ODOT tames rural highway in La Pine with buffered bike lanes

Thanks ODOT, any improvement is a good start. I agree adding two feet to the bike lane and taking that space from the buffer would make perfect sense. The buffer would also stand out more as a buffer, rather than looking like a second bike lane. Or is that the dirt bike & ATV lane… =)

Curious to see other ODOT regions doing good work while local ODOT Region 1 – with by far the most bicyclists – conspicuously absent from the discussion.

Not impressed- all that lane does is force bicyclists to ride where all the debris piles up! Also, riding that close to the curb makes it harder for drivers coming out of driveways to see bicyclists, as they are looking at the oncoming traffic and the oncoming cyclist is too far left of their line of sight.

This is an excellent first step. I’d love to see even more treatments in place.
One of the biggest bummers of flying down the highway while traveling is missing these small towns along the way. I always think, “Man, that place looked interesting”, as it recedes from view in the mirror.
Whenever we do tend to stop in a small town it’s always way more fun than stopping at the highway gas station, and I’d encourage more towns to do this to their “main streets” along the highway.

La Pine was formed in January of 2007 and the city population is 1600 with an area popluation of close to 22,000 getting mail from La Pine Post Office. ODOT and the City worked to get this first step done a few months ago in August and we all hope that we will get real stop lights and other controls for fast moving traffic on the Hwy that bisects the town. This is a great start- I am waiting to see the bikes! t