At its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, the Metro board of directors is expected to vote on final approvals for the 2017 Metro Bike Share expansion. In October 2016, the Metro board approved funding for bike-share expansion in three locations: Pasadena, Venice, and the Port of Los Angeles.
The latest staff report (in attachments A and B) lists the tentative locations for each area:
Pasadena - tentative locations:
- Huntington Hospital
- Marengo Ave. at Green Street
- Colorado Blvd at Garfield Ave (Paseo Colorado)
- Garfield Ave at Holly Street
- Pasadena Library at Walnut
- Orange Grove Blvd at Walnut Street
- Fair Oaks Ave at Peoria Street
- E Union Street at Lake Ave
- Lake Ave at Del Mar Blvd
- Lake Ave at California Blvd
- Chester Ave at Cordova Ave
- Colorado Blvd at Bonnie Ave
- Raymond Ave at Fillmore Street
- MTA ROW at Holly Street
- Lake Ave at Maple Ave
- Allen Ave at Corson Street
- Raymond Ave at Del Mar Blvd
- Green St at Hill Ave
- Pasadena Ave at Dayton Street
- Oakland Ave at Union Street
- Lake Ave at Merrett Drive
- Madison Ave at Green Street
- Wilson Ave at San Pasqual Street
- Oak Knoll Ave at Colorado Blvd
- Wilson Ave at Colorado Blvd
- MTA ROW at Colorado Blvd
- Fair Oaks Ave at Mountain Street
- Lake Ave at Cordova Street
- Mercantile Alley
- Bellevue at Arroyo Parkway
- Cordova Street at Los Robles Ave
- Rose Bowl
- Caltech East
Venice - tentative locations:
- Venice Blvd at Abbott Kinney Blvd
- Venice Blvd at Pisani Place
- Abott Kinney Blvd at California Ave
- Abott Kinney Blvd at Cadiz Ct
- Abott Kinney Blvd at Westminister Ave
- Washington Blvd at Pacific Ave
- Washington Blvd at Strongs Ave
- Washington Blvd at Dell Ave
- Washington Blvd at Abbot Kinney Blvd
- Venice Blvd At Walgrove Ave
- Venice Blvd At Lincoln Blvd
- California Ave at Lincoln Blvd
- Rose Ave at 7th Ave
- Rose Ave at Rennie Ave
- Rose Ave at Main Street
- Ocean Front Walk at N. Venice Blvd
- N Venice Blvd at Pacific Ave
- Windward Ave at Windward Circle
- Main Street at Winward Circle
- 7th Ave at San Juan Ave
- Ocean Front Walk at Navy Street
- Downtown Santa Monica Expo Line Station
- 17th Street SMC Expo Line Station
Port of Los Angeles - tentative locations:
- Swinford Street and N Front Street
- Catalina Express site
- USS Iowa
- 6th Street and Sampson Way
- Crafted at 22nd Street
- Ports O'Call at Nagoya Way
- Doubletree Hotel via Cabrillo-Marina/Doubletree driveway
- Cabrillo Beach
- Wilmington Waterfront Park (West)
- Wilmington Waterfront Park (East)
- Banning Landing: S Avalon Blvd and Water Street
This week's anticipated approval consists of several interrelated actions:
- Finding that this bike-share expansion qualifies for a categorical exemption under CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) law
- Finding that this bike-share expansion does not violate federal civil rights law
- Reclassifying already-approved pre-launch related costs (which increases the overall life-of-project budget)
At last week's committee meetings, approval of this item was uncontroversial. Boardmember and Glendale City Councilmember Ara Najarian requested assurance that this approval does not allocate any additional funding. It does not. Boardmember and L.A. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian inquired as to Metro's plans for 2018 expansion, specifically expressing his interest in expansion to the San Fernando Valley, which he represents. Metro staff responded that they are currently reviewing possible 2018 expansions and anticipate bringing proposals to the board this fall.
If approved tomorrow, bikes should be on the ground this summer.
