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Roanoke outlines two new mobility tracks and safety training; officials highlight 9th Street two‑way cycle track
Summary
City transportation staff described existing and planned mobility/cycle tracks (including a new two‑way 9th Street facility), community engagement and training resources, and encouraged public education about the 3‑foot pass law and intersection behavior for two‑way tracks.
Roanoke transportation officials on Sept. 16 described the city’s expanding mobility‑track program and associated safety training aimed at cyclists, pedestrians and motorists.
Director Ross Campbell said the city now has two cycle tracks: a roughly one‑mile 9th Street facility (Riverland Road to Highland Avenue) built as part of regular pavement maintenance in December 2023, and a recently completed 1.5‑mile track from 6th Street to 22nd Street in northwest Roanoke. Campbell told council these projects were constructed at a marginal additional cost during repaving by reconfiguring existing…
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