Lottie Bike Lane Info Sheet

This project includes protected bike lanes along Lottie Avenue from NE 4th St at Washington Park to NE 23rd St, then connects to Kelley Avenue through East Madison Street. It is one part of many bicycle and pedestrian projects to be built following the adoption of the City’s bikewalkokc bicycle-pedestrian master plan and the successful elections for the Better Streets, Safer City sales tax extension and the MAPS 4 sales tax. 

The City’s transportation planners and the Public Works project team first met with businesses and property owners along the route in 2021 to discuss the concept and get their input. In 2022, a meeting was held at Amos Memorial CME Church to engage the community and collect additional public input on the project.

^Community meeting held at Amos Memorial CME Church in August 2022.

Parking-protected bike lanes use parked cars to separate people riding bikes from people driving cars. They increase safety for drivers, walkers and cyclists by shortening the crossing distance for pedestrians, increasing visibility and providing a buffer between cyclists and vehicles.

The parking-protected bike lane from NE 13th to NE 23rd is a part of a larger bike lane project that will soon be under construction. The 1.8-mile bike lane begins at NE 4th Street and runs north to Madison Street then turns west to N Kelley Avenue. It will connect Page Woodson, Booker T Washington Park, OU Health Science Center, the Innovation District, Pitts Park, East Point and the JFK, Culberson and East Highland neighborhoods. The project is expected to open in spring 2024.

^Example of a parking-protected bike lane.