To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE A DESIGN MODIFICATION TO THE BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT, JOB NO 40510 TO REMOVE THE INSTALLATION OF CLASS III BIKE ROUTE MARKINGS ON CERTAIN STREETS INCLUDING THOSE WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF MORE THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR FROM THE PROJECT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SENATE BILL 1216 THAT TAKES EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 2025
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Council awarded the Bicycle Transportation Plan Project, Job No. 40510 (Project) on March 19, 2024, which intends to install Class 2 bicycle lanes and Class 3 bike routes to approximately 11 miles of City streets, furthering the implementation of the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan (Master Plan) within the City boundaries. The Project is currently underway, but recent developments have led staff to reconsider the appropriateness of Class 3 bike route installation on higher speed streets.
In September 2024, Senate Bill (SB) 1216 was signed into law prohibiting the installation of new bicycle sharrows on streets with posted speed limits above 30 miles per hour, except in a few specific cases. In response to the upcoming law change, and given evolving thinking on the appropriate placement of sharrows, staff believes it is in the City's best interest to delete the installation of sharrows on non-residential streets from the Project's scope of work.
Approximately 3.9 miles of Class 3 bike routes are intended for installation on streets with speed limits on corridors greater than 30 miles per hour with designed areas to be marked with sharrows. These street segments include approximately 2.5 miles on Prospect Avenue (Hermosa Boundary to PCH), 0.9 miles on Camino Real (Torrance Bl to City Boundary), and 0.1 mile on Catalina Avenue (Avenue H to Avenue I). There is also 0.6 miles on Palos Verdes Blvd that required a design change. While the speed limit in this section does not exceed 30 miles per hour, it featur...
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