Glossary of Terms

This type of parking, also called reverse angle parking, is intended to improve the safety of on-street parking by directing drivers to back into the space to have more visibility when exiting the parking spot.      

 A designated bike lane that allows bicyclists to travel in both directions on one side of the road. This type of bike lane is typically represented by painted icons and lane delineations on the pavement, in addition to a physical space or barrier and space separating the edge of the cycle track from the adjacent parking and/or traffic lanes.  

 A single-direction bike lane with a designated buffer space separating the bike lane from adjacent parking spaces or traffic lanes. These are common and are considered standard or conventional bike lanes. The road markings usually consist of a bicycle with an arrow above it pointing in the direction of travel.  

A road marking that consists of two chevron arrows above a bicycle symbol. Sharrows indicate that the travel lane is to be shared by bicyclists and motorists. 

TIF (tax increment financing) is used by municipalities and local governments to fund public infrastructure and community improvements in a specific geographic area. Property owners within a TIF district pay at the same rate as those outside the district but as property values increase over time, the increase in taxes for those who own property inside a TIF district is captured and put back into the TIF district to fund future developments.