2004 Minnesota Statutes

     160.263 Bicycle lanes and ways. 

    Subdivision 1. Repealed, 1987 c 255 s 15 

    Subd. 2.    Powers of political subdivisions.  The 
 governing body of any political subdivision may by ordinance or 
 resolution: 

    (1) designate any roadway or shoulder or portion thereof 
 under its jurisdiction as a bicycle lane or bicycle route; 

    (2) designate any sidewalk or portion thereof under its 
 jurisdiction as a bicycle path provided that the designation 
 does not destroy a pedestrian way or pedestrian access; 

    (3) develop and designate bicycle paths; 

    (4) designate as bikeways all bicycle lanes, bicycle 
 routes, and bicycle paths. 

    Subd. 3.    Designation.  (a) A governing body 
 designating a bikeway under this section may: 

    (1) designate the type and character of vehicles or other 
 modes of travel which may be operated on a bikeway, provided 
 that the operation of such vehicle or other mode of travel is 
 not inconsistent with the safe use and enjoyment of the bikeway 
 by bicycle traffic; 

    (2) establish priority of right-of-way on the bicycle lane 
 or bicycle path and otherwise regulate the use of bikeways as it 
 deems necessary; and 

    (3) paint lines or construct curbs or establish other 
 physical separations to exclude the use of the bikeways by 
 vehicles other than those specifically permitted to operate 
 thereon. 

    (b) The designating governing body may, after public 
 hearing, prohibit through traffic on any highway or portion 
 thereof designated as a bicycle lane or bicycle route, except 
 that through traffic may not be prohibited on a trunk highway.  
 The designating governing body shall erect and maintain official 
 signs giving notice of the regulations and priorities 
 established under this subdivision and shall mark all bikeways 
 with appropriate signs.  Marking and signing of bikeways by the 
 designating governing body shall be in conformance with the 
 Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. 

    Subd. 4.    Speed on street with bicycle lane.  
 Notwithstanding section 169.14, subdivision 5, the governing 
 body of any political subdivision, by resolution or ordinance 
 and without an engineering or traffic investigation, may 
 designate a safe speed for any street or highway under its 
 authority upon which it has established a bicycle lane; provided 
 that such safe speed shall not be lower than 25 miles per hour.  
 The ordinance or resolution designating a safe speed is 
 effective when appropriate signs designating the speed are 
 erected along the street or highway, as provided by the 
 governing body. 

    HIST: 1976 c 199 s 15; 1987 c 255 s 3,4