bicycle Master Plan and Micromobility Network.
COORDINATION
This report was prepared by the Public Works Department.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the preparation of this report. Funding for the projects noted above is included in the City’s Capital Improvement Program Budget.
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
• Administrative Report - City Council Status Report on the City’s Micromobility Network, December 2, 2025
• Flyer - Local Travel Network Launch Event for October 29, 2026