City Council Approves Draft Bicycle Master Plan!

The Glendale city council voted on the draft bicycle master plan Tuesday and it's moving forward!  Fantastic news.

From the Glendale News-Press:

The first of its kind in 15 years, Glendale’s new draft Bicycle Transportation Plan includes recommendations for new bike lanes and routes, coloring in some lanes, adding more shared lane markings — known as sharrows — and even slimming down some roads to make way for dedicated bicycle lanes. 
“I think there are many, many reasons to do this and very few reasons not to,” said Mayor Laura Friedman during the special City Council meeting. 

A HUGE THANK YOU to Mayor Laura Friedman, who has been incredibly supportive from day one, and the rest of the council (except Weaver).  Laura even organized and led the first ever Glendale "Mayor's Ride" in September.  Check out photos from that ride on my Flickr.

Mayor Friedman with Glendale police officers Josh Luna and Sue Shine. [photo by Martin Orozco]


If you are interested in these issues, I highly recommend you follow local advocates Walk Bike Glendale to stay up to date:

• Walk Bike Glendale on Facebook
• Walk Bike Glendale Website

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Important: City Council Reviewing Bicycle Plan*

From Walk Bike Glendale: 

"The City Council is reviewing the proposed Bicycle Transportation Plan in a special study session on Tuesday, March 27 at 3:00 PM.  The meeting will be held at City Hall Council Chambers at 613 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA.  It is CRITICAL that community members share comments that support progressive bike friendly treatments. Biking is on the rise in all the major cities but the Glendale’s City Council must see support from the community to make it happen here."

If you can't make it to the council meeting tomorrow night, at the very least, please send an e-mail to the council ASAP expressing support for bike-related projects in Glendale.

Council e-mails and information are here: 

• Walk Bike Glendale: Important Upcoming Meetings

The photo on the cover of the Bike Transportation Plan is of this huge group of riders on Glenoaks that I took as I was leading the last Glendale History Ride. Love this photo.

*Update: Yay, they passed it!

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