Bringing Complete Streets to Venice
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The Main Street Bike Lane Project
LADOT Bike Program
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Lanes• Adds bike lanes in each
direction• 1 lane in each direction• 1 two-way left turn lane• Maintains parking lane
Safer street for all road users• Safer for drivers• Safer for bicyclists• Safer for pedestrians
Current Proposed
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Main Street from Windward Circle to Santa Monica City Limits
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Continues bike lanes on Main Street in Santa Monica• Removes bottleneck at
Santa Monica City Limits
• Extends existing bike lanes on Main Street in Santa Monica
• Maintains all existing parking
Main St. near Civic Center in Santa Monica
Main St. between Hill St. and Ashland Ave.
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Improves driver safety• Allows left-hand turns
Improves flow of traffic• Reduces crash frequency 29% per mile
FHWA Highway Safety Information System 2009 study• Better access to businesses along Main Street• Helps prevent 3 types of car accidents
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Pedestrian Safety• Slower cars• Less vehicle conflict• Improves visibility
Bicycle Safety• Dedicated bike
lanes• Encourages
bicycling
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Improves existing bike network• Santa Monica bike
network Main St, Ocean Ave,
Broadway, etc.• Sharrows on Abbot
Kinney & Venice Blvd bike lanes
• Proposed bike lanes on Rose Ave
• Provides better access to beach bike path
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Approximately 700 cyclists in 6 hours
on a Saturday in January
Many destinations on Main St.• Retail• Schools• Sr. Center• Dog Park
Why it’s needed
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No good north south alternatives for cyclists
The Main Street Road Diet
Why it’s needed
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Bike lanes offer more ways to get around
Trips by bike mean easier parking• Bikes easy to park• Less demand for
parking spaces
The Main Street Road Diet
Community benefits
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More pedestrians and cyclists = more customers
Less demand for parking spaces
Calmer traffic = better business visibility
The Main Street Road Diet
Benefits for businesses
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More safety for all Improves visibility More ways to get around Consistent traffic flow
between LA and S.M. Good for businesses No loss of street parking Benefits are present 24-7
The Main Street Road Diet
Key benefits
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For more information:• http//www.bicyclela.org• LADOT Bike Blog• http://www.ladotbikeblog.wordpress.com• LA-BIKE.ORG