Redondo Beach Cyclists Get A Concrete Upgrade Along Palos Verdes Boulevard

REDONDO BEACH, CA — Cyclists traveling along Palos Verdes Boulevard now have a new layer of protection from passing vehicles after Redondo Beach completed approximately 0.4 miles of concrete-curb-protected bicycle lanes.

The improvements run between Pacific Coast Highway and South Irena Avenue, where the city replaced underused roadside parking with dedicated bicycle lanes separated from traffic by concrete barriers.

The completed project was documented Monday, Oct. 26, by Streetsblog Los Angeles, which published photographs showing the new curbs, green pavement markings and signage. The project also involved narrowing vehicle travel lanes to make room for the bicycle facilities, with green pavement markings added at locations where cyclists and motorists may cross paths.

Beyond the protected section, the city installed conventional, unprotected bicycle lanes along another two blocks near Prospect Avenue. Together, the improvements establish continuous bicycle lanes along the approximately 0.6-mile stretch of Palos Verdes Boulevard within Redondo Beach, connecting with existing bicycle routes in neighboring Torrance.

Why The City Removed Parking

The project followed a city-commissioned study that found relatively little demand for on-street parking along the corridor. Daytime surveys conducted in December 2024 found no more than seven vehicles parked on either side of Palos Verdes Boulevard between Pacific Coast Highway and Irena Avenue at any given time, according to a January 2025 Public Works feasibility report.

Eight separate nighttime surveys also found no more than five parked vehicles along the broader corridor between Pacific Coast Highway and Prospect Avenue. The city concluded that converting the underused parking spaces into protected bicycle lanes would have relatively little impact on neighborhood parking availability.

Traffic surveys conducted during the same period recorded an average of 16,147 vehicles per day along the boulevard, with an 85th-percentile speed of 35 mph. Rather than eliminate vehicle travel lanes, engineers proposed narrowing them to approximately 10 feet while introducing six-foot bicycle lanes separated from traffic by four-foot buffers and rigid barriers.

The design called for prefabricated concrete curb dividers, installed intermittently, with a limited number of flexible plastic posts for visibility.

Part Of A Larger Roadway Project

The bicycle lanes were incorporated into a broader package of street improvements considered by the Redondo Beach City Council in July. The work was included in a $577,449.49 change order awarded to American Asphalt South Inc, according to the ity's July 14 construction authorization, File 26-0789.

Of that amount, $372,812.25 was allocated to bicycle-lane signing, striping and protective curbs along Palos Verdes Boulevard, while $104,047.24 covered pavement slurry sealing along the same corridor. The remaining $100,590 funded separate traffic-calming and safety improvements near the North Redondo Beach Bikeway and along Flagler Lane.

The project originated from a City Council referral in December 2024 and subsequently received unanimous recommendations from the city's Public Works, Safety and Sustainability Commission.

The completed improvements close a gap in Redondo Beach's bicycle network, providing a more clearly defined route for cyclists traveling between Torrance, Riviera Village and the Palos Verdes Peninsula.