City engineers emphasize separated facilities as top priority in 2026 bike plan
City engineering staff highlighted low‑stress bikeways, signal upgrades at vulnerable road‑user crash locations, and an updated 'level of comfort' that downgrades painted lanes in favor of physically separated facilities.
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Bailey Waters, a city engineer, told the Parks Advisory Board that engineering recommendations in the draft 2026 Lawrence Bike Plan prioritize constructing low‑stress bikeways during reconstruction projects, following the city's Complete Streets policy, improving bike parking, and targeting signal improvements at locations with vulnerable road‑user crashes. "The first one there constructing low stress bikeways...as we reconstruct and maintain our streets," Waters said.
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