Laguna's traffic congestion is way down due to the COVID-19 "self-distancing" measure. The stay-at-home order, isolation and mass layoffs contributed to reduced distance traveled by these amounts:
GOOGLE Maps shows LB "bike-friendly" routes in blue. Maybe GOOGLE didn't get the memo.
For more charts on distance traveled, flight delays, empty SoCal freeways see this LA Times article.
- California down 36%
- California number of miles driven down 53%
- LAX Air traffic down 85%
- San Francisco (all vehicle modes) down 70%
- LA & OC 405 speeds averaging over 70mph
- Update: Accidents down 50% -LAT
Traffic speeds up shown in green -Google |
With reduced motor vehicles on our roads and the Laguna Beach Trolley shut-down, now is a good time to try Laguna's bike-routes while complying with "self-distancing" rule.
Google Maps bike-friendly routes in Laguna Beach |
-LS
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