Bikeway Master Plan Meeting Jan 14th!

Good Afternoon,

This is to inform you that the first Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting for the County’s Bikeway Master Plan has been scheduled for Thursday, January 14th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The meeting details are as follows:

Location: Room 150 - County Hall of Records
320 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Contact: Abu Yusuf, ayusuf@dpw.lacounty.gov, (626) 458-3940

Agenda:
Introductions (10 min)
Overview of Bicycle Master Plan Process (15 min)
Draft Goals and Objectives of Plan
Work Completed to Date
Purpose of BAC (30 minutes)
Staff describes intended purpose (e.g., review of deliverables; advise/assist on outreach, etc.)
Q&A
Outreach Strategy (20 minutes)
Tapping into Existing Meetings and Planning Processes
Formal Workshops
o Locations
o Potential Dates
o Meeting Format

Next Steps/Action Items (15 minutes)
BAC to provide input on Goals and Objectives by 02/05/2010
BAC to provide input on meeting locations and dates by 01/29/2010

Parking:
Parking is available at the music center located at the corner of Grand and Temple, or at the Cathedral which is right across from the Hall of Administration. There a a number of bicycle racks in the area. See below:

-County of Los Angeles Hall of Administration (West Side of building on N Grand Avenue)500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 2 inverted U racks
-Los Angeles County Superior Court (west side of building110 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 2 Inverted U racks
-Los Angeles County Superior Court (east side of building)110 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 6 Inverted U racks
-Dorothy Chandler Pavilion135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 2 Inverted U racks
-Metro Civic Center StationIntersection of Hill Street and 1st Street 6 rack parking spots

Transit:
Both the Metro Purple Line and Red Line subways are serviced by the Metro Civic Center located at the intersection of 1st Street and Hill Avenue. Many buses also service this location. Metro lines 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 96,378, 439, 442, 485, 487, 489, and Metro Silver Line stop at this location as well as Foothill Transit lines 493, 497, 468, 499, and 699.

Please feel free to inform others who may be interested in attending this meeting.
Sincerely,
Abu Yusuf
Bikeway Coordinator
Programs Development Division
Phone: (626) 458-3940
Fax: (626) 458-3192
Email: ayusuf@dpw.lacounty.gov