The sign shows a cartoon turtle, and it's now posted along Flagler Lane, Diamond Street, Rindge Lane and Knob Hill Avenue. Look down and there's a matching sharrow painted on the asphalt. The South Bay Cities Council of Governments says the Rolling Turtle reminds riders that slow is the way to go, and that the sharrows lead them to routes and destinations. Redondo Beach has finished putting its share of these markers in place. In its October 20, 2026 status report, the City says the installed network covers roughly 20 centerline miles of lower-speed streets and protected crossings.
Every low-speed vehicle gets the same route: e-bikes, pedal bikes, scooters, golf carts and neighborhood electric vehicles. What happens at the other end depends on which one you're riding. The City's own Micromobility Network and Parking Map shows bike racks with stated capacities in front of named restaurants, coffee shops and the Pier. Golf carts get two entries in the whole city.
What the turtle actually marks
The Local Travel Network, or LTN, doesn't add new pavement. The City describes it as wayfinding signs and sharrows on chosen streets, "analogous to Class III bicycle route networks found in many cities." The streets were picked for one rule. The route stays on quieter local blocks and meets a major street only where a stop sign or traffic signal controls the crossing. The City's July 2026 LTN handout says almost all of the network runs on 25 mph neighborhood streets. "Almost" is accurate, because the City's map data tags a few LTN segments at 30 mph, including Palos Verdes Boulevard, Emerald Street and Ripley Avenue.
The marked streets fall into two clusters:
| Part of town | Streets the City lists as existing LTN segments |
|---|---|
| North Redondo | Felton Lane, Flagler Lane, Diamond Street, Rindge Lane, Vail Avenue, Knob Hill Avenue, North Juanita Avenue |
| South Redondo | Esplanade, South Catalina Avenue |
The same data still marks some blocks, including parts of Flagler Lane, the 300 block of Avenue F and the 300 block of North Broadway, as proposed. A street can carry the turtle on one block and not the next. Flagler Lane runs right through the network's symbolic center. The City added edge-line traffic-calming striping along Flagler as an LTN corridor and scheduled its official launch for October 29 at Dominguez Park, 150 Flagler Lane.
The destinations were chosen for errands
The regional plan treats the network as a way to get to places. In its StoryMap, SBCCOG says the routes were picked to connect neighborhoods with popular nearby destinations. In Redondo, its shopping-center layer marks South Bay Shopping Center, The Pier Shopping Center and Galleria Shopping Center as LTN-connected. Its grocery layer names Ralphs South Bay at 1413 Hawthorne Boulevard, Trader Joe's at 1761 S. Elena Avenue, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Smart & Final, and the Vons stores on Palos Verdes Boulevard, Inglewood Avenue and Beryl Street. Its parks list includes Hopkins Wilderness Park, Veterans Park, Miramar Park and Dominguez Park.
The reasoning is in the handout. Seventy percent of vehicle trips in the South Bay are three miles or less, and AAA put the cost of owning and running a new car in 2025 at more than $11,000. Across the region, the proposed LTN uses 243 of the South Bay's 2,000 miles of surface streets. Redondo's roughly 20 miles are its share of that grid.
Where a bike gets parked
Arriving by bike, you have plenty of places to lock up, and the City's map gives the count at each one. The waterfront has the most capacity, and Riviera Village has racks in front of individual businesses.
| Area | Mapped bike parking and listed capacity |
|---|---|
| Pier and King Harbor | RB Pier 1, 18; RB Pier 2, 12; Beach Bike Path at International Boardwalk upper level, 20; International Boardwalk upper level at The Village, 14; RB Marina R10, 12; RB Marina / Pier Plaza North, 28 |
| Riviera Village | 1705 S. Catalina, 18; Catalina at Avenue I, 14; Card de A at 1713 S. Catalina, 6; Hook & Plow at 1729 S. Catalina, 6; Yamashiro Sushi and Coffee Cartel at Catalina and Elena, 6 each; Locale 90 at 1720 S. Catalina, 4; Starbucks at 1749 S. Elena, 2; Riviera Village Triangle Lot by the USPS box, 2 |
| Coast south of the Pier | Captain Kidd's, three racks of 10, 8 and 10; Miramar Park beach restroom, 4; Miramar Park roundabout, 4 |
| Artesia corridor | Fiesta Room Cafe, 10; North Redondo Library on Artesia, 4 out front and 8 at the back lot; NRB Bike Path at Artesia, 4; Sugar Cove, 4; Rod's Char-Broiler, El Tarasco, Lobster Guys, Straw & Spoon and Grocery Outlet, 2 each |
South Catalina Avenue is the clearest example of the network and the parking lining up. Catalina carries the turtle, and the racks in front of its storefronts start on the 1700 block. If you shop the Sunday farmers market on the Village's side streets, you'll find this stretch familiar. We covered how Riviera Village divides its street closures earlier this fall.
Where a golf cart gets parked
The City's NEV parking layer has two public entries in all of Redondo Beach: the "Riviera Village Lot" and "1702 Camino de la Costa." Both are City-owned and City-managed, and the City's engineering staff added both in April 2026. The layer has no field for the number of stalls, so the map tells you where cart parking is but not how many spaces there are. The SBCCOG shopping-center layer marks the Galleria, The Pier Shopping Center and South Bay Shopping Center as connected to the LTN but leaves their parking field blank.
Carts are clearly part of the plan. The City's status report notes "the popularity of golf carts around the Beach Cities area." It also says that because 70 percent of South Bay trips are three miles or less, those trips suit devices "like golf carts and e-bikes." SBCCOG's StoryMap says the regional plan includes parking and charging at popular destinations. In Redondo, that part of the network is still small. For now, a cart trip that ends in Riviera Village has a mapped place to park. Cart trips to the Pier or the Galleria end at spots the map doesn't yet show.
The City's LTN handout also sets out what counts as an NEV. It defines one as a street-legal golf cart with a top speed of 25 mph that can be driven on any street posted at 35 mph or less. The City's status report adds that the LTN doesn't stop anyone from using other streets where the California Vehicle Code allows it. This post is general information, not legal advice. Confirm the rules for your own vehicle with the City or the appropriate agency before you drive it.
Most of the next projects are bike projects too
The City's latest projects follow the same pattern as its parking. The Daily Breeze reported that the North Redondo Beach Bikeway extension from Felton Lane to Inglewood Avenue opened after a March 5 ribbon cutting. The segment runs parallel to Rockefeller Lane, and future plans would continue it toward Grant and Inglewood avenues and add a mobility hub. The City calls the 0.2-mile piece a "critical extension." It has also added asphalt speed humps on cross-street approaches along the bikeway to slow drivers at path crossings.
At the south end, the City built 0.38 centerline miles of Class IV protected bike lanes on both sides of Palos Verdes Boulevard between PCH and S. Irena Avenue. Palos Verdes Boulevard now has dedicated bike lanes all the way from the eastern Torrance border to Palos Verdes Estates.
The biggest project is still in design. The Metro Active Transportation corridor on Redondo Beach Boulevard was at the 35 to 65 percent design stage as of the October 20 report. Redondo sent its comments on the 35 percent plans in June and prefers extended concrete curbs over flexible posts to protect the bike lanes. Torrance staff met with Redondo staff in August and September. Torrance is willing to accept mostly Class II lanes as long as parking loss is minimal, and expects its share of the project to need commission or council approval.
Thursday at Franklin Park
The City's Biking & Micromobility page points riders to the full map, which shows two bike racks of four spaces each at Franklin Park, 807 S. Inglewood Avenue. The City's ribbon cutting for Redondo's first all-accessible play space starts at 3 p.m. Thursday, November 5, at Franklin Park. The City credits the LA Kings Foundation, the California Parks and Recreation Society and GameTime for their support.
Riding the new routes may have you looking at your own block differently, whether it's on a turtle street, a few minutes from Catalina's racks or close to the Felton-to-Inglewood bikeway. Thompson Team follows these Redondo Beach projects from first plan to ribbon cutting, and a free home valuation is the simplest way to see how your location factors into your home's value.
