PURPOSE

1. To accommodate bicycle traffic on thoroughfares that don’t otherwise allow vehicles and bicycles to safely share the road because of high vehicular speeds.
2. To ensure safety & convenience for all users and to enhance the travel experience and options for pedestrians and bicyclists.

APPLICABILITY

1. Applies to any project that provides a bikeway for use by the general public.
2. Applies to any thoroughfare that contains a bikeway.

BIKEWAY TYPES

Protected Bike Lane

Buffered Bike Lane

Shared Use Lane

Shared Use Path

Neighborhood Greenway

Paved Shoulder

GENERAL STANDARDS

1. All Bikeways must meet the standards found in the individual Bikeway Types pages.
2. A 6 to 8 inch solid white lane line must be used to visually separate motor vehicle travel lanes from any abutting bike lane.
3. A 4 inch solid white lane line must be used to visually separate any bike lane from an abutting motor vehicle parking lane, as applicable.
4. Word, symbol, and arrow pavement markings must be used to define any bike lane as the portion of a thoroughfare dedicated for specific use by bicyclists.
5. Through bike lanes must be located to the left of any dedicated motor vehicle right-turn only lane.
6. Lane striping must be dashed through areas of merging and crossing vehicles.