To: PUBLIC WORKS, SAFETY, AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
From: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
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UPDATE AND FINAL DESIGN FOR PALOS VERDES BOULEVARD PROTECTED BIKE LANES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff has been working on designing and funding the proposed protected (Class IV) bicycle lanes on Palos Verdes Boulevard (PVB) between Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and S Irena Avenue. City Council directed staff to study its feasibility at the December 3, 2024 meeting. Staff analyzed the feasibility and the proposed design to remove street parking on PVB between PCH and S Irena allowing for the installation of protected bicycle lanes and presented findings at the January 27, 2025 Public Works and Sustainability Commission (PWSC) meeting. Noticing of that meeting was provided to the District 1 Councilmember and all addresses within 200 feet of the PVB corridor between PCH and Prospect. Because parking utilization is very low along PVB, the PWSC recommended the City Council approve design and construction of protected bicycle lanes. This work was authorized in the FY 25-26 budget. After funding became available in the City's Bicycle Transportation Plan CIP project, the City's consultant prepared design plans. At this time, final design has been completed, and the City is seeking input from the public and the PWSC before bringing the design plans to City Council for final approval as part of a slurry seal of PVB.
BACKGROUND
The January 2025 PWSC administrative report documents the background, analyses, and parking study to determine the feasibility of installing protected bicycle lanes on PVB between PCH and S Irena Avenue (Attachment 1). Public comment was unanimously in favor of these bicycle facilities on PVB. The PWSC voted unanimously in favor of designing and constructing Class IV protected bicycle lanes. Existing Class II striped bicycle lanes are provided on PVB between S Irena and the eastern City border with Torrance.
Since then, as fund...
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