Brainstorming Harbor Drive re-design in Redondo Beach
The City of Redondo Beach is proposing to create a cycleway and roundabout on Harbor Drive, and residents showed up at an evening meeting on Dec. 19 brimming with questions. Several times during the public meeting, transportation expert Rock Miller of Stantec Consulting tried to cut the question time short, but to no avail. People were curious. About 30 local residents – including Councilman Bill Brand, Public Works Director Mike Witzansky, Waterfront and Economic Development Director Pete Carmichael, and Planning Director Aaron Jones – showed up to the meeting to discuss ways to make Harbor Drive more bicycle-friendly. The meeting addressed the possibility of a new cycle track that would connect to the Hermosa Beach Strand through Lot 13 – the City-owned parking lot adjacent to Chart House. Cycleways physically separate bicycles from vehicles, and afford cyclists “special treatment” at intersections and driveways, Miller explained. To accommodate two-way bicycle traffic, the track would need to be approximately 12 feet wide. A new cycle track could cost between $100,000 and $200,000, about the same price as a new traffic signal. Much of the funding for the cycleway project will…
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