24th Avenue Bollard Protected Bike Lanes

Share your comments on the 24th Avenue Protected Bike Lanes Project! Take a 5 minute survey to share your thoughts about the project (open until December 20th).

You're invited! A community meeting is planned for 6pm on Tuesday, December 10th at Roosevelt Middle School cafeteria (500 E 24th Avenue). Please arrive at 6pm, the presentation will begin shortly after.

Project Overview

The City of Eugene is exploring the feasibility of adding bollard protected bike lanes to 24th Avenue from Amazon Path to Agate Street (area outlined in orange on the map below). 24th Avenue between Amazon Path and Agate Street currently has a mix of standard bike lanes and buffered bike lanes.

Bollard protected bike lanes add more space and physical protection between people biking and people driving as compared to standard bike lanes and buffered bike lanes. See examples of bicycle infrastructure below. Adding bollard protected bike lanes to 24th Avenue would require removing on-street parking between Hilyard Street and Agate Street (approximately 73 spaces). Parking counts show that side streets have enough available space to accommodate on-street parking demand from 24th Avenue. A parking report with additional information is available under the Documents tab on the right side of this page.

The City will repave 24th Avenue from Harris Street to Agate Street in spring/summer 2025. The repaving, in combination with a potential Oregon Department of Transportation grant, means the City may have the opportunity to change the current layout of 24th Avenue between Amazon Path and Agate Street. Current and proposed layouts are shown below.

Reasons for the Proposed Change

24th Avenue is a primary biking route for three schools: Edison Elementary, Roosevelt Middle, and South Eugene High. It is also near the University of Oregon, the YMCA, and connects to the Amazon Path. The number and type of destinations along the street, speed and volume of vehicles that use 24th Avenue, and history of bike crashes along 24th Avenue make the street an important candidate for bollard protected bike lanes. The 2023 death of a University of Oregon student walking on 24^th Avenue after being hit by a driver further underscores the safety challenges along the street.

In an effort to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars, the City wants to align the upcoming paving project with the future vision for 24th Avenue. The City also applied for a grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation to add bollard protected bike lanes to 24th Avenue between Amazon Path and Agate Street. The grant has not yet been awarded but is promising. The combination of the repaving project and pending grant creates a unique opportunity to improve safety and comfort on 24th Avenue.

Community Engagement

Final decisions about 24th Avenue have not yet been made. Staff are actively engaging residents, businesses owners, and the broader community about the project. The decision to add bollard protected bike lanes and remove parking on 24th Avenue will be made based on community input, the available data, and alignment with City standards and goals.

Please take the 5 minute survey to share your thoughts about the project (open until December 20th).

A community meeting is planned for 6pm on Tuesday, December 10th at Roosevelt Middle School (500 E 24th Avenue). Please arrive at 6pm, the presentation will begin shortly after.

Timeline

• Fall 2024 – Project Kick-off
• Winter 2024/2025 - Community engagement to determine striping plan for 24th Avenue during the repaving project.
• Spring 2025 – Repaving begins