Hamilton, NJ Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Chapter 485, Article III of the Hamilton Township Code sets the Township's bicycle-lane standard at § 485-33, adopted July 22, 2004 by Ordinance No. 04-031 and amended September 3, 2008 by Ordinance No. 08-049. The section states that lane locations described in its accompanying schedule "are hereby designated as bicycle lanes" and requires that "[b]icycle lanes shall be a minimum of four feet in width, pursuant to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways." The schedule that follows lists the streets carrying the designation by name, side of street, lane width, and limits: George Dye Road carries a five-foot lane on both sides for two separate segments, one running from a point 70 feet north of Peter Rafferty Drive's curbline to a point 775 feet north of Estates Boulevard's curbline, the other from a point 195 feet south of Carl Sandburg Drive's curbline to a point 195 feet south of New Jersey Route 33.

Any change to the designated network requires Township Council action amending this schedule, the same mechanism used for the neighboring lane-use reservations in § 485-31 and exclusive-lane designations in § 485-32. The chapter's definitions section, § 485-1, ties undefined traffic terms back to N.J.S.A. 39:1, so operational rules of the road for cyclists (right-of-way, riding two abreast, signaling) run through state Title 39 rather than a separate Hamilton conduct ordinance; the Township's own text is limited to designating where lanes exist and how wide they must be built.