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Committee backs ordinance to treat bike-lane buffers as no-parking zones; enforcement plans focused downtown
Summary
An ordinance clarifying that buffer strips adjacent to bike lanes are part of the bike lane and prohibited for parking was forwarded with a recommendation to approve. Advocates and parents testified about safety risks; transportation staff said enforcement will target the Central Business District after contractor training.
The Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee voted to forward Ordinance 2026‑088, which clarifies that striped buffer areas adjacent to bicycle lanes are included in parking prohibitions, to the full council with a recommendation to approve.
Councilor Jordan Hieh, the paper’s patron, said the change responds to documented problems of vehicles parking in buffers and forcing cyclists into motor traffic. "The amendment aligns our city code with federal and state design guidelines," she said, and it authorizes EMS providers, not just police, "to move vehicles when necessary in the course of their duties."
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