On-Street Bikeways
On-street bikeways facilitate safe and convenient travel for bicyclists, and they serve as extensions of the Regional Veloweb and community shared-use path networks by providing non-motorized travel connections between housing, employment, major destinations, and transit facilities. The existing and planned on-street bikeway network, adopted as part of Mobility 2050, provides the densest network of bicycle facilities in a growing number of communities throughout the region.
Currently more than 45 locally adopted plans include on-street bikeway facilities representing nearly 2,500 miles in various stages of development. Consistent with guidance from AASHTO, the National Association of City Transportation Officials, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide, the type and design of on-street bikeways can vary based on the community and context in which they are located. Bikeways in urban and suburban areas of the region include bike lanes and separated or protected bike lanes/cycle tracks. Bikeways between small communities in rural unincorporated areas of the region generally consist of paved shoulders, particularly on roadways with higher speeds or traffic volumes.
Click on a link below to return to the Trails and On-Street Bikeways Network home page, view expanded maps and read more about the 2050 Regional Veloweb, and community paths.