Take a bicycle tour of Orange and Blue Line stations

Valley bicyclists: Want better walk-bike-rail connections in your 'hood? Then join the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition and Metro for a bike or walk tour and weigh in on a plan to improve bike and walk access to the Van Nuys Metro Orange Line Station.

When: Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where:  Marvin Braude Constituent Services Center, Conference Room 1A., 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys
Cost: Free, with a free lunch if you RSVP to Dorothy Le at Dorothy@la-bike.org or (213) 629-2142.

According to Metro, this bike-walk deal is "part of a comprehensive study of existing conditions and recommendations for improvements at transit hubs across the Los Angeles County." The Saturday tour is just the first of five. The next four will all focus on Blue Line stations:

• Metro Blue Line Compton Station, Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Metro Blue Line Florence Station, Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Metro Blue Line Rosa Parks Station, Saturday, July 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Metro Blue Line Vernon Station, Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Put them in your calendars. Wondering what happens after you put in your two cents? The findings from the tours -- which are part of a study funded by a Caltrans Environmental Justice Planning Grant -- will be put together into a final report of recommendations, scheduled to be completed this fall. That report, in turn, "can be used by cities to apply for grant funds to improve access to the stations," according to Metro.

Yes, that means that Metro's using a grant to do a study to apply for more grants; actually bringing about the recommended changes that come out of these bike-walk tours will be contingent on whether or not we get these future grants...

Find out more about Metro Bikeway Planning here.

Photo by Frederick Dennstedt via Flickr

Comments

[Dorothy Le]

thanks for posting up. you should join me tomorrow and the other ones too.

[Nancy]

Dangit, just saw this. Is there anything we can do to voice our need for bike paths in the Valley if we missed the event? Thanks.