A bike-towed sweeper will clean Hollywood Boulevard bike lanes twice a month.
Los Angeles introduced a new bike lane sweeper that will operate on two miles of Hollywood Boulevard bike lanes twice a month, reports Barry Lank in The Eastsider.
The cleaner is powered by Olympic hopeful cyclist Kayla Hankins and features a pair of googly eyes. “The battery-powered broom is pulled by an e-bike, while rotating brushes push leaves and debris into two small detachable baskets.”
According to Lank, “The sweeper came to Los Angeles though a partnership between City Council District 13 and Hankins’ employer, Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE).”
FULL STORY: A new bike-lane sweeper, with a set of googly eyes, debuts on Hollywood Boulevard
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