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Committee moves downtown bike‑lane review out of committee after safety discussion
Summary
On March 18, 2026 the Rochester City Council Public Safety Committee discussed downtown bicycle-lane safety, heard DPW and police data, and agreed to remove the bike-lane item from committee for further staff review; no formal vote was taken.
On March 18, 2026 the Rochester City Council Public Safety Committee discussed concerns about downtown bicycle lanes and agreed to move the item out of committee for further review by professional staff rather than taking immediate action.
DPW representative Miss Norris told the committee the downtown bike lanes and striping date to 2018 and that Federal Highway Administration guidance recommends a combined parking-and-bike-lane width of about 13 feet to reduce dooring risks. "Based off of the design widths shown, the combined width along Main Street…
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