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Mesa moves forward with protected bike‑lane pilot on Extension Road; council gives direction to proceed
Summary
Transportation staff presented plans to add separated and buffered bike lanes along Extension Road between Baseline and Main Street, including reconfiguring travel lanes and using delineators for protection. Council members gave direction to proceed and asked for follow‑up on industrial traffic and school safety.
Eric Guderian, assistant transportation director, asked council for direction on an operational project to add enhanced bike lanes along Extension Road from Baseline to Main Street following a previously directed citywide review of lower‑cost bike lane projects.
Guderian said the corridor is roughly 2.5 miles and currently functions as a four‑lane collector with a center turn lane; traffic counts peak at about 14,000 vehicles per day in segments of the road. The staff proposal includes two primary design approaches: - Separated bike lanes (protected by spaced vertical delineators) through the corridor’s more activity‑intensive stretches (parks, schools and the Fiesta area). Guderian said the delineators would be spaced roughly every 20 feet and…
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