Northridge is Getting the First Protected Bike Lanes in LA

Scoping .@LAGreatStreets + @mitch_englander upgrades to #Reseda- incl crosswalks, sidewalk decor and... #cycletrack!! pic.twitter.com/3oEbImxuEp

— LADOT Bike Program (@LADOTBikeProg) April 2, 2015

Mayor Garcetti announced last summer that the stretch of Reseda Boulevard between Parthenia and Plummer Streets in Northridge would be getting a spruced up and made people-friendlier as one of the first 15 projects in his Great Streets Program, but now that the makeover is finally in process, some exciting surprised have been revealed: when all the upgrades are finished here, Reseda will have Los Angeles's first parking-protected bike lanes (in which parked cars act as a buffer between the car and bike lanes), Streetsblog reports.

Work's underway this week on the safer bike lanes, according to a tweet from Great Streets, as well as on the rest of the makeover, which includes a funky sidewalk and, eventually, street furniture. Thanks to some good timing, the street was resurfaced before any of these upgrades got going, so the bike lanes are going down on a clean slate.

Sneak a peek at the amazing work @Mas4LA is doing to transform the Reseda Bl #lagreatstreet. pic.twitter.com/OLZl9nyKjW

— Great Streets (@LAGreatStreets) April 1, 2015

· Englander Touts Reseda Great Street Upgrade, Includes Protected Bike Lanes [Streetsblog LA]
· The First 15 LA Streets Getting Big Great Streets Makeovers [Curbed LA]
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