JACKSON, Wyo. — The protected bike lanes on Snow King Avenue will be re-installed this week, said a press release from the town.
Snow King Avenue is the primary east-west bicycle route through the town of Jackson, connecting downtown and neighborhoods in East Jackson to destinations such as the Teton County Library, the Jackson/Teton County pathway system, school campuses and commercial areas and neighborhoods in West Jackson.
The protected bike lanes feature paint markings and flexible plastic delineators that offset the bike lane from motor vehicle traffic, which provides improved safety and comfortable riding conditions for people of all ages and abilities. The protected bike lanes run from Cache Street to Scott Lane and continue on Scott Lane and Maple Way to the start of the Garaman Pathway along Flat Creek.
New this year is the extension of protected lanes all the way to Jackson Elementary School as part of the Willow Street Safe Routes project. Jackson’s Town Council approved the extension in March 2022.
These new lanes will continue up Snow King Avenue from Cache Street to Willow and on Willow from Snow King Avenue to Gill. The extended lanes will improve safety for kids and adults riding to Phil Baux Park, Jackson Elementary School, and the Rec Center. Town staff expects that the new lanes will be fully installed by the end of May.
