Lake and Lucerne Avenues got upgrades

Downtown Lake Worth Beach's roads got upgrades

Costing $5.4 million

Excerpt from Chris Persuad's article at the Palm Beach Post: Lake and Lucerne avenues in downtown Lake Worth Beach, from Golfview Road to the roundabout at A Street, also have prominent bike lanes now — green in some areas — but with no physical barrier separating them from parked cars on the street to their right or regular traffic on their left.

The traffic lights at the Dixie Highway intersection at both avenues are now mounted on hurricane-strength traffic pole arms.

Miami-based General Asphalt Co. worked on the project, contracting with the Transportation Department, which owns and maintains both roads. Work started in February 2024 and ended last month, the department said.

The companies working on both of these projects also upgraded crosswalk pedestrian signal systems, replaced or added road signs, added sidewalk curb ramps where there were none to meet federal disability standards and repaired pipes and water mains underground, the Transportation Department said.

Blast from the Past - Bikes and skateboards banned on sidewalks in Lake Worth

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Seeing Ron Exline the other night at the LW 2020 meeting at the Glass House brought back some memories.

Even this article shows that we have had disgruntled people for decades here in Lake Worth--some like the decisions of a commission; others don't. I would bet, however, that people were a whole lot nicer back then and opinions could be heard without one side getting ticked off or being outspokenly rude towards another resident at a town hall district or commission meeting. It was a more cordial era. We didn't have the personal attacks from Internet users who feel they now can say any nasty thing in the book, anonymously of course.

Lw Bans Skates, Bikes On Sidewalks
July 4, 1989
By FRED LOWERY, Staff Writer

LAKE WORTH -- Bicycles, skateboards and roller skates are officially unwelcome on the sidewalks of the downtown area, city commissioners decided on Monday, even if the vehicles are propelled by someone too small to be in traffic.

Commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance, to be effective on July 13, banning bikes, skateboards, roller skates ``or other types of coaster vehicle`` from the downtown area, despite protests from bicyclists and merchants alike.

Read more... at the Sun Sentinel.

Bike Racks in Downtown Lake Worth

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Colorful bike racks in our colorful downtown adjacent

to bike path

Arty racks in an arty area--the Cultural Plaza

New bike racks erected in our downtown--a bike friendly place to visit.

Going Back to a Bygone Era

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There have been some in Lake Worth who want us all to ride bikes. We even built bike paths and have spent a hundred thousand bucks. We have one guy on a major board who even suggested that we ban cars from parking at our beach and people either ride bikes, walk or take public transit to get to our beach park. Even though these few people say that they want to "move forward" and celebrate the next 100 years and grow the city (although we are built out other than the Park of Commerce), they would prefer that we fall back a century and literally stand still. No wonder we are confused here.

But one town in this country thinks the way that they do and actually does ban cars. "Visitors to this island have described the experience as like going back in time to a bygone era, one before the constant din of traffic and vehicle exhaust became a part of daily life in America."

Read more...

More Grant Money into Lake Worth

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The city and its community redevelopment agency recently won a $749,240 grant to build a tree-lined path for bicycles and pedestrians on an unpaved section of Fifth Avenue South, so reports the Palm Beach Post.

They are going to build a 10-foot-wide paved bike path and landscape it with Florida native trees and shrubs and even have benches on Fifth Avenue South between A and F streets. Does anyone ever walk that road? Bike it?  The caveat:  We have to match the Grant.

Can you even imagine the city spending taxpayer dollars of $750,000 for a 10 foot wide bike path on 5th Avenue South, or anywhere for that matter on an unpaved street? Coo, coo.

Upgrades being Made to Bicycle Routes in Lake Worth

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The City of Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency is currently providing upgrades to major portions of the city's bicycle routes.

The City requests that all vehicles be removed from the street during the following weeks and says that these dates are subject to change:

'O' Street (from 8 Ave. North to 5 Ave. South): August 2 - August 5
'M' Street (from 8 Ave. North to 8 Ave. South): August 3 - August 6
'L' Street (from 8 Ave. North to 7 Ave. South): August 4 - August 8
'K' Street (from 8 Ave. North to 8 Ave. South): August 9 - August 11
'J' Street (from 8 Ave. North to 6 Ave. South): August 11 -August 13
'D' Street (from 7 Ave. North to 6 Ave. South): August 14 - August 17
'C' Street (from 7 Ave. North to 6 Ave. South): August 16 - August 19
2 Ave. North (from Federal Highway to Golfview Road): August 18 -August 21
Golfview Road (from 2 Ave. North to Lucerne Ave.): August 21 - August 23

Bicycling in Lake Worth, Florida

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June 2010 PB Post photo by Gary Coronado
Former Commissioner Cara Jennings who set the example for bicycling

Depending upon whose demographics you read, Lake Worth is anywhere from 5 square miles to 7, and an ideal city for riding bicycles.

There are a number of ways you can reduce your consumption of energy that is generated from fossil fuels--Mark Parrilla installed solar panels on his roof. We all want to help protect the environment as civilization undergoes the transition from non-renewable to renewable energy. Riding a bicycle instead of driving your car is an answer and one that is inexpensive.

Lake Worth has an environmentally conscientious Commission that has implemented a Bicycle Network Plan in conjunction with the CRA. Read about it HERE.