Believe it or Not! Not everyone likes the new bike racks that replaced the bollards or were put in to substitute for bollards. The bike racks were intended to make the area look nicer, be more “beachie,” and protect the streets from car intrusion.

“Overkill, ugly, visual intrusion, Venice Beach is backward, more graffiti placement opportunities, etc.” ripple the adjectives off the tongues of those who are not fond of the new, blue racks.

This is what residents see as they walk to the beach after passing the bollards on the speedway.

One resident brought up the fact that with bicycles attached in some cases, the three-foot American with Disabilities Act (ADA) clearance requirement is not met.

“Since I live on 30th, I can say that it makes no sense here,” one anonymous resident said. “It’s a narrow walk street and there are already steel bollards on either side of speedway that block entry of vehicles. And, an “end” sign was recently installed at the corner of speedway and OFW. The blue bollards are overkill, and most assuredly, block access of pedestrians and emergency vehicles.

“These new installations along OFW were never approved by residents. One random incident doesn’t predict a re/occurrence. It’s a false sense of security.
“Where bollards already exist it is a waste of tax dollars and
the associated expenditure was never put to a vote. I object to my tax dollars being spent on redundancy.

“When I bought my home, part of the decision to buy was a view that was free and clear of obstruction. I don’t want this to set a precedent that will diminish the value of my asset.”

Bollards at 30th protect walk streets off of Speedway.

Who wants to walk to street and look at all that stuff?