Broadway & 3rd Street Separated Bikeways (Cycle Track), Long Beach, California
Broadway and Third Street forms a one-way couplet providing important access from the downtown core of Long Beach to the I-710 Freeway. The City retained KOA to develop a protected bikeway facility, also known in Europe as a cycle track, to provide an enhanced facility for bicyclists accessing the downtown area. The protected bikeway shifts parking away from the curb line and provides a bikeway located between parked vehicles and the left-side curb. Special left-turn signals are provided to reduce conflicts between left-turn vehicles and the bikeway and adjacent crosswalk. The project required approval by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for use of bicycle signal indications and green pavement paint in certain conflict zones. The grand opening of the project was held on April 23, 2011.
APWA 2011 Project of the Year