Outline of proposed changes to city roads for bike lanes

Here is an overview (which I should have done long ago) of the proposed changes to Monrovia's road system under the proposed bicycle safety plan. The most dramatic changes would be to add physically separated bikeways along Foothill and Huntington, from Arcadia to Duarte, and on Myrtle from Walnut to the south city border.

The city is proposing four classes of bikeways:

• Class 1 (green) - A completely physically separated path for use by bicyclists and pedestrians.
• Class 2 (purple) - A painted bike lane.
• Class 3 (gold) - Markings indicating cars and bikes share the same space.
• Class 4 (blue) - Separated bike lanes using physical barriers between cars and bikes.

Classes 1 and 4 offer the most dramatic changes, so I'm outlining them here.

Class 1
Central Avenue between Magnolia Ave and Shamrock Ave
Evergreen Ave between Magnolia Ave and Shamrock Ave
Primrose Ave between Palm Ave and Central Ave
Magnolia Ave between Central Ave and Duarte Rd
Primrose Ave between Palm Ave and Central Ave
Trail between Canyon Blvd and Lemon Ave
Valley Circle between Benrud St and California Ave

Class 4

Foothill Blvd Fifth Ave and Mountain Ave
Huntington Dr Fifth Ave and Mountain Ave
Peck Rd Live Oak Ave and south city limit
Mayflower Ave Colorado Blvd and Duarte Rd
Myrtle Ave Walnut Ave and Central Ave
Myrtle Ave Evergreen Ave and south city limit

See the report here for more information. For details on the proposed bike paths scroll to pages 124 and following.

- Brad Haugaard