Grand Rapids maintains a growing bike lane network downtown and around DDA corridors, with rules barring parking, standing, or driving in marked lanes that serve cyclists, scooter riders, and Rapid bus connections.
The Grand Rapids mobility plan adds protected and buffered bike lanes on streets like Division, Lyon, and Cherry to link riders with The Rapid bus network and Silver Line BRT stops. State law and city traffic code prohibit motor vehicles from parking, idling, or driving in a marked bike lane except to make a turn. Rideshare and delivery drivers must pull to the curb beyond the lane. Cyclists ride with traffic, yield to pedestrians at sidewalk crossings, and follow signals just like motor vehicles.
Parking, standing, or driving in a marked bike lane, or blocking a Rapid bus stop with a vehicle, draws traffic citations, parking fines, and possible towing in downtown enforcement zones.
See how Grand Rapids's bike lane rules rules stack up against other locations.
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