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Bike Lanes

Evaluation of a Combined Bicycle Lane/Right Turn Lane, Eugene, OR

Evaluation of a Combined Bicycle Lane/Right Turn Lane, Eugene, OR

In 1998, the city of Eugene, in coordination with the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, studied bicyclist and motorist interactions at two types of intersections- a standard right turn lane with a “pocket bike lane” at 13th Ave. and Willamette St., and a combined bike lane/turn lane at 13th Ave. and Patterson St. […]

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Evaluation of Blue Bike Lanes, Portland, OR

Evaluation of Blue Bike Lanes, Portland, OR

In 1999, the city of Portland, in coordination with the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, released the results of a comprehensive study investigating the effectiveness of blue paint at enhancing safety and visibility at ten cyclist-motorist conflict intersections. The color blue was selected to avoid confusion with other colors which have significant meanings […]

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Contra-Flow Bike Lane on New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Contra-Flow Bike Lane on New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, D.C.

In July 2010, the city of Washington, D.C. (DDOT) installed a contra-flow bike lane along New Hampshire Ave. leading towards the intersection of U and 16th streets. The purpose of the project was to facilitate a popular diagonal movement for cyclists heading southwest by reconfiguring a street with excess capacity and low traffic levels. The contra-flow […]

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Allen and Pike Streets Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Project, New York, NY

Allen and Pike Streets Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Project, New York, NY

  Background New York City’s Allen and Pike Streets safety improvement pilot project demonstrates how cities are using relatively inexpensive treatments to improve the quality of life for residents and the business community. Excessive speeding and unpredictable movements, along with underutilized public space, raised safety and access issues to the most vulnerable road users. In […]

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Evaluation of a Green Bike Lane Weaving Area, St. Petersburg, FL

Evaluation of a Green Bike Lane Weaving Area, St. Petersburg, FL

In September 2008, the University of North Carolina Highway Research Center, in coordination with the State of Florida Department of Transportation, released a study on the effects of green colored pavement in the weaving area between a through bike lane and a right-turn lane for motor vehicles. The green color was installed in the dashed […]

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Second Street Sharrows and Green Lane, Long Beach, CA

Second Street Sharrows and Green Lane, Long Beach, CA

Second Street in the Belmont Shore area of Long Beach, California is a busy corridor which runs parallel to the beach. Many cyclists use the route as a connection between the beach, Orange County, and Ocean Boulevard. The street has significant motorized and pedestrian traffic, and bicyclists often choose to bicycle on the sidewalk rather […]

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Green Shared Lane, 200 South Street, Salt Lake City, UT

Green Shared Lane, 200 South Street, Salt Lake City, UT

The 200 South Street bike lanes in Salt Lake City extend a distance of approximately 3.9 miles from the University of Utah, through downtown, to the Jordan River Trail. The bike lanes are continuous except for a one block section downtown between Main St. and State St. A parking garage entrance/exit ramp on this block makes the […]

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Buffered Bike Lanes on Pine and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA

Buffered Bike Lanes on Pine and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA

In 2009, the Mayor’s Office of Transportation in Philadelphia undertook a pilot project to evaluate the impact of a buffered crosstown bike lane on Spruce and Pine Streets running through the center city of Philadelphia. The project creates a buffer protected east-west bike route and provides a direct connection between paths on the Schuylkill and […]

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Bike Lane and Sharrows on 27th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN

Bike Lane and Sharrows on 27th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN

The 27th Ave SE bike lane in Southeast Minneapolis provides a key north-south connection between two major bicycle trails: East River Road and the University of Minnesota Transitway. The lane serves as a major corridor for bicyclists leading through several densely populated neighborhoods and affordable housing areas in SE Minneapolis. Before installation of the bike lanes, […]

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Green Bike Lane at Eastlake and Fuhrman Avenue East, Seattle, WA

Green Bike Lane at Eastlake and Fuhrman Avenue East, Seattle, WA

Eastlake Avenue East is a busy route for bicyclists connecting Seattle’s Downtown and Capitol Hill neighborhoods with the University District across the University Bridge.  Several bicycle crashes occurred at this intersection over the course of four years, including one fatality involving a delivery truck making a right turn onto Fuhrman Avenue East.  In order to bring more attention […]

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