L.A. City Council adding more bike lanes to Figueroa Street

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L.A. cyclists, drivers and pedestrians are reacting to the L.A. City Council’s MyFigueroa project, an initiative to create more bike lanes, cycle tracks and pedestrian walkways on Figueroa Street.

“If you’re adding more bike lanes, I feel like Figueroa is already congested. You’re just going to increase the congestion,” said Christina Ramsey, an L.A. native who drives on Figueroa Street every day.

The effort to make Figueroa more bike and pedestrian-friendly will run from Expo Park through downtown L.A. Cyclists are advocating the urban change.

“I can potentially get somewhere faster for less money and breathe in fresh air while doing so,” said Asha Anderson, a college student who bikes near Adams Boulevard and in downtown L.A.

One in ten households in L.A. does not have a car, which indicates the need to change how the city looks at transportation as a whole, according to the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.