Metro Orange Line bicycle path
The Metro Orange Line bicycle path is a mixed Class I bike path and Class II bike lane that parallels the Orange Line dedicated rapid busway of the Los Angeles County Metro Liner system, across the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, Southern California.
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[edit] Route
The bicycle path route (and separated walking path) starts at Chandler Boulevard and the North Hollywood Metro station in the east valley, and runs westward passing by all the Orange Line stations. It is a Class II bike lane until between Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Fulton Avenue, where it becomes a Class I bike path. It makes its way westward paralleling and set back from Chandler Boulevard, Oxnard Street, Topham, and Victory Boulevard, to reach the Canoga Station at Canoga Avenue, where it currently terminates.[1]
[edit] Entry points and parking
Being adjacent to an MTA busway, there are numerous parking areas. There is off-street parking at the following Metro stations: North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Sepulveda, Balboa, Reseda, Pierce College (Winnetka Ave.), and Canoga. Some of the Metro stations provide bike lockers and/or racks.[2] Entry points are at every major street along the path.
[edit] Intersections
Along the path there are frequent intersections that can be difficult for cyclists to navigate. The crossing buttons are not adjacent to the curb cuts. Many of the curb cuts run diagonal to the path of travel which slows cyclists as they approach the intersection forcing them to acknowledge the signal and be aware of red-light violators.
[edit] Route extension
A 4 miles (6.4 km) Orange Line extension, including a Class I bikeway, is now under construction from the Canoga Station north to the Chatsworth Metrolink Station.[3] The expansion will cost $135 million and completion is expected in summer 2012.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ LAbikepaths.com: Orange Line . accessed 8/28/2010
- ^ O.L. stations/features . accessed 1.2.2012
- ^ LA Metro: Orange Line — Chatsworth Extension project website . accessed 1.2.2012
- ^ LA Times – "MTA to Run Orange Line Busway to Chatsworth"; & LAT: Orange Line bikepath extension diagram
[edit] External links
- L.A. Metro: MAP of the Orange Line Bicycle Path
- LA Bikepaths: Orange Line bikepath
- LA Metro: Orange Line map and stations - transit map, and station addresses and features (ie: bike lockers)
- LA Metro: Orange Line Timetable - schedules
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