Ballona Creek Bike Path Sustainability and Accessibility Project

Project Overview

The Ballona Creek Bike Path Sustainability and Accessibility Project (Project) is a partially grant-funded Public Works project to improve 1.1 miles of the Ballona Creek Bike Path between National Blvd (at Syd Kronenthal Park) and Duquesne Ave (the next gateway to the west).

The primary goals of the Ballona Creek Bike Path Sustainability and Accessibility Project are to promote active forms of mobility and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by making improvements to the Ballona Creek Bike Path that will increase bike path utilization, including access for persons with disabilities or mobility impairments, and to provide for wildlife habitat, as well as prevent contamination of water runoff into the Ballona Creek watershed.

Design objectives include the following:

• Installing permeable surfacing
• Expanding the City’s urban forest
• Improving ADA accessibility
• Adding solar powered lighting
• Adding path signage, marking, and wayfinding

Project design and implementation will require cooperation with both the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and the US Army Corp of Engineers.

Learn more about Ballona Creek.

Learn more about the Ballona Creek Revitalization Project.

View presentation regarding Ballona Creek Bike Path Sustainability and Accessibility Project shared at Community Meeting 01/18/2023.(PDF, 14MB)

Construction Schedule

Construction is dynamic and schedule is subject to change.

Project Schedule: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2026

• Developing Design RFP: Jan 2021- February 2021 (Completed)
• Advertising Design RFP: March 2021 (Completed)
• Design Consultant Interview/Selection: April 2021 (Completed)
• Design Consultant Award: May 2021 (Completed)
• Preliminary Design and Public Outreach: June 2021 – August 2021 (Completed)
• Progress Design and Public Outreach: January 2023 – March 31, 2024 (Completed)
• Final Design and Permitting: April 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025
• Construction Advertising/Bidding: October/November 2025
• Construction Award: January 2026
• Construction Start: April 2026
• Construction Finish: October 2026
• Project Completion/Close Out: December 31, 2026

Construction Impacts

None at this time. Expect bike path closures once construction begins.

Project Map

Project Documents

View Ballona Creek Bike Path Sustainability and Accessibility Project Construction Documents - 04/2024(PDF, 38MB)

Project Images

Project Funders

• Baldwin Hills Conservancy
• City of Culver City General Fund

Community Meeting

On January 18, 2023, the Public Works Department’s Engineering Division invited members of the public to a hybrid in person/virtual meeting to discuss the Ballona Creek Bike Path Sustainability and Accessibility Project. At the meeting, consultants and Public Works Engineering Division staff provided an overview of the Project, including:

• Project status and schedule
• Project grant and interagency coordination requirements
• Bikeway design options for landscaping, pavement design, signage, and lighting

Residents from the community were invited to ask questions and provide input about the project and design options.

View presentation regarding Ballona Creek Bike Path Sustainability and Accessibility Project shared at Community Meeting 01/18/2023.(PDF, 14MB) 

Location

Ballona Creek Bike Path from National Blvd at Syd Kronenthal Park to Dusquene Ave, Culver City 90232  View Map

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Ballona Creek Bike Path from National Blvd at Syd Kronenthal Park to Dusquene Ave , Culver City 90232

Ballona Creek Bike Path from National Blvd at Syd Kronenthal Park to Dusquene Ave , Culver City 90232

Ballona Creek Bike Path Sustainability and Accessibility Project