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SGV Regional Active Transportation Planning
Background
The San Gabriel Valley is home to over 30 jurisdictions, many of which are small in size and lack bicycle planning or infrastructure of any sort. Local residents that wish to cycle tend to cross multiple jurisdictions when commuting to work, shopping, or conducting everyday tasks, increasing the importance of developing city-level bike plans that will form a cohesive, inter-connected network of bicycle infrastructure for the region.
Phase 1 - San Gabriel Valley Regional Bicycle Master Plan (2012-2014)
In early 2011 this reality prompted BikeSGV organizers to recognize that the region was an ideal candidate for a regional master plan, similar to the one developed by seven South Bay cities in 2010-11. In the following 2.5 years BikeSGV educated local decision-makers, key stakeholders, and members of the public about the merits of regional coordination in the San Gabriel Valley in the realm of bicycle planning, while simultaneously seeking funding opportunities to make this vision a possibility for communities without the resources to individually hire bike master plan consulting teams. Examples included the submission of a CalTrans grant proposal by the City of Baldwin Park in April 2012 which included the Cities of El Monte, South El Monte and Monterey Park.
Three months later in July 2012, BikeSGV joined forces with SGV-based public health non-profit Day One, Inc. and five cities - Monterey Park, San Gabriel, Baldwin Park, El Monte and South El Monte - to submit a grant proposal to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's PLACE Program. One of over forty proposals submitted, the San Gabriel Valley Regional Bicycle Master Plan initiative was invited in fall 2012 to the round of 16, which consisted of a panel interview. The aggregate scores of the collaborative's written proposal and interview were then tabulated and ranked. At the end of the process, the Day One/BikesGV led proposal was incredibly fortunate to finish among the elite 8 and "in the money."
Project Goals
Phase 1 Timeline
The project kicked off on May 15, 2013 and concluded when the 5th and final City adopted its completed Bike Master Plan in Fall 2014. Unfortunately Congressional budget cuts ended the program's funding two years into a four year program. As a result, BikeSGV was not able to complete project goals 3 and 4 listed above as part of the project. However, BikeSGV staff was able to successfully complete a fundraising initiative to launch the SGV Bicycle Education Center at the Jeff Seymour Family Center in El Monte in 2016.
For more info, or to download a copy of the final plan, visit the SGV Regional Bike Master Plan Website.
Phase 2 - San Gabriel Valley Regional Active Transportation Plan (2017-2018) - #ActiveSGV
Designed to build upon the successful 5-city bike plan unanimously adopted by the Cities of Monterey Park, Baldwin Park, El Monte, South El Monte and San Gabriel in 2014, this follow-up effort will provide local "Active Transportation Plans" (i.e. biking AND walking plans) to (5) more SGV communities currently without: the Cities of Montebello, La Puente, Irwindale, Glendora and Monrovia.
Equally exciting, the regional effort will also include a Greenway Feasibility Study to identify the 50 miles of storm channels best suited for short-term greenway development.
Phase 2 Timeline
Timeline for Phase 2 is expected to run through October 2018, with community engagement in the process strongly encouraged! If you'd like to sign-up to volunteer for this ambitious new regional project, please let us know here. More information about the project can be found at www.ActiveSGV.com and on social media under #ActiveSGV.
The San Gabriel Valley is home to over 30 jurisdictions, many of which are small in size and lack bicycle planning or infrastructure of any sort. Local residents that wish to cycle tend to cross multiple jurisdictions when commuting to work, shopping, or conducting everyday tasks, increasing the importance of developing city-level bike plans that will form a cohesive, inter-connected network of bicycle infrastructure for the region.
Phase 1 - San Gabriel Valley Regional Bicycle Master Plan (2012-2014)
In early 2011 this reality prompted BikeSGV organizers to recognize that the region was an ideal candidate for a regional master plan, similar to the one developed by seven South Bay cities in 2010-11. In the following 2.5 years BikeSGV educated local decision-makers, key stakeholders, and members of the public about the merits of regional coordination in the San Gabriel Valley in the realm of bicycle planning, while simultaneously seeking funding opportunities to make this vision a possibility for communities without the resources to individually hire bike master plan consulting teams. Examples included the submission of a CalTrans grant proposal by the City of Baldwin Park in April 2012 which included the Cities of El Monte, South El Monte and Monterey Park.
Three months later in July 2012, BikeSGV joined forces with SGV-based public health non-profit Day One, Inc. and five cities - Monterey Park, San Gabriel, Baldwin Park, El Monte and South El Monte - to submit a grant proposal to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's PLACE Program. One of over forty proposals submitted, the San Gabriel Valley Regional Bicycle Master Plan initiative was invited in fall 2012 to the round of 16, which consisted of a panel interview. The aggregate scores of the collaborative's written proposal and interview were then tabulated and ranked. At the end of the process, the Day One/BikesGV led proposal was incredibly fortunate to finish among the elite 8 and "in the money."
Project Goals
- Promote bicycling as a means to decrease childhood and adult obesity resulting from lack of physical activity;
- Develop a Bicycle Master Plan that creates an accessible network of bicycle infrastructure and connects the participating San Gabriel Valley cities to one another other and to greater Los Angeles County for the general benefit of all County residents;
- Facilitate the implementation of Master Plan projects; and
- Develop a youth-focused bicycle cooperative.
Phase 1 Timeline
The project kicked off on May 15, 2013 and concluded when the 5th and final City adopted its completed Bike Master Plan in Fall 2014. Unfortunately Congressional budget cuts ended the program's funding two years into a four year program. As a result, BikeSGV was not able to complete project goals 3 and 4 listed above as part of the project. However, BikeSGV staff was able to successfully complete a fundraising initiative to launch the SGV Bicycle Education Center at the Jeff Seymour Family Center in El Monte in 2016.
For more info, or to download a copy of the final plan, visit the SGV Regional Bike Master Plan Website.
Phase 2 - San Gabriel Valley Regional Active Transportation Plan (2017-2018) - #ActiveSGV
Designed to build upon the successful 5-city bike plan unanimously adopted by the Cities of Monterey Park, Baldwin Park, El Monte, South El Monte and San Gabriel in 2014, this follow-up effort will provide local "Active Transportation Plans" (i.e. biking AND walking plans) to (5) more SGV communities currently without: the Cities of Montebello, La Puente, Irwindale, Glendora and Monrovia.
Equally exciting, the regional effort will also include a Greenway Feasibility Study to identify the 50 miles of storm channels best suited for short-term greenway development.
Phase 2 Timeline
Timeline for Phase 2 is expected to run through October 2018, with community engagement in the process strongly encouraged! If you'd like to sign-up to volunteer for this ambitious new regional project, please let us know here. More information about the project can be found at www.ActiveSGV.com and on social media under #ActiveSGV.
