Staff outlines new bike‑lane sweeping crew and prioritized maintenance tiers; map and cost details to follow

Staff told the Traffic and Transportation Commission on June 15 that the city has created a dedicated four‑person street‑division crew and acquired a narrower sweeper to maintain newly delineated bike lanes that standard sweepers cannot reach.

"We created a crew within our street division of four people and they have one sweeper that is more narrow ... that crew is devoted to just patrolling the bike lanes," Assistant Public Works Director Brandon Bundy said, adding that the program uses a three‑tiered prioritization: Tier 1 (weekly), Tier 2 (every two weeks), and Tier 3 (monthly).

Bundy said the delineators — the plastic posts that mark bike lanes — are the program's highest maintenance cost and described changes in attachment methods (from glued-down to epoxy/thermoplastic or bolted options) to reduce replacement frequency. He said the department will provide a cost estimate for the four-person crew at the next meeting and confirmed that trails maintenance falls under Parks Department responsibility, not his division.

Staff also said citizens may report debris and damaged delineators through the city's Action Center and that the city can post a public map and schedule showing prioritized bike-lane sweeping routes; the map is in the report and staff expects to improve web publication.

Next steps: staff will provide the commission a detailed cost figure for the maintenance crew and publish clearer maps/schedules for public visibility.