Polk Street Bike Lanes

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Polk Street


March 2026 Update

City staff have completed the Polk Street On-Street Parking Report. The report outlines the current parking use along Polk Street and side streets. Understanding parking use is an important part of the planning process when parking removal is being proposed. Parking counts help answer questions like: Where and when is parking most used? How does parking use vary along a street? Can side streets accommodate additional parking demand?

Staff found that on-street parking use along Polk Street varies block by block; some blocks average over eight parked cars while other blocks average less than one parked car. The average number of cars parked on Polk Street between 2nd Avenue and 18th Avenue is 60.8, filling about 25% of available on-street parking spaces. The Parking Report is available under the "Documents" tab on the right side of this page.


February 2026 Update

The second Polk Street community meeting was held on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, at the Faith Center (1410 W 13th Avenue). This meeting presented the same content as the January 21st meeting.


January 2026 Update

The first Polk Street community meetings was held on Wednesday, January 21st, 2026, at the Faith Center (1410 W 13th Avenue). City staff gave a short presentation followed by time for community members to discuss the project. Staff collected comments and questions from the meeting and have assembled a Q&A document. The Q&A document and a PDF version of the meeting's presentation are available under the "Documents" tab on the right side of this page.


Project Overview

The City of Eugene identified Polk Street from 2nd Avenue to 18th Avenue for bike lanes through a community-driven process called Move EUG in 2023. Bike lanes on Polk Street also were identified in the Transportation System Plan, adopted in 2017.

Polk Street is an important bicycle route that does not provide dedicated space for people biking. Currently, Polk Street has two vehicle travel lanes and on-street parking on both sides of the street. Adding bike lanes to Polk Street would likely require removing some or all of the on-street parking. The graphic below shows how space is allocated on Polk Street today (current condition) and how space could be allocated if bike lanes are added (proposed project).

Community Engagement

Funding to add bike lanes on Polk Street comes from the voter approved 2022 Street Repair Bond Measure. While funding has been set aside, the City has not made final decisions about adding bike lanes or changing the street design.

Hearing from community members is a vital part of the planning process. In late 2025 and early 2026, residents were invited to attend community meetings, take a project survey and share input and feedback about the proposed bike lanes with City staff.

The City is reviewing community feedback and input and expects share a decision about Polk Street in late spring 2026. Community input, along with city goals, established best practices, operational needs, and budget will all help shape the final design of Polk Street.

Reasons for the Proposed Change

Polk Street is an important route for people travelling north and south between the Whiteaker and Friendly neighborhoods. Polk Street is one of the few streets that runs from 2nd Avenue to 28th Avenue and serves as an alternate route to Chambers Street.

Observation of Polk Street shows people biking, including with children, weaving in and out of the on-street parking lane, riding with traffic and being aggressively passed by people driving, lane splitting between parked cars and stopped traffic, biking on the sidewalk and other unsafe behaviors by both people driving and people biking. The speed and volume of vehicles that use Polk Street, the behavior of people driving and biking, and Polk Street's connectivity make the street an important candidate for dedicated bike lanes.


March 2026 Update

City staff have completed the Polk Street On-Street Parking Report. The report outlines the current parking use along Polk Street and side streets. Understanding parking use is an important part of the planning process when parking removal is being proposed. Parking counts help answer questions like: Where and when is parking most used? How does parking use vary along a street? Can side streets accommodate additional parking demand?

Staff found that on-street parking use along Polk Street varies block by block; some blocks average over eight parked cars while other blocks average less than one parked car. The average number of cars parked on Polk Street between 2nd Avenue and 18th Avenue is 60.8, filling about 25% of available on-street parking spaces. The Parking Report is available under the "Documents" tab on the right side of this page.


February 2026 Update

The second Polk Street community meeting was held on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, at the Faith Center (1410 W 13th Avenue). This meeting presented the same content as the January 21st meeting.


January 2026 Update

The first Polk Street community meetings was held on Wednesday, January 21st, 2026, at the Faith Center (1410 W 13th Avenue). City staff gave a short presentation followed by time for community members to discuss the project. Staff collected comments and questions from the meeting and have assembled a Q&A document. The Q&A document and a PDF version of the meeting's presentation are available under the "Documents" tab on the right side of this page.


Project Overview

The City of Eugene identified Polk Street from 2nd Avenue to 18th Avenue for bike lanes through a community-driven process called Move EUG in 2023. Bike lanes on Polk Street also were identified in the Transportation System Plan, adopted in 2017.

Polk Street is an important bicycle route that does not provide dedicated space for people biking. Currently, Polk Street has two vehicle travel lanes and on-street parking on both sides of the street. Adding bike lanes to Polk Street would likely require removing some or all of the on-street parking. The graphic below shows how space is allocated on Polk Street today (current condition) and how space could be allocated if bike lanes are added (proposed project).

Community Engagement

Funding to add bike lanes on Polk Street comes from the voter approved 2022 Street Repair Bond Measure. While funding has been set aside, the City has not made final decisions about adding bike lanes or changing the street design.

Hearing from community members is a vital part of the planning process. In late 2025 and early 2026, residents were invited to attend community meetings, take a project survey and share input and feedback about the proposed bike lanes with City staff.

The City is reviewing community feedback and input and expects share a decision about Polk Street in late spring 2026. Community input, along with city goals, established best practices, operational needs, and budget will all help shape the final design of Polk Street.

Reasons for the Proposed Change

Polk Street is an important route for people travelling north and south between the Whiteaker and Friendly neighborhoods. Polk Street is one of the few streets that runs from 2nd Avenue to 28th Avenue and serves as an alternate route to Chambers Street.

Observation of Polk Street shows people biking, including with children, weaving in and out of the on-street parking lane, riding with traffic and being aggressively passed by people driving, lane splitting between parked cars and stopped traffic, biking on the sidewalk and other unsafe behaviors by both people driving and people biking. The speed and volume of vehicles that use Polk Street, the behavior of people driving and biking, and Polk Street's connectivity make the street an important candidate for dedicated bike lanes.

Page last updated: 30 Mar 2026, 12:21 PM