Pavement markings, also known as street line markings, are lines and other markings that define vehicle lanes.
They also define areas of a roadway used for:
- Buses
- Bicycling
- Walking
- Street furniture, such as:
- Citibike stations
- Bicycle racks
- Benches
- Blocks
- Planters
- Tables
Pavement markings include:
- Lines used in hatched areas of the roadway that identify where vehicle travel is not allowed
- Symbols or words used to define:
- Bus lanes (e.g., BUS LANE)
- Bicycling lanes (e.g., bicycle and V-shaped symbols)
- Exclusive turn lanes (e.g., arrows with ONLY)
- Warning messages (e.g., SLOW or BUMP)
- Regulatory messages (e.g., STOP, YIELD, or 20 MPH)
- Colored treatments used for identifying:
- Bus lanes (red)
- Bicycle lanes (green)
- Walking areas (tri-color brown)
- Shared streets that allow both pedestrian and vehicle traffic (tri-color pink)
You can make a complaint to the Department of Transportation (DOT) about missing or faded pavement markings on a street or highway.
Report a pavement marking on a street that is:
Report a pavement marking on a highway that is:
