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A stretch of the Los Angeles River Bike Path in Elysian Valley, part of the car-free route Metro hopes to extend south through Lincoln Heights, Boyle Heights, Vernon, and Maywood.<\/p>\n
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Photo by Katrina Alexy<\/p>\n
Imagine riding a bicycle along the\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0River all the way from the San Fernando\u00a0Valley to Long Beach\u2014a distance of more than 30 miles\u2014and\u00a0never sharing the road with cars.<\/p>\n
The only thing preventing that along the Los Angeles River Bicycle Path is an eight-mile\u00a0stretch\u00a0of largely industrial areas between Riverside Drive in Elysian Valley and Atlantic Boulevard in Vernon and Maywood.<\/p>\n
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After more than 10 years of study and community feedback, Metro has settled on a proposed plan and possible modifications to bridge that gap. Doing the entire length could cost up to $1.2 billion, while covering just parts of it could run\u00a0as high as\u00a0$690 million. Phased construction is scheduled for 2028 to 2031.<\/a><\/p>\n How to submit comments to the report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sign up for updates.<\/a><\/p>\n Eastside Public Hearings<\/p>\n A Metro map showing the proposed LA River Bike Path route and design options between Elysian Valley, Downtown Los Angeles, Vernon, and Maywood.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Image from the EIR Draft by L.A. Metro<\/p>\n
The proposed project<\/p>\n The path would switch back and forth across the river between the west and east banks four times, with additional crossings at three of the nine new access points, including Lincoln Heights, Boyle Heights, the Arts District, and Vernon.<\/p>\n Alternative modifications<\/p>\n Option 1:<\/a>\u00a0More of the trail by Lincoln Heights and Boyle Heights would be on the east bank of the river instead of the west. There would be only six river crossings but 11 new access points, including Lincoln Heights, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the Arts District, and Vernon.<\/p>\n Option 2:<\/a>\u00a0More of the trail for our area would be back on the west bank. It would have seven river crossings with nine new access points, including Lincoln Heights, Boyle Heights, the Arts District, and Vernon.<\/p>\n Mostly East Bank Alternative:<\/a>\u00a0With six new access points on the east bank of the river, and three on the west bank.<\/p>\n Mostly West Bank Alternative:<\/a>\u00a0With six new access points on the west bank of the river, and four on the east bank.<\/p>\n Shortened Northern Path Alternative:<\/a>\u00a0The southbound extension from Elysian Valley would end at 6th St.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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