BURBANK ADOPTS BICYCLE PLAN FOR STREETS.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer BURBANK Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. - The city might create a network of bike routes in an effort to give residents an environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] transportation option and reduce traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. . The City Council unanimously voted Tuesday Tuesday: see week. to adopt a Bicycle bicycle, light, two-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals. The name velocipede is often given to early forms of the bicycle and to its predecessor, the dandy horse, a two-wheeled vehicle moved by the thrust of the rider's feet upon the ground. Master Plan - a planning document with a blueprint blueprint, white-on-blue photographic print, commonly of a working drawing used during building or manufacturing. The plan is first drawn to scale on a special paper or tracing cloth through which light can penetrate. of proposed bike routes that ensures that future transportation decisions consider bike travel in the design of new facilities and approval of new developments. ``They are one of the cleanest and environmentally friendly modes of transportation,'' said Councilman Jef Vander Borght. ``It's a win-win situation all around. Not only do we have no pollution; the rider gets the health benefits.'' The city of Burbank has 2.7 miles of bikeways, but the physical street network makes biking difficult or unattractive to many riders who would otherwise consider it as a travel option, officials said. The city typically doesn't make accommodations for bicycle travel when designing streets or widening roadways, and the plan will guide their street designs, said Greg Herrmann, Burbank's transportation manager. ``This will help identify where the routes need to be when designing streets so we can also design a bike lane bike lane n → carril m de bicicleta; carril m bici bike lane bike n → piste f cyclable bike lane for an additional travel lane,'' Herrmann said. The master plan includes dedicated bike routes, bike lanes on regular streets and routes shared by bicyclists and drivers that are identified by signs only. City officials hope that, if they have a comprehensive plan, it will induce in·duce v. 1. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of something, such as labor. 2. To initiate or increase the production of an enzyme or other protein at the level of genetic transcription. 3. people to ride bicycles. ``This plan is intended to create an alternative system to driving automobiles and to supplement it as well,'' Herrmann said. Currently the city does not have the financial means to begin implementing the plan, but the document will allow it to become eligible for outside funding. Although skeptics question whether Burbank residents will forgo their cars to ride bikes to work, some council members think it could become a preferred mode of transportation in years to come. ``Many other parts of the world rely entirely on bicycles for transportation. I think we are not anywhere near there, but we will get there by necessity,'' Vander Borght said. ``Now we look at it as a recreational mode of transportation, but I think we need to go one step further and recognize that mobility will become a major issue when traffic jams continue to increase.'' The plan shows that the city is being proactive in addressing possible traffic congestion issues in the future, officials said. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com |
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