In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
“Bike Lane” means a portion of a City street designated exclusively for the flow of bicycles and dockless vehicles, as those terms are defined in <cite data-path="|31">this article</cite>.
“Director” means the Director of Transportation.
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Subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the <cite data-path="|general">City General Provisions Article</cite>, the Director may adopt rules and regulations to implement this subtitle.
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Text Conformed 02/28/21
By authority of Ordinance 20-431, Section 5, the Director of Legislative Reference, in consultation with the Law Department, has conformed this section to refer expressly to and reflect the requirements of the recently-enacted Administrative Procedure Act that, effective January 15, 2021, governs the proposal, adoption, and publication of administrative rules and regulations.
The Director may designate 4' to 5' wide strips on City streets as bike lanes<strong>.</strong>
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Bike lanes must be clearly marked on the street in accordance with the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or other nationally recognized standards<strong>.</strong>
Materials for marking bike lanes must be selected to minimize the loss of traction for bicycles in wet conditions.
The application and placement of signs marking bike lanes must conform to the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
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No motor vehicle may park or stand in an area designated and marked as a bike lane.
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After an area has been designated as a bike lane by the Director, the Director must ensure that all drainage grates within the bike lane:
have bars running perpendicular to the flow of traffic;
consist of a grating composed of intersecting bars; or
use another design that both the Director and the State Department of Transportation have approved as meeting bicycle safety design criteria as well as engineering and structural design demands.
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