The Chandler Boulevard Bike Path is a Class I

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off-street bike route that runs from

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to Burbank in

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. Chandler Blvd. Bikeway was the Southern Pacific Burbank Branch railroad track until the 1980s. The path has separate bicycle and pedestrian lanes, sculpture, murals, pleasant landscaping and impressive views of the

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. Chandler Boulevard cyclists and pedestrians have “easy access to…shops and restaurants” in the North Hollywood

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and a “tranquil trip through residential areas” of the incorporated city of Burbank. The separated section of the bikeway extends from Mariposa Street in Burbank to Vineland Avenue in North Hollywood. The municipal boundary is at Clybourn Avenue. The western end of the bike path is readily accessible from the combined

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of B Line

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and G Line

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route. The Chandler Boulevard Bike Path is owned by the

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(commonly known as Metro), and is maintained by Los Angeles' and Burbank's respective transportation departments with funding provided by Metro.

Future improvements and extensions

Recent improvements to the North Hollywood section of the bikeway included exercise equipment, a children's playground, a fenced dog run, street furniture, and, at Denny Avenue, a new crosswalk and ADA ramp improvements. The Chandler Bicycle Connection project, completed 2021, is a Class III

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route that connects the end of the

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to the beginning of the protected bike route on the median in

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. Converting this stretch to protected bike lanes is underway with a projected completion date of 2023. In 2020, the Burbank City Council approved an extension to the Burbank Metrolink station along a route that will include the under-construction Burbank Channel Bikeway and a connection to the San Fernando Bikeway.

References

External links

BurbankBike trail map

labikepaths.com: Chandler Bikeway

alltrails.com: Chandler Bikeway

Los Angeles Bikeway Map (Metro.net) - PDF hosted on Dropbox
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Future improvements and extensions

See also

References

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