Segregated Cycle Facilities - Other Bikeways

Other Bikeways

Other types of bikeway infrastructure are also in use by cities. They are often used for different reasons: the locale may have a different planning philosophy, for example, officials may conclude that the balance of evidence is that segregated facilities are unsafe; the street may be too narrow for bike lanes or cycle tracks; the location may be inappropriate; or for political reasons it may be easier to install something other than a segregated cycle facility. They include:

• Shared space - Urban design concept that removes traditional segregation among motor vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists and replaces with more "people-oriented" infrastructure.
• Sharrows - Usually a bike symbol with chevrons painted in a regular lane to demarcate where cyclists should ride.
• Bicycle boulevard - a low speed street where through-traffic by motor vehicles is restricted while bicycle traffic is encouraged.