Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) This rule
describes the minimum planned bicycle facilities that must be included in
plans. Cities or counties may choose to exceed the requirements in this rule.
Cities and counties may choose to apply bicycle functional classifications to
bicycle facilities.
(2) Cities and
counties shall plan for a connected network of bicycle facilities that provides
a safe, low stress, direct, and comfortable experience for people of all ages
and abilities. All ages and abilities includes:
(a) School-age children;
(b) People over 65 years of age;
(c) Women;
(d) People of color;
(e) Low-income riders;
(f) People with disabilities;
(g) People moving goods, cargo, or other
people; and
(h) People using shared
mobility services.
(3) A
connected network is comprised of both the ability to access key destinations
within a community and enough coverage of safe and comfortable facilities to
ensure most people within the community can travel by bicycle.
(a) Cities and counties must design the
connected network to connect to key destinations identified as provided in OAR
660-012-0360, and to and within each climate-friendly area or Metro Region 2040
center.
(b) Cities and counties
must design the connected network to permit most residents of the planning area
to access the connected network with an emphasis on mitigating uncomfortable or
unsafe facilities or crossings.
(c)
The connected network shall consist of connected bicycle facilities including,
but not limited to, separated and protected bicycle facilities, bicycle
boulevards, and multi-use or bicycle paths. The connected network must include
a series of interconnected bicycle facilities and provide direct routes to key
destinations. Cities and counties must design comfortable and convenient
crossings of streets with high volumes of traffic or high-speed
traffic.
(4) Cities and
counties shall plan and design bicycle facilities considering the context of
adjacent motor vehicle facilities and land uses.
(a) Cities and counties shall design bicycle
facilities with higher levels of separation or protection along streets that
have higher volumes or speeds of traffic.
(b) Cities and counties shall plan for
separated or protected bicycle facilities on streets in climate-friendly areas,
Metro Region 2040 Centers, and other places with a concentration of
destinations. Cities and counties are not required to plan separated or
protected bicycle facilities on streets with very low levels of motor vehicle
traffic, with slow speeds of motor vehicles, or near a high-quality parallel
bicycle facility on the connected network.
(c) Cities and counties shall identify
locations with existing bicycle facilities along high traffic or high-speed
streets where the existing facility is not protected or separated, or parallel
facilities do not exist. Cities and counties shall plan for a transition to
appropriate facilities in these locations.
(5) Cities and counties shall adopt standards
for bicycle system planning and facilities that will result in a safe, low
stress, and comfortable experience for people of all ages and abilities. In
adopting standards, cities and counties may use one or more of the following:
(a) The Urban Bikeway Design Guide, second
edition, published by the National Association of City Transportation
Officials;
(b) Designing for All
Ages & Abilities, December 2017, published by the National Association of
City Transportation Officials; and
(c) For state facilities, The Blueprint for
Urban Design, 2019, published by the Oregon Department of
Transportation.
(6)
Cities and counties shall use the transportation prioritization framework in
OAR 660-012-0155 when making decisions about bicycle facilities.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
197.040
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
197.012 & ORS
197.712
