Origin and Destination Analysis for LCR 2015 RBF

Given the recent fuss about Parkletts and their impact on Laguna Beach parking, here is a reminder of who uses Laguna Canyon Road to arrive in Laguna Beach and park. The charts show the average number of car trips per day through LCR, where they come from and where they are going.  

This study does NOT count those drivers using PCH. This study does NOT include other modes of transport: walking, cycling, motorcycles, trams buses boats gliders or SUP paddle-boards. Also these are annual averages not peak visitors season, say Memorial Day.

As the charts show, on average the main users of Laguna parking is: us. The main users of Laguna's streets is:  pass-through commuters.

 

This data was reported 16 March 2015 by RBF Consulting as a deliverable to the City of Laguna Beach and their product in it's entirety. This reporting is comparable to city-wide citation and moving violation data posted previously. The values are different since LBPD data includes the PCH route through Laguna Beach, the RBF study does not.

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eBikes: What are the LAWS?

CALIFORNIA LAW:

The California Vehicle Code treats bicycles as VEHICLES, so same laws apply to cyclists as motorists. Cal VC 21200 treats eBikes same as bicycles. 

LAGUNA BEACH LAW:

It is illegal to ride bicycles or eBikes on LB sidewalks by city Ordinance. 

(a) It is unlawful for any person, except for authorized law enforcement personnel, to operate a bicycle upon any sidewalk, the Main Beach Boardwalk, or any area within any city park. 

(b) It is unlawful for any person, except for authorized law enforcement personnel and for persons with disabilities, to operate any electric personal assistive mobility device (as defined by the California Vehicle Code and sometimes also known or referred to as Segways, T-3 Motions and/or motorized scooters) or any golf cart or low speed vehicle (as defined by the California Vehicle Code) on any sidewalk on Pacific Coast Highway, within the central business district, Main Beach Boardwalk, or any area within any city park. (Ord. 1614 § 1, 2016; Ord. 1546 § 1, 2011; Ord. 1509 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1299 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985).

Sources:

CalBike Bike Laws (CVC 21200): Bicycles eBikes

LB City Ordinance: Bicycles eBikes 

LB City UPDATE: eBikes in Laguna Beach 

OC Register on eBikes: Rules Regulations Popularity

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Bike Month in Laguna Beach

Think you are too old for cycling?  Check-out this 2012 chart from Prof. John Pucher Rutgers University NJ. For those over 65 years the trips made by cycling in the Netherlands are 23%, cycling trips made by the same age group in the US are 0.5%.

In a study by the AARP and the US National Household Travel Survey shows non-motorized trips taken by those 40-64 are the largest group. From the 2021 study:

• Bike/Walk trips for those 50 years and older are increasing
  
• Growth in older adults walking should change Public Health perspective
• Accidents are more prevalent in this group that previously
  
• Infrastructure to support more bike/walk adults must improve
• More trips by non-working older adults not accounted for here

-LS