11-04-2022, Council President and Metro Board Member Paul Krekorian, State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, LADOT General Manager Connie Llanos, and LA Metro Sr. Executive Officer Holly Rockwell at Press Conference to announce full funding and the opening of the next phase in completing the cyclists’ highway from Burbank to the West Valley.
For years, cyclists have called for an East-West bikeway across the San Fernando Valley.
The long-awaited closure of a three-mile gap in the Chandler Boulevard Bikeway will soon be a reality. Protected bike lanes will be added to the three miles between Vineland Ave. and Leghorn Ave (west of Coldwater Canyon Ave.), completing a 21-mile “cyclists’ highway” running across the San Fernando Valley, from Mariposa St. in Burbank to Lassen St. in Chatsworth.
Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian and State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian joined LADOT General Manager Connie Llanos, Metro Sr. Executive Officer Holly Rockwell, and NoHo Neighborhood Council Vice President James Askew at the North Hollywood Park Recreation Center on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the full funding of the project and the beginning of the next phase of its development.
“This corridor will become the backbone of our bicycle infrastructure for the whole Valley, linking neighborhoods from east to west, and connecting with our existing Metro bus and rail lines. North Hollywood will also be getting its own Dash bus line by the end of the year, making it easier than ever to get around North Hollywood,” said Council President Krekorian, who is also the Valley’s representative on the Metro board.
“The unification of the Chandler Bike Path is a long time coming and I’m grateful to all of the partners who came together to make it possible. With the funding secured in this state budget, the bike path will more effectively and safely serve the entire region,” said State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian.
The $1.9 million in State funds secured by Assemblymember Nazarian supplements $3.2 million from the federal Congestion Management and Air Quality grant fund obtained through Metro, and approximately $800,000 in City matches.
“Metro is proud to contribute funding for this vital bikeway project that will make it safer for San Fernando Valley bicyclists to ride to and from the G Line in North Hollywood,” said Glendale City Council Member and Metro Board Chair Ara J. Najarian. “We also applaud new state funding that will help make this project a reality and bring better first/last mile connections to link with Metro’s expanding transit system.”