REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISARY COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Recommend to Council an Alternative for Hollenbeck Bike Lane Study
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
As part of Study Issue DPW 21-01, City staff studied the feasibility of installing Class II bicycle facilities along Hollenbeck Avenue from Danforth Drive to Alberta Avenue. After initial public outreach, three (3) options were identified, and an additional option was proposed by City Council during the May 20, 2025 Study Session. Option 1 would remove on-street parking on both sides of Hollenbeck Avenue and install Class IIB buffered bike lanes. Option 2A would alternate removal of on-street parking from one side of Hollenbeck Avenue to the other, and install Class II bicycle lanes on both sides of the street. Option 2B would remove on-street parking along the east side of Hollenbeck Avenue from Danforth Drive to Alberta Avenue to install Class II bicycle lanes on both sides of the street. Option 3 would align with the recommendations in the Active Transportation Plan (ATP) to maintain the existing on-street parking conditions and would not install bicycle lanes. This study included an existing conditions review, traffic and bicycle count data collection, parking utilization analysis, collision analysis, and community outreach, which are all summarized in this report.
BACKGROUND
Hollenbeck Avenue is a north-south residential collector street which spans from El Camino Real to Homestead Road. The roadway becomes Pastoria Avenue north of El Camino Real and Stelling Road south of Homestead Road. Currently, there are Class II bicycle lanes on Hollenbeck Avenue between El Camino Real and Danforth Drive and between Alberta Avenue and Homestead Road. Between Danforth Drive and Alberta Avenue, Hollenbeck Avenue mostly consists of a two-lane road with on-street parking with no bicycle facility.
The Active Transportation Plan (ATP) was adopted by City Council on August 25, 2020. The ATP identified numerous bicyc...
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