Connect Culver Blvd
About
The Connect Culver Blvd Project will construct a combination of conventional (Class II) and protected (Class IV) bike lanes on Culver Blvd between Duquesne Ave and Elenda St, closing a gap in the City's existing bikeway network. Once built, cyclists will enjoy a continuous, east-west bikeway corridor that spans the entire length of Culver Blvd.
Project timeline
September 2024 – Late 2024
Community Outreach & Stakeholder Engagement
Make your voice heard! City staff will be presenting preliminary conceptual plans at the City's Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee meetings and Mobility, Traffic & Parking Subcommittee meetings. These meetings are open to the general public—you are encouraged to attend and provide your feedback!
City staff will also be reaching out to businesses and residents along the corridor to make them aware of the project.
Feedback can always be sent at any time to traffic.engineering@culvercity.org.
November/December 2024
City Council Review
After collecting community feedback, City staff will finalize the conceptual plans for the the project and present them to the City Council for approval. This webpage will be updated once a City Council meeting date is confirmed, so be sure to check back regularly!
Early 2025 – Fall 2025
Finalize Design
Upon approval from the City Council, staff will prepare the final design plans for the project.
Construction is contingent upon funding. Upon identification of a funding source, this website will be updated with a construction schedule.
Review the Conceptual Plans
See what's in store by reviewing the conceptual plans for the Connect Culver Blvd Project. The conceptual plans are preliminary and subject to change based on stakeholder & community feedback and City Council direction.
Review the Connect Culver Blvd Conceptual Plans(PDF, 7MB)
Goals
Proposed improvements will separate users and/or alert motor vehicle drivers to the potential presence of bicyclists and pedestrians. Such measures can improve safety for all road users:
- Reducing pedestrian and bicyclist injuries
- Reducing interactions between pedestrians, bicycles, and motor vehicles
According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), high-visibility crosswalks can reduce pedestrian injury crashes up 40%. High-visibility crosswalks use patterns, such as continental or ladder, which are visible to both the driver and pedestrian from farther away as compared to traditional transverse line crosswalks.
Class II Bicycle Lanes can reduce crashes up to 30% on urban 2-lane undivided collectors and local roads. Providing bicycle facilities can mitigate or prevent interactions, conflicts, and crashes between bicyclists and motor vehicles, and create a network of safer roadways for bicycling. Bicycle lanes align with the Safe System Approach principle of recognizing human vulnerability—where separating users in space can enhance safety for all road users.
Shared Lane Markings on Class III Bike Routes, or “sharrows,” are road markings used to indicate a shared lane environment for bicycles and automobiles. The sharrows encourage bicyclists to position themselves safely in lanes too narrow for a motor vehicle and a bicycle to comfortably travel side by side within the same traffic lane. Sharrows also alert motor vehicle drivers to the potential presence of bicyclists.
Learn more about Proven Safety Countermeasures from the US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Community Meetings
If you live, work, or play along the project corridor, we want to hear from you! Attend an upcoming meeting to learn more about the project, ask questions, and provide your feedback. You can also submit your feedback online.
Funding
This project is funded through the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP).