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INDICATOR |
Percentage of arterial streets which have bike
lanes;
Total miles of bike paths, lanes and routes. |
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STATUS |
Poor |
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TREND |
Stable |
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DESCRIPTION |
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This indicator tracks the percentage of arterial
streets which have designated bike lanes and number of miles of bike paths in the
city. The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) conducted a
study
which found that separated bike paths like the South Bay Bicycle Path that runs along the beach in Santa Monica are generally perceived by the public to be "the safest bikeway facility," but concluded that despite that perception, separate bike paths do not promote commuter cycling.
The FHA study found that the public consider bike paths useful in facilitating RECREATIONAL, not COMMUTER biking. Evidently bike lanes within commuter arteries and not separate bike paths can potentially attract commute users. For this reason, the
city has identified a target of 35% of arterial streets to have bike lanes AND for there to be an increase in the number of bike paths.
To illuminate this discussion, please see the definition of Bike lanes, paths and routes in the section below.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY |
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There are 130
miles of arterial streets in Santa Monica. Bike
lanes are designated on 13 total miles of
roadway. Of these, 3.78 miles of designated bike
lanes are on arterial streets. That means less
than 3% of Santa Monica’s arterial streets have
bike lanes, a figure which falls short of the
city's 35% target for 2010. In addition to
designated bike lanes, there is one bike path
that is 3.11 miles long and 20 bike routes
covering 18.78 miles.
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HIGHLIGHTS |
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Bike Valet
Service at Pier Saturday Night Concert Series
and Sunday Farmers’ Market and other city events
parked over 16,000 bikes in 2007, getting cars
off the road and improving convenience of biking
around town. |
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SUPPORTING INFORMATION |
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Arterial Streets
(those that are designed
to provide a high degree of
mobility and
generally serve longer vehicle trips to,
from, and within urban areas) |
Bicycle
Traffic
Accommodation |
| San Vicente Boulevard |
Bike Lane |
| Wilshire Boulevard |
None |
| Santa Monica Boulevard |
None |
Colorado Avenue
(between Ocean Avenue and 26th Street) |
None |
Olympic Boulevard
(between 11th Street and the east edge of the city) |
None |
| Pico Boulevard |
None |
Ocean Park Boulevard
(between Neilson Way and the east edge of the city) |
Bike Lane |
| Pacific Coast Highway |
None |
Ocean Avenue/Nielson Way
(between California Avenue and the south edge of the
city) |
Bike Lane
(not as far the southern edge of the
city) |
4th Street
(Wilshire Boulevard to Pico) |
None |
Lincoln Boulevard
(Wilshire Boulevard to south edge of the city) |
None |
Cloverfield Boulevard
(from Santa Monica to Pico Boulevards) |
None |
26th Street
(from Wilshire to Cloverfield Boulevards) |
None |
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DEFINITIONS |
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Bike Lane:
A lane on the paved area of a road for preferential
use by
bicycles.
It is usually located along the edge of the paved
area or between the parking lane and the first motor
vehicle travel lane. It is identified by "Bike
Lane" or "Bike Route" guide signing, special lane
lines, and other pavement markings.
Bicycles
have exclusive use of a bike lane for longitudinal
travel, but must share the facility with motor
vehicles and pedestrians crossing it.
Bike Route:
A street identified as a
bicycle
facility by "Bike Route" guide signing only. They
differ from bike lanes in that they have no special
lane markings.
Bike Path:
A special pathway facility for the exclusive use of
bicycles
that is separated from motor vehicle facilities by
space or a physical barrier. It is identified with
"Bike Route" signs and also may have pavement
markings. |
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WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE? |
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● Preserve at least the current level of bike lanes along arterial routes.
● Try to increase the miles of bike lanes in the future.
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DATA SOURCES |
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View source material in Excel:
T4_BikeLanes.xls.
Email contact for data source inquires. |
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PRINTING TIPS
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Printing tips for MS Internet Explorer |
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LAST UPDATED
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August 2005 |
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CITATION |
www.smepd.org/scpr |
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