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Bikeway System Facilities

​​​Bike Lanes

A bike lane is a portion of the roadway designated by striping, signing, and/or pavement markings for the use of bicyclists and have a width of five feet. Bicycle lanes include a bicycle pavement marking with an arrow to indicate that bicyclists should ride in the same direction as adjacent motor vehicle traffic.

Functions:

• Provides comfort for bicyclists on roadways  
• Increases the amount of lateral separation between motor vehicles and bicycles 
• Indicates the location to ride on the roadway with moving traffic and parked cars (mid-block locations and approaching intersections)
• Increases the capacity of roadways that carry mixed bicycle and motor vehicle traffic  
• Increases predictability of bicyclist and motorist movements 
• Increases drivers’ awareness of bicyclists while driving and when opening doors from an on-street parking space