LA Metro Bike Map
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LA Metro Bike Map
I have a pdf file of the Metro Bike Map of LA County if any one is interested pm me youe email adress or email me direct and I will email it to you. If enough people are interested I will link file to download.
Its measures 48.25"x34" its a 875kb file right now if you want a smaller version let me know.
I printed some for me at work on our wide format printer and has all the diffrent bike paths on it.
Its measures 48.25"x34" its a 875kb file right now if you want a smaller version let me know.
I printed some for me at work on our wide format printer and has all the diffrent bike paths on it.
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https://www.jtgraphics.net/cyclist_bicycles.htm
It may not be fancy but it gets me were I need to go.
https://www.jtgraphics.net/cyclist_bicycles.htm
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Would it be this map?
https://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/la_bike_map.pdf
https://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/la_bike_map.pdf
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Ha yes it was sent to me didn't know were it came from so never mind this post! or delete it.
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https://www.jtgraphics.net/cyclist_bicycles.htm
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Bike Maps for Southern California
The Metro Bike Map, which is an adaptation of the LACMTA bus system map, is useful, but beware -- it's now almost two years out of date and has several errors. I'd recommend using it with an up-to-date Thomas Guide or another reliable source.
The San Diego Region Bike Map issued by SANDAG is the best presentation I've seen in southern California. The map shows more minor streets, not just freeways, arterials, and established bicycle facilities, and the paper edition includes terrain relief and is printed on tear-resistant paper.
OCTA publishes an Orange County Bikeways Map; their paper edition is a compact size, convenient for carrying while riding. Their format is adequate, though it's sometimes difficult to identify streets, even those with bikeways, and a scale would've been nice.
The Santa Barbara County Bike Map is downloadable, but the PDF files were built as low-resolution images, not with vector data, so the files are difficult to use. The paper version is much better.
I'm not aware of a printed bike map for Ventura County, but there is an online bike map on the Ventura County Transportation Commission site. It's usable, but the map can be viewed only in small sections.
Printed copies of the maps for Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Santa Barbara counties are available free of charge. I also use the "print current view" option in the Adobe Reader program to print zoomed-in portions of the larger maps at home; these are convenient to take on rides and can be marked up or wrinkled at will.
The San Diego Region Bike Map issued by SANDAG is the best presentation I've seen in southern California. The map shows more minor streets, not just freeways, arterials, and established bicycle facilities, and the paper edition includes terrain relief and is printed on tear-resistant paper.
OCTA publishes an Orange County Bikeways Map; their paper edition is a compact size, convenient for carrying while riding. Their format is adequate, though it's sometimes difficult to identify streets, even those with bikeways, and a scale would've been nice.
The Santa Barbara County Bike Map is downloadable, but the PDF files were built as low-resolution images, not with vector data, so the files are difficult to use. The paper version is much better.
I'm not aware of a printed bike map for Ventura County, but there is an online bike map on the Ventura County Transportation Commission site. It's usable, but the map can be viewed only in small sections.
Printed copies of the maps for Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Santa Barbara counties are available free of charge. I also use the "print current view" option in the Adobe Reader program to print zoomed-in portions of the larger maps at home; these are convenient to take on rides and can be marked up or wrinkled at will.
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FYI, even though Olympic Blvd. is shown as a bike route but I've found it to be very bike unfriendly (2-lane, lots of rough pavement/potholes). On the other hand, La Brea Ave. (which isn't listed as a bike route) seems more accomodating with it's 3-lane roads.
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Olympic is a 6 lane road (3 each way + left turn lane). It's just that during the day, they allow parking in the right most lane. In Koreatown, I believe Olympic is as friendly as it will get if you want to travel east/west, other than taking side streets. However, in my experience, cycling on Olympic will save a lot of time. Otherwise, Venice has a bike lane that starts around Crenshaw I believe, that travels all the way to the beach.
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Olympic is a 6 lane road (3 each way + left turn lane). It's just that during the day, they allow parking in the right most lane. In Koreatown, I believe Olympic is as friendly as it will get if you want to travel east/west, other than taking side streets. However, in my experience, cycling on Olympic will save a lot of time. Otherwise, Venice has a bike lane that starts around Crenshaw I believe, that travels all the way to the beach.
On the other hand, I'm pretty happy with Venice which I currently ride from Overland to Crenshaw.