Strategic Bike & Pedestrian Plan

Strategic Bike and Pedestrian Plan (PDF)

In December of 2015, City Council adopted the City of Norfolk Bicycle and Pedestrian Strategic Bike Plan. The plan was a result of a significant amount of public outreach including three public meetings, meetings with several focus groups, hundreds of responses to an online survey and two public hearings. The plan details 12 corridors that were selected through the public outreach effort that citizens identified as those streets within the City where they would most like to see bike facilities.

Pilot Bike Loop Project

With the goal of promoting safe, healthy and inclusive neighborhoods, the Pilot Bike Loop project implements a portion of the Bike/Pedestrian Master Plan with a 4-mile Pilot demonstrative loop of various bicycle facilities along 35th Street, Llewellyn Avenue, W Olney Road, 26th Street, 27th Street, and Colley Avenue.

Map 

Construction Photos (updated) 

The Pilot Bike Loop includes portions of those 12 corridors (Llewellyn Avenue, Colley Avenue, and Olney Road) identified in the Plan. The portion on 35th Street was not identified in the Plan as it was already identified as a location for a bike facility by the 35th Street Business Association.

Traffic After Installation

• Current on-street parking will be maintained along the curb lane.
• Bike lanes will be installed to the right of the drive lane, except on 35th Street where the lanes will be installed in the center of the roadway.
• Motorists should keep left.

Worried About Traffic Back-Ups?

Rest easy, the lane reductions and road diets (taking a road from two lanes to one) take into consideration the number of cars that travel along the street throughout the day. Even so, we’re going to keep an eye on traffic and adjust the traffic lights if it becomes necessary.

Early Results: The new bike lanes on Llewellyn already show improvement in two areas. More cyclists are using Llewellyn to get where they need to go AND drivers are slowing down and traveling at the speed limit.

Traffic During Installation

• Current on-street parking will remain after installation but will be temporarily removed for pavement marking installation. Watch for "No Stopping" signs which will be posted 24 to 48 hours in advance of the work.
• Bike lanes will be installed to the right of the drive lane except on 35th Street where the lanes will be installed in the center of the roadway.
• Motorists should keep left during construction work on Llewellyn Avenue, Olney Road, and Colley Avenue and keep right during construction work on 35th Street.

Pilot Bike Loop Plans

• Full Plan (PDF)

Plan Segments

• 35th Street (Colley Avenue to Llewellyn Avenue) 
  • 35th Street at Killam Avenue (PDF)
  • 35th Street towards Morton Avenue (PDF)
  • 35th Street (Morton Avenue towards Colley Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (just west of Colley Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (at Colley Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (Colley Avenue to Gosnold Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (Gosnold Avenue heading east) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (at Newport Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (from Newport Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (from Newport Avenue at Colonial Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (from Colonial Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (Debree Avenue to Llewellyn Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (at Omohundro Avenue) (PDF)
  • 35th Street (at Granby Street) (PDF)
• Llewellyn Avenue (Olney Road to 35th Street) 
  • Llewellyn Avenue (33rd Street to 35th Street) (PDF)
  • Llewellyn Avenue (30th to 32nd Street) (PDF)
  • Llewellyn Avenue (27th Street to 29th Street) (PDF)
  • Llewellyn Avenue (26th Street to 24th Street) (PDF)
  • Llewellyn Avenue (23rd Street to 21st Street) (PDF)
  • Llewellyn Avenue (21st Street to 19th Street) (PDF)
  • Llewellyn Avenue (19th Street to Shirley Avenue) (PDF)
  • Llewellyn Avenue (Shirley Avenue to Princess Edward Way) (PDF)
  • Llewellyn Avenue (Princess Anne Road to Westover Avenue) (PDF)
  • Llewellyn Avenue (Westover Avenue to Virginia Beach Boulevard) (PDF)
• W. Virginia Beach Boulevard (Boush Street to Duke Street)
  • W. Virginia Beach Boulevard (Boush Street to Duke Street) (PDF)
• W. Olney Road (Duke Street to Colley Avenue)
  • W. Olney Road (Duke Street to Botetourt Street) (PDF)
  • W. Olney Road (Botetourt Street to Colonial Avenue) (PDF)
  • W. Olney Road (Colonial Avenue to Dundaff Street) (PDF)
• W. Olney Road and Colley Avenue
  • W. Olney Road and Colley Avenue (PDF)   
• Colley Avenue (Olney Road to Llewellyn Avenue)
  • Colley Avenue (Raleigh Avenue to Westover Avenue) (PDF)
  • Colley Avenue (Westover Avenue to Maury Avenue) (PDF)
  • Colley Avenue (Maury Avenue to Shirley Avenue) (PDF)
  • Colley Avenue (Spotswood Avenue to Harrington Avenue) (PDF)
  • Colley Avenue (21st Street to 23rd Street) (PDF)
  • Colley Avenue (24th Street to 26th Street) (PDF)
  • Colley Avenue (27th Street to Lambert’s Point Road) (PDF)
  • Colley Avenue (34th Street to 35th Street) (PDF)
• 26th Street (Hampton Boulevard to Colley Avenue)
  • 26th Street at Hampton Boulevard (PDF)
  • 26th Street at 1900 Block (PDF)
  • 26th Street (Morton Street to Colley Avenue) (PDF)
• 27th Street (Colley Avenue to Hampton Boulevard)
  • 27th Street at 900 block (PDF)
  • 27th Street at 1000 block (PDF)
  • 27th Street at 1100 block (PDF)

Public Outreach

The City will post traffic information, project updates, mailers, special advisories on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. Construction notices will be sent to each resident, business, and civic associations. This webpage will be updated regularly.

Construction Updates

• Reopening of Elizabeth River Trail over Midtown Tunnel
• Norfolk’s Pilot Bike Loop Installation is Underway
• W. Olney Road Installation to Continue September 1 (PDF)
• Construction to Begin on Colley Avenue (PDF)

More Information

• We Roll Together: Biking in Norfolk
• Norfolk Bike Network map (PDF)