Current biking facilities
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Bike lane
Through striping, bike lanes delineate a separate, dedicated space for people bicycling. Standard bike lanes are typically located at the road edge and do not provide additional vertical or horizontal separation from vehicular travel lanes.
Buffered bike lane
Buffered bike lanes are bike lanes with a striped buffer that provides horizontal space next to the bike lane. The striped buffer can be placed between the bike lane and the vehicular travel lane to provide greater separation between bicyclists and motorists, between the bike lane and parking lane to provide separation between bicyclists and opening doors, or both.
Separated bike lane
Separated bike lanes are bike lanes that feature some form of vertical separation from motor vehicles. Separated bike lanes can be located at street level, at curb or sidewalk level, or at an intermediate level between the level of the street and curb. Vertical separators can take a variety of forms, including curbs, medians, flexible posts, planters, and parked vehicles.
Paved trails and shared-use paths
Both paved trails and shared-use paths are off-street facilities that facilitate two-way travel for people walking, rolling, and bicycling. Paved trails are located in their own dedicated right-of-way, whereas shared-use paths are located within public right of way but separate from the street. Curbs and landscaped buffers separate shared-use paths from motor vehicle traffic.
Bike routes and shared lanes utilize signage and pavement markings (i.e., sharrows or shared lane markings) to indicate that bicyclists and motorists are intended to share the same space. They are typically designated along local streets with low vehicular volumes and speeds.
Bike boulevards
Bike boulevards, also known as neighborhood bikeways, are low-stress corridors with slow speeds and low vehicle volumes. They feature traffic calming elements and enhanced crossing treatments to reduce through vehicle traffic and manage vehicle speeds. Aurora’s bicycle network does not yet include any bike boulevards.
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