Bicycle Friendly Community

Huntington Beach, CA| Bronze Level

Community Highlights: Huntington Beach runs numerous educational programs such as a monthly Street Skills classes (TS101), Bicycle Commuter Seminars, and a Bicycle Ambassador Program. The newly launched summer bike valet service will provide up to 150 new bike spaces to relieve congestion in the downtown area. This pilot program will provide data and continually address bike parking needs in the City. Safe Routes to School projects at five middle schools and two elementary schools added traffic signals, improved school zone signing and marking, traffic calming, and improvements to sidewalks and curb ramps.  Huntington Beach offers a diversion program for bicyclists and pedestrians cited for violations where a 2-hour safety training course is offered as an alternative to paying the designated fine. The program also provides free bicycle helmets to children who receive helmet violation citations who cannot afford a helmet themselves.  The City currently has a vigorous City employee rideshare program that encourages city employees with a bike to work week, providing rewards and recognition for those who do.  This also includes other encouragement programs for bicycle commuters such as Dump the Pump week, Rideshare Week, and Earth Day.