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Bike Month May 2012
The City of Glendale is celebrating National Bike Month in May 2012. During this month, we continue to encourage residents, businesses and visitors to consider using a bicycle for their travel needs. Riding a bicycle is fun, healthy and good for the environment. On May 17, 2012 the City will be hosting a Bike to Work Day pit stop at the Civic Center and co-hosting a pit stop at Flower and Sonora with Walk Bike Glendale, the regional chapter of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. In addition, we have partnered with Walk Bike Glendale on the first Montrose History Bike Ride scheduled for May 12, 2012.
The pit stop locations will have refreshments and other giveaways for all bicyclists. There will be other pit stops in the City of Glendale such as the one being hosted by Glendale Community College. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACTMA) is supporting bicycling through their Bike Week LA 2012 Campaign. For further information on their campaign, visit
www.metro.net/bikes/bike-week/.
Honolulu Avenue Redesign “Road Diet”
In anticipation of the Bikeway Transportation Plan’s inclusion of road diets as a means to provide designated bike lanes on certain roadways in Glendale, the City Council directed the Director of Public Works on January 31, 2012, to conduct a road diet test case on Honolulu Avenue between Orangedale Avenue and (approximately) Whiting Woods Road. This test case will provide the city with information to be used when considering other roadways in Glendale for road diets.
For further information on the Honolulu Avenue Redesign “Road Diet” please visit: www.HonoluluRoadDiet.com
Bicycle Racks Installed – Montrose
The Montrose Shopping Park Association approached the City about installing bicycle racks in the area. The merchants were very interested in enhancing bicycle parking for visitors to their businesses. Approximately 55 racks were installed. 
Updated Final Draft Glendale Bicycle Transportation Plan – May 2012
The comprehensive Final Draft Glendale Bicycle Transportation Plan (Bicycle Master Plan) dated May 2012 is now available for review and comment. A link to the Plan is found at the top of this page. This comprehensive final draft includes the existing and proposed routes as well as data, input received to date of publish and recommendations for bicycle facility enhancements and education. There is still time to comment on this Plan. Residents, visitors and the business community are invited to provide comments via the website, telephone (818)548-3960 and comment cards found at public counters and local bicycle shops.
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Your comments are important to the success of the Glendale Bicycle Master Plan (BMP):
The BAC and consultant will look at a bikeway network that serves:
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is the lead entity in our region to support bicycle facilities and improvements. The MTA is a funding source for local jurisdictions and has grant programs that come available. One of the requirements to qualify for a bicycle facility grant is for the local jurisdiction to have a Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP) that has been approved by the City Council and updated every three years.
Additional benefits of a BTP include the enhancement of bicycle facilities that benefit commuters and recreational riders once recommendations receive funding for implementation. A BTP encompasses a variety of enhancement options. Jurisdictions must evaluate the options and match them to available resources. It can take several years for all enhancements to be implemented. In Glendale, we are already evaluating options as we implement our scheduled street improvement projects. Some enhancements may take place prior to the conclusion of the BTP.
One of the first steps the City has taken to update the Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP) is to develop a Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC). The BAC is comprised of City staff from various Departments including Public Works, Community Development, Community Services, Police and members of the Transportation & Parking and Planning Commissions. In addition, community stakeholders comprised of representatives from Bicycle Clubs, the Homeowner Groups, Glendale Unified School District, the Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition and Glendale Community College has all been invited to participate.