TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works
Joe Parco, City Engineer
Erik Zandvliet, City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Approve a Cooperative Agreement with the City of El Segundo for the Construction of the Westbound Rosecrans Bikeway (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Cooperative Agreement with the City of El Segundo for the construction of the westbound Rosecrans Bikeway.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds are available in a previously approved capital improvement project to fully fund this project. Total costs are not expected to exceed $150,000.
BACKGROUND:
Rosecrans Avenue is an east-west major arterial highway as designated in the General Plan. The 2005 Citywide Bikeway Plan and South Bay Bicycle Master Plan both show planned Class II bike lanes on Rosecrans Avenue between Highland Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. Bike lanes are consistent with current General Plan Goals and Policies as well as Mobility Plan objectives. The City Traffic Engineer has prepared a Bike Lane Concept Sketch which details the proposed bike lane and possible connections to other facilities (Attachment 1). To the west of Highland Avenue, Rosecrans Avenue narrows from 84 feet in width to 40 feet wide. While this is not wide enough for bike lanes, it could be designated as a Class III bike route, with a connection to The Strand Bike Path via Manhattan Avenue and 36th Street.
Rosecrans Avenue has two to three lanes in the westbound direction and two lanes in the eastbound direction. It carries approximately 19,400 vehicles per day and has a posted speed limit of 35 mph (eastbound) and 45 mph (westbound). The adjacent land use is the Chevron refinery and retail commercial on the north side and is primarily residen...
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