G Line Bikeway Explained

G Line Bikeway
Photo Size:220px
Established:2005
Completed:2012
Length Mi:17.9
Location:Los Angeles County, California, United States
Trailheads:West:
34.2529°N -118.5989°W
East: North Hollywood
34.1689°N -118.3771°W
Use:Active transportation, road biking, walking, dogs on leash
Difficulty:Easy
Surface:asphalt, concrete
Row: G Line
Maintainer:Metro

The G Line Bikeway is a cycle route in Los Angeles County, California, that runs for 17.9miles from Chatsworth, through Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area to to Valley Glen.[1] [2] [3] It runs alongside the G Line bus rapid transit route, sharing a dedicated right-of-way with it.[4] [5]

The section from Chatsworth station to just east of Valley College station is Class I off-street bike path. The section beginning between Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Fulton Avenue and continuing to North Hollywood station on the easton Chandler Boulevard is Class II on-street bike lane.[6]

One guide to Los Angeles cycling notes that the need for cyclists to stop when the path crosses streets running perpendicular to it inhibits the flow of an uninterrupted ride, making the path better suited to recreational riding than endurance cycling or physical conditioning.[7]

At Chatsworth station, the bikeway connects to the 1.6adj=midNaNadj=mid Browns Creek Bike Path. The bike path also connects readily to the bike paths of the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area.[8] Because of the long reach of the extended path, this route has been called a “San Fernando Valley commuter corridor”[9] and “the crown jewel of San Fernando Valley bike infrastructure.”[10]

History

The path was opened in 2005 as a route between Warner Center and North Hollywood.[11] [12] The county added in 2012 “between Canoga station and the Chatsworth train station.”[13]

The construction project included bioswales to reduce water pollution from urban runoff and “recycled construction debris from the 405 expansion project “crushed and used as an underground base.”

Access

According to the website of County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, “Most of the wide, asphalt-surfaced path has separate, dedicated lanes for bicyclists and pedestrians. Still, there are some 'multiuse' areas in which walkers and cyclists will share space. Wider than usual curb ramps also will allow cyclists and pedestrians to get on and off the path more easily, especially when it’s crowded.”[14]

For those wishing to transfer from the bike path to the bus and vice versa, “G (Orange) Line buses pretty much all hold three bikes, though racks fill quickly, so it’s easiest to board at the ends of the line in North Hollywood or Chatsworth.”

A 2015 study of “cycling transit users” (CTUs) of the G Line found: “(1) CTUs are more likely to be stranded during weekday nights due to the proximity to three major colleges; on weekends, CTUs are more likely to be stranded in the mornings; (2) Metro’s policy that increased evening service during 2013 successfully decreased the number of stranded cyclists; and (3) when the racks are two-thirds full, approximately 20 percent of buses will strand at least one cyclist.”[15]

Dedicated ”park and ride” parking lots are available at,,,,,,, and stations.[16]

There are bike racks at every G Line stop along with bike lockers available for rent.[17]

Hazards

There is a “dangerous blind curve on the east end of the Canoga Avenue station.”

Transient encampments and overgrown landscaping may intermittently obstruct the path.[18]

Improvements

Overpass bridges for the bike/pedestrian path are being built at the Sepulveda Boulevard and Van Nuys Boulevard crossings. Scheduled completion date is 2025. This improvement is on the Twenty-Eight by ‘28 project list in anticipation of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.[19]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gayle Anderson . 2012-06-29 . Ready to Roll: Metro Orange Line Extension to Chatsworth . 2022-08-13 . The Source . en-US . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813074708/https://thesource.metro.net/2012/06/29/ready-to-roll-metro-orange-line-extension-to-chatsworth/ . live .
  2. News: Liu . Caitlin . 2004-05-04 . MTA Hopes to Convert More Drivers to Pedal Power . B2 . Los Angeles Times.
  3. Web site: Path . Higher . 2020-10-15 . Valley Cycling: Sherman Oaks Bike Trails . 2022-08-13 . The Higher Path Collective . en-US . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813014029/https://thehigherpath.com/sherman-oaks-bike-trails/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2022-05-17 . Biking to Work: Changing Pace on May 20th . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518194620/https://warnerconnects.org/biking-to-work-changing-pace-on-may-20th/ . 2022-05-18 . 2022-08-13 . Warner Connects . en-US.
  5. Web site: Metro Bike Map 2019 1.0.3 . 2022-08-13 . media.metro.net . 2020-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200928223324/https://media.metro.net/dcr/bikemap/metro_bikemap.html . live .
  6. Web site: Linton . Joe . 2020-01-29 . Thirteen Fun Family-Friendly Bike Rides Accessible Via Metro Transit . 2022-08-13 . Streetsblog Los Angeles . en-US . 2022-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220709064800/https://la.streetsblog.org/2020/01/29/thirteen-fun-family-friendly-bike-rides-accessible-via-metro-transit/ . live .
  7. Web site: Mariotti . Tony . 2019-07-25 . 5 Great Recreational Bike Rides in Los Angeles . 2022-08-13 . RubyHome.com . en . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813150733/https://www.rubyhome.com/blog/recreational-bike-rides-los-angeles/ . live .
  8. Web site: Wachunas . John . 2016-09-08 . Lake Balboa Park: An 8-Mile Bike Loop Around LA's Sepulveda Basin . 2022-08-13 . Stories From Spinlister . en-US . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813012129/https://www.spinlister.com/blog/lake-balboa-park-8-mile-bike-loop-around-las-sepulveda-basin/ . live .
  9. Web site: Orange Line Busway - L.A. Bike Paths . 2022-08-13 . en-US . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813042809/https://labikepaths.com/bike-paths/orange-line-busway/ . live .
  10. Web site: Fuller . Jesse . 2016-09-16 . Bike Travel in the SFV — The Orange Line Bike Path . 2022-08-13 . Medium . en . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914203337/https://jeshizaemon.medium.com/bike-travel-in-the-sfv-the-orange-line-bike-path-1f20c3b6c71f . live .
  11. Web site: Conservancy . Rails-to-Trails . Top 10 Trails in California . 2022-08-13 . Rails-to-Trails Conservancy . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813074300/https://www.railstotrails.org/trailblog/2021/january/25/top-10-trails-in-california/ . live .
  12. Web site: 2011-04-05 . Update: Metro Orange Line Extension Bike Path . 2022-08-13 . LADOT BIKE BLOG . en . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813073025/https://ladotbikeblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/update-metro-orange-line-extension-bike-path/ . live .
  13. Web site: Hymon . Steve . 2012-06-28 . The Orange Line Extension's new bike lane . 2022-08-13 . The Source . en-US . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813072558/https://thesource.metro.net/2012/06/28/the-orange-line-extensions-new-bike-lane/ . live .
  14. Web site: 2012-06-27 . Blazing a path by the new Orange Line Zev Yaroslavsky . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718044838/http://zev.lacounty.gov/news/transportation/alt-trans/blazing-a-path-by-the-new-orange-line . 2014-07-18 . 2022-08-13 .
  15. Olwert . Craig . Tchopourian . Jose . Arellano . Vicente . Woldeamanuel . Mintesnot . 2015-03-01 . Stranding Cycling Transit Users on Los Angeles' Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit . Journal of Public Transportation . 18 . 1 . 1–15 . 10.5038/2375-0901.18.1.4 . 1077-291X . 2022-09-14 . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813162305/https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jpt/vol18/iss1/4/ . live . free .
  16. Web site: G Line Orange - Metro Parking Lots by Line . 2022-08-13 . LA Metro . en-US . 2020-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810121559/https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ . live .
  17. Web site: 2014-03-12 . LA's Orange Line Offers a Sneak Peek at Fast Ashland Bus Service . 2022-08-13 . Streetsblog Chicago . en-US . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813165254/https://chi.streetsblog.org/2014/03/12/las-orange-line-offers-a-sneak-peak-of-fast-ashland-bus-service/ . live .
  18. Web site: 2009-02-11 . Orange Line Bike Path Cleaned Up for Now . 2022-08-13 . LAist . en . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813073523/https://laist.com/news/orange-line-bike-path-cleaned-up-fo . live .
  19. Web site: 2018-06-01 . Orange Line Improvements Project Power Point PDF Public Transport Land Transport . 2022-08-13 . Scribd . en . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813160636/https://www.scribd.com/presentation/384785308/Orange-Line-Improvements-Project-Power-Point . live .

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