What’s A Bike Facility?

With the implementation of the Bicycle Master Plan, more bike facilities are appearing on city streets. There are many different types of bike facilities. Both cyclists and motorists need to be aware of how each one is used.

Bike Lane

an area designated for bike travel only. The bike lane is a 5’ wide lane with a bike symbol indicating that only bikes should use that lane.

Sharrow

A roadway with is shared by bikes and automobiles. Cars should treat bikes as vehicles in the lane and pass when it is safe to do so. While there is no clearly defined area for bikes to travel, bike should ride outside of the door zone of parked cars and avoid roadside hazards.

Signed Route

A roadway with no pavement markings, signed routes are used on low-traffic volume streets where cyclists can “take the lane”. Cars should pass bikes when it is safe to do so. Signed routes typically have mileage and destination markers with route adjustments along the way.

Share The Road

When space does not exist for bike lanes, “SHARE THE ROAD” signs are installed to remind motorists that cyclists may be present. Here cyclists are encouraged to use the shoulder of the road, or travel to the right while avoiding “door zones” and roadside hazards.

Shared Bus & Bike Lanes

On Pratt St, these lanes are only available to buses, bicycles and right turning vehicles. Cyclists should follow these rules to help ensure their safety:

• When safe to do so, ride to the right to allow buses to pass on the left.
• Pass buses on the left.
• Do not pass a stopped bus with a left turn signal on as this indicates it is about to start moving.
• Yield To Pedestrians In Crosswalks