TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, Public Services Director
Brian McGill, PE, PTOE, Interim Assistant Public Services Director - Traffic Services
Virginia Small, Transportation Planner
John McNeill, PMP, Senior Project Manager - Traffic
DATE: June 23, 2025
RE:
Title
Bicycle Lane Ordinance Clarifications and Recommendations
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal IV: Be a highly desirable place to live, work, and recreate.
Executive Summary:
Council requested staff review the current Code of Ordinances for bicycle lane vagueness. Staff have returned with recommended amendments to reflect bicycle lane practices based on a peer-review of Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) information, and NC state ordinances. Staff have also included the definition of a multi-use lane to provide clarity on their intended use.
Bicycle Lane Ordinance Clarifications and Recommendations was presented to Council at the June 2, 2025 Work Session. The previous motion from Council was to approve the Code of Ordinance amendments and have staff place the item on a future consent agenda for adoption. Should Council approve the recommendations, these revisions will be codified, and bicycle lane and multi-use lanes will be more clearly defined and enforced. Further future Bicycle Plan projects will be reviewed against the proposed ordinance, should the ordinance be adopted and staff will provide Council with bicycle lane updates as future agenda items to inform where we are planning/converting/removing Bicycle Plan projects. This will include cost, location, and timelines.
Background:
History of Bicycle Lanes:
- 2011 - FAMPO Bike and Walk Plan is completed.
- October 2017 - Council authorizes application for NCDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant initiative.
- March 2018 - Staff receive n...
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