1 BASIC URBAN BIKEWAY TYPES

2 Suburban arterial: bike lanes

3 Place bike lane between parking and travel lanes

4 Colored bike lanes  Ride on the street  Psychological separation  Novice cyclists more likely to ride in bike lane, not on sidewalk  Street appears narrower; motorists drive slower

5 A/C can be dyed (stamping not needed)

6  Colored bike lanes can be a traffic-calming technique: roadway appears narrower  Other elements also add “friction”

7 Brick street, concrete bike lanes

8 Buffered bike lanes

9 Double bike lane

10 Raised Bike lane Combines the convenience of riding on the street with more psychological separation Mountable curb

11  Convenience of riding on the street + psychological separation of a barrier  Mountable curb allows cyclists to leave bike lane for turning or overtaking  Motorists feel bump when they stray into curb  Novice bicyclists more likely to ride in bike lane than on sidewalk Raised Bike lane

12 Swiss example

13 Drainage grates in roadway

14 US example: Bend OR

15 Cycle track Why does it work here?

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