Bike Lane/Marked Shared Lane

A Bike Lane is defined as a portion of the roadway that has been designated by striping, signage, and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists. Marked shared lanes are generally not appropriate on streets with higher vehicle speeds or multiple travel lanes in each direction. Marked shared lanes are used on streets too narrow for bike lanes but are still good routes for bicyclists. Marked shared lanes alert motorists of the presence of bicyclists, reminds both motorists and bicyclists to properly share the road, and guide bicyclists to ride outside of the door zone of parked vehicles. Marked shared lanes are often used to fill in gaps in the bike lane network when there is not adequate roadway width to accommodate a bike lane in certain segments of a corridor.