Transportation -
Bicycle Program
The Bicycle Plan is a modal element of the Mesa
Transportation Plan. It establishes a coordinated
strategy to encourage and develop bicycling as an
integral part of the City’s multi-modal
transportation system.
The Transportation
Department designates new bike routes and adds new
bike lanes and multi-use pathways throughout the
city. Many of these bikeways were recommended in
the City's Mesa Bicycle Plan. The
Department
also responds to requests from neighborhoods for
bicycle-related improvements on local streets, and
educates the public about the hazards of riding
their bikes on the wrong side of the street.
Currently, there are approximately 70 miles of
bicycle routes, 160 miles of bicycle lanes and 2.25
miles of paved bicycle paths in the city. The
future system includes bicycle routes, bicycle
lanes, and shared use paths, as well as
recommendations for vital end-of-trip facilities.
Mesa's Bicycle Plan
Most Recent Pedalcycle Crash Analysis
Recent Improvements (2007)
- Alma School Road: University Drive to McLellan
Road (1.5 miles of bike
lanes)
- Center Street: Main Street to McKellips Road
(2.5 miles of bike lanes)
- Extension Road:
Broadway Road to University Drive (1 mile of
bike lanes)
- Brown Road:
Lindsay Road to Higley Road (3 miles of bike
lanes)
- Gilbert Road:
Brown Road to Loop 202 (2 miles of bike lanes)
- Longmore:
Southern Avenue to Broadway Road (1 mile of bike
lanes)
- Broadway:
- Gilbert Road to Lindsay Road (1 mile of
bike lanes)
- Val Vista Drive to Greenfield Road (1
mile of bike lanes)
- Southern Avenue:
Higley Road to Superstition Springs Boulevard
(1.5 miles of bike lanes)
- University Road:
- Gilbert Road to Lindsay Road (1 mile of
bike lanes)
- Greenfield Road to Higley Road (1 mile
of bike lanes)
Upcoming Improvements
- Stapley Drive: Brown Road to McKellips Road
(1 mile of bike lanes)
- Main Street:
- West City Limits to Extension Road (2
miles of bike lanes)
- Mesa Drive to Gilbert Road (2 miles of
bike lanes)
- Baseline Road: Power Road to Loop 202 (2
miles of bike lanes)
- Brown Road: 80th Street to 96th Street (2
miles of bike lanes)
- McDowell Road: Power Road to Sossaman Road
(1 miles of bike lanes)
The Mesa Bike Map (.pdf 1 page) and
Bike Map Information (.pdf 9 pages) is available online or by calling (480)
644-2160. Additional safety tips, Arizona Revised Statutes relating to bicycles,
hints for parents and much more information can be found here. In addition, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG)
also produces a
regional bike map that shows existing bike routes, lanes, and
facilities. You can obtain a free copy by calling 480-644-2160.
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