The City Council Tuesday unanimously approved 32.5 miles of new bikeways in the city and became the first to adopt the San Gabriel Valley Regional Bike Plan proposing 32.5 miles of bikeways in the city.
The plan, prepared by nonprofits Day One and Bike SGV, proposes interconnected bike routes and lanes in the cities of San Gabriel, Monterey Park, South El Monte, El Monte and Baldwin Park. The plan was designed by ALTA Planning, funded through a grant from the Healthy Eating and Active Living initiative at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
“It’s going to facilitate connections specifically for alternative modes of transportation,” said Javier Hernandez, program director for Bike SGV. “The other thing is that as residents of the San Gabriel Valley we all know traffic is pretty much a given anywhere you go. We are really hoping to change the landscape so that it is really conducive to bicycling so people .., start swapping out those short distance car trips to either biking or walking.” http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20140917/san-gabriel-becomes-first-city-to-approve-regional-bicycle-plan
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