pasadangerous = Making Pasadena a safe bicycle city

124 people were killed in crashes while biking in California in 2012, representing 4% of the 2,857 people killed on California roads and highways. This is a 7% increase over the 116 people who lost their lives while biking in 2011.

existing scenario

Case of Pasadena, CA

petition by Caltech to improve the east - west bike routes

" We petition the City of Pasadena to extend bike lanes on Cordova Ave west of Lake Ave and to consider installing bike lanes on the very wide one-way streets Green St and Union St. In addition, we ask Pasadena to consider creating a separated bike lane on Del Mar Ave to improve the use of this route for cyclists. These improvements will create an east-west bike corridor and help make streets safer for everyone - cyclists, pedestrians, and cars alike. "

existing bike routes and traffic data from Pasadena transportation department

After studying the traffic data plans, existing and proposed bike routes from Pasadena transportation department, it was concluded that the east west corridor especially the Del Mar Blvd needed some special efforts in order to make bicycling safe on these roads.

Final proposal

Action plan

Step 1 :

MODIFICATION IN PROPOSED BIKE PLAN

Step 2 :

INSTALLATION OF BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE – PARKING & RENTAL FACILITIES

Step 3 :

REDESIGNING CLASS III ENHANCED BIKE ROUTE CLASSIFICATION from existing Pasadena Bike route

Step 4 :

IMPLEMENTATION OF SENSOR BASED INTERSECTIONS ALONG WITH SOLAR BIKE LANES

Step 5 :

INSTALLATION OF BICYCLE TRACKING DEVICE ON HEAVY VEHICLES

proposed bike plan

Proposed roadside Bike Parking + Bike rental facility

Diagonal bike parking on the pedestrian paving (footpath) along with Bike rental facilities at the shuttle bus stations. The Bike rental facility is based on a subscription model as the Zip Car.