Is Agoura Hills Bike Friendly?: City Talks Plans To Improve

AGOURA HILLS, CA — How bikeable is Agoura Hills?

The city of Agoura Hills on March 22 discussed preliminary plans to make the city more bike-friendly with the introduction of interconnected bike corridors and support facilities throughout the city. The overall goal is to provide an environmentally-friendly and accessible alternative to driving, city staff said.

The blueprints are encapsulated in the city's Bike Master Plan, which the city workshopped with community-members in an in-person meeting on March 22. The city will hold a second workshop on the bike plan and an official public hearing before it goes before city council for a vote.

"The next generations are going to think it's crazy that we actually get in our cars and drive places like, to perhaps the future village, or anywhere else in Agoura. They're going to be scootering and using electric bikes and regular bikes, so all of this is to prepare Agoura for being one step ahead," Councilmember Illece Buckley Weber said.

The plan notes safety, accessibility throughout the city, public health and environmentalism as benefits of increased local bike use. The plan outlines improvements to existing bike routes and the introduction of new bike lanes throughout the city.

The city plans to reinforce existing bike lanes on the city's "backbone corridors," which are on Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Agoura Road running east to west and Kanan Road running north to south, according to transportation analyst Tyler Lindberg.

The city also plans to add bike lanes through residential areas of the city. Check out a map of all the potential new bike lanes on the city's website.

The city shared results from community surveys about biking in Agoura Hills, which found the majority of residents biked for exercise and recreation, rather than as a form of transportation. Survey results also showed that safety concerns and lack of equipment is what keeps most residents off the road.