The City of Duarte’s Bicycle Master Plan and Safe Routes to Transit Plan will serve as a blueprint to help develop a transportation network that meets the needs of all users – including pedestrians, bicyclists and public transit patrons, as well as motorists – fulfilling the City's commitment to Complete Streets.

The Safe Routes to Transit Plan seeks to improve access for pedestrians and bicyclists to the City’s Gold Line Station with a focus on improving connections to and around the station. The Bicycle Master Plan identifies a citywide network of bicycle facilities that will provide connections to destinations within the City and to adjacent jurisdictions and regional trails.

The recommendations provided in both of these Plan’s will help the City reach goals adopted in the General Plan by creating an environment that will improve multi-modal access to the Duarte/City of Hope Gold Line station and support bicycling for transportation and recreation, encourage fewer trips by car, and support active lifestyles.

Bike Connection to Gold Line Station

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works has formally opened the Emerald Necklace Bike Trail located within the Santa Fe Dam Recreation area adjacent to City of Hope. The Class I bike path, consisting of asphalt and concrete, is 1.1 miles long and provides a direct connection to the 35-mile plus San Gabriel River Bike Trail as well as a link to the Duarte/City of Hope Gold Line station. Users can access the trail from the San Gabriel River Bike Trail at Arrow Highway or from Duarte Road, just east of City of Hope's visitor lot.

Gold Line Station Safe Routes to Transit Plan

The purpose of the Duarte/City of Hope Gold Line Station Safe Routes to Transit Plan is to generate increased transit ridership by identifying specific strategies that improve transit center access and pedestrian and bicyclists safety. These strategies provide what is often referred to as the “first-mile” (access from home to transit) and “last-mile” (access from transit to work, school, etc.) solutions. The Plan accomplishes this objective by establishing a list of station access improvement projects within ½ mile radius of the Gold Line Station area.

The plan provides recommendations for a range of infrastructure improvements including projects that have already been constructed, projects in-progress that are fully funded, and future projects that are currently unfunded.

• Exhibit 1 Station Area

Citywide Bicycle Master Plan

The Bicycle Master Plan guides the future development of bicycle facilities throughout the City. The recommendations in this plan will guide investments in bicycle infrastructure, improve connections between the regional trails network, fill in gaps in the existing infrastructure, and improve safe access between schools, jobs, shopping districts, and other important areas of the City.

• Exhibit 2 Bicycle Facilities

Bicycle Facility Types

Guidelines and design standards for bikeway planning and design in California are established by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and presented in the Highway Design Manual (Chapter 1000: Bikeway Planning and Design). Bicycle facilities comprise of bike paths (Class I), bike lanes (Class II), and bike routes (Class III).

• California Bikeway Classifications