LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Another stretch of downtown Los Angeles has become a safer corridor for bicyclists.
City Councilman Jose Huizar, along with city leaders and Department of Transportation officials, unveiled the area's second two-way bike lane Tuesday morning. The newly painted and protected bike lanes complete a loop with Spring Street that was installed in April.
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"Cars, they don't pay attention, they speed up to go past you...just to stop at the next light," said bicyclist Julie Cash.
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The two-way bike lanes are part of the larger $2.3 million Main and Spring Forward project, which is meant to make downtown streets safer, not only for bicyclists, but pedestrians as well.
"I love it, not just as a bicyclist, as a pedestrian, too. I feel like it gets people on the streets...to meet each other, meet their neighbors, meet their friends. It's a fun way to get around," said Downtown L.A. resident Neel Sodha.