– City of Bishop press release

This month the City of Bishop will propose a sidewalk and bike lane project in the back of the City Park for state Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding.

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The $1 million project, called the Spruce, Hanby, Yaney Sidewalks project, would construct sidewalks and bike lanes on portions of Spruce Street, East Yaney Street, and Hanby Avenue in and near the east portion of the Bishop City Park, sort of near the Bishop Senior Center.

This sidewalk and bike lane project is proposed for funding even though it was not the most popular project at a recent series of public meetings held by the city. The most popular projects at these meetings were bike path and residential sidewalk projects. Because of difficulties with the most popular bike path and residential sidewalk projects, the relative ease, and substantial benefits of the Spruce, Hanby, Yaney Sidewalks project, this project in the back of the park will be proposed for the current ATP funding opportunity.

The more popular projects face difficulties in the form of resistance from the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP, the landowner) in the case of the bike path projects, and from residents and citizens concerned about sidewalk construction and tree removal in the case of the sidewalk projects.

The city looks forward to working with DWP and with residents on future funding opportunities for the popular bike path and residential sidewalk projects. The state’s ATP is intended to promote public health and safety by encouraging active forms of transportation such as walking, biking, and skateboarding to get to school, work, or every day activities.

The City of Bishop appreciates the public’s involvement identifying the best projects for ATP funding. For more information contact City of Bishop Public Works at [email protected] or 760-873-8458.

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