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County updates bike master plan; board directs ordinance approach, prioritization and public portal
Summary
Public Works outlined the Bicycle Master Plan update timeline and feasibility work; the board directed staff to craft ordinance options and a public portal to accelerate implementation.
Lede: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works updated the Board of Supervisors on its Bicycle Master Plan update and Vision Zero implementation on June 3, and supervisors directed staff to develop a policy approach to accelerate installation of mobility and safety improvements as part of pavement preservation projects.
Nut graf: Public Works reported extensive outreach, a revised prioritization approach (safety, equity, connectivity), and a high‑level feasibility review. The department recommended flexibility in an ordinance so that mobility elements are advanced when practical; Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s motion asking counsel to draft ordinance options and a public data portal was approved.
Body: Principal engineer Matthew Dubiel summarized the update and timetable: a draft plan is expected late in 2025 and a final plan with a programmatic EIR in late 2026. The update will reassess planned and unbuilt bikeways from the 2012 plan, prioritize corridors by safety, equity and connectivity, and produce a feasibility analysis that flags right‑of‑way or parking constraints.
Dubiel told the board that 78% of the 2012 plan remains unbuilt and that completing the originally envisioned network would require about $1.5 billion. Public Works recommended that multi‑benefit projects—where pavement rehabilitation or reconstruction is already planned—be the primary vehicle for implementing protected bike lanes and Vision Zero elements, and that flexibility be built into any ordinance to account for infeasibility or dedicated funding constraints.
Supervisor Horvath said the motion is intended to accelerate work and build accountability, including a publicly accessible data portal to track delivery. Public Works said it will seek additional planning staff and develop a corridor‑by‑corridor feasibility analysis; the board and staff discussed use of Olympics and other event planning funds to create legacy multimodal corridors.
Ending: The board approved the motion to pursue a legal and policy framework (including ordinance options) to require consideration—when feasible—of bike and Vision Zero elements during pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction projects; staff will return with a data portal and quarterly updates.
