On-street Bikeways

• Projects
• Funding
• Maps
• Publications

On-street bikeways and road shoulders are an integral part of Boulder County’s transportation system. As a policy, the Boulder County Transportation Department adds shoulders for bike use to all roads receiving a pavement overlay if that road has historically experienced significant bike use in the past.

Projects

The following is a list of recently completed, ongoing and upcoming pavement overlay projects, in which Boulder County adds road shoulders to improve safety for cyclists:

2007 (anticipated)

• SH170 / Marshal Drive (SH93 to Superior town limits)
• SH119 Bikeway (Lefthand Creek, SH52 Intersection, 4-Mile Creek)

2006

• Valmont Road (57^th Street to 61^st Street)
• James Canyon (Lefthand Canyon to Jamestown limits)
• Jay Road (63rd to 75th)
• Nelson Road (US36 to 75th)

2005

• Lefthand Canyon (Olde Stage to Jamestown turnoff)
• 73rd / 75th St. (SH119 to Nelson Road)

2004

• Cherryvale Road (S. Boulder Road to Marshall Road)
• Arapahoe Road (Erie to 119^th Street)
• 119^th Street (Erie to SH 7)
• N. 75th St. (Nelson Rd. to SH 66)

2003

• Niwot Road (Longview to 95^th Street)
• 79^th Street (Niwot Road to SH 52)
• Hygiene Road (75^th Street to Airport Road)
• Baseline Road (Lafayette City Limits to 95^th Street)
• Lefthand Canyon (US 36 to Olde Stage Road)

Maps:

How bikeways programs are funded

In addition to the approximately $3 million the Transportation Department budgets each year for roadways, the improvement and addition of on-street bikeways is made possible by taxes specifically approved by the voters to specifically improve alternative modes.

Boulder County Transportation Improvement Tax

In the November 2001 election, the citizens of Boulder County passed a 0.10% countywide transportation sales and use tax. This seven-year tax raises approximately $5 million a year to be spent on countywide transportation improvements that are needed to help reduce congestion, improve safety, and increase the efficiency of alternative modes and traffic flows.

The Transportation Improvement Tax is helping to fund improvements on 66 miles of roadways in the County, including the addition of shoulders appropriate for cycling along all roads included within the project list. Please link to the Boulder County Transportation Improvement Tax Maps to view the project candidates for roadways, intersections, transit improvements and regional trails.

Publications

Bicycle Safety:  What Every Parent Should Know
(4 pages, pdf format, 1.06 MB)

Safe Bicycling:  Kids activity Booklet and Tips for Parents
(12 pages, pdf format, 1.73 MB)

Bicycling Rights & Responsibilities:  On and Off Road
(2 pages, pdf format, 1.74 MB)