On July 20, 2026, at 9:52 AM, the reporter observed trash bins blocking the bike lane at 2225 620 North in Provo, the day before pickup. The reporter said there was room to place the bins on the shoulder, as neighboring residents do, and had previously asked the resident to keep the bike lane clear.
211 Cougar Boulevard, Provo, Utah 84604, United States
On July 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM, the reporter observed a private car parked for “quite a while” in the northbound bike lane on University Avenue, just south of the University Parkway intersection near 211 Cougar Boulevard. The obstruction affected people biking. The reporter described this as a first-time occurrence and reported feeling safe.
On March 24, 2026 at 10:22 AM, the reporter was riding to campus on 800 N when a golf cart used by a Campus Plaza apartments maintenance worker mostly obstructed the bike lane near Campus Plaza, 819 N 700 E. The reporter was able to maneuver into the adjacent vehicle lane because traffic was light at the time, but noted that the lane can sometimes be busy. The reporter believed nearby parking options were available for apartment access.
On March 31, 2026 at 10:08 AM, the reporter observed a car parked for pickup in the bike lane on the south side of 800 North, across from the LSB, while waiting for someone. The reporter asked the driver to move, and the vehicle moved.
On March 11, 2026 at 11:38 AM, the reporter observed two vehicles blocking the bike lane on 800 North south of BYU’s Life Sciences Building. One vehicle was occupied by a student who appeared to be idling while waiting to pick someone up; the other was an unoccupied BYU work crew truck. The reporter indicated that this has been seen before and that people biking would need to use caution.
On June 11, 2026 at 11:35 AM, the reporter observed a car blocking the bike lane on 800 North, south of the BYU campus and duck pond near the Life Sciences Building. Rain reduced visibility, and the reporter said the obstruction was unsafe for people bicycling and for pedestrians crossing nearby.
On March 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM, the reporter was riding a cargo bike on 800 North near 358 800 North to pick up their child from the BYU preschool. They saw a person get out of a car parked in the bike lane, then had to maneuver around the vehicle after it remained there. The reporter observed the driver using a phone and believed the car may have been waiting for someone, but said it blocked the bike lane for “quite a long time.”
On April 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM, the reporter was riding a cargo bike with a child in the rear near the BYU Life Sciences area on 800 North when a BYU grounds crew maintenance/yard-work truck was parked at a pedestrian crossing, blocking the bike lane. The reporter waited for traffic to clear before maneuvering into the vehicle lane to pass the truck. While accelerating around it, the reporter nearly struck a pedestrian entering the crosswalk, who was obscured by the truck; the reporter braked sharply to avoid a collision. The reporter indicated that this type of obstruction has been seen before.
451 West 500 North, Provo, Utah 84601, United States
On March 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM, the reporter was bicycling with their children to Timpanogos Elementary near 451 West 500 North when they approached a crosswalk where a crossing guard was stopping traffic. An SUV drove through the crosswalk past the guard as children were entering the crosswalk from the other side. The driver then parked in the daylighting area to drop off children at the curb. The reporter said this has happened frequently and identified people biking and schoolchildren as affected road users.
451 West 500 North, Provo, Utah 84601, United States
On April 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM, the reporter observed vehicles using the daylighting zone on the 500 North side of Timpanogos Elementary for quick drop-offs. The reporter said this happens often, requiring children and adults biking to school to ride around parked vehicles near 500 North traffic while watching for vehicles in the shoulder to pull out. The area is also at the school entrance where vehicles turn in, which the reporter described as chaotic for people biking. The reporter has spoken with one driver multiple times about parking there, but said the driver continues to do so.
451 West 500 North, Provo, Utah 84601, United States
On March 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM, the reporter observed a car pull past a crossing guard in the crosswalk on 500 North near Timpanogos Elementary School while children were biking to school nearby. The reporter also observed a car parked in the daylighting zone next to the crosswalk. The reporter indicated that these conditions happen often and affect schoolchildren and people biking.
451 West 500 North, Provo, Utah 84601, United States
On March 11, 2026 at 7:41 AM, the reporter observed cars parked in a no-parking zone near the crosswalk and school entrance at 451 West 500 North in Provo. Children riding bicycles had to maneuver around the parked vehicles.
451 West 500 North, Provo, Utah 84601, United States
On November 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM, the reporter observed a car parked in the daylighting zone near Timpanogos Elementary at 451 West 500 North. The parked vehicle limited visibility of the crosswalk for adults and children riding bicycles, who had to maneuver around it. The reporter cautions children to watch for vehicles pulling out of the shoulder and said this occurs often during morning school drop-off, with similar concerns reported by many others.
2225 West 620 North, Provo, Utah 84601, United States
On July 6, 2026, at 9:40 AM, the reporter encountered trash bins blocking the bike lane near 2225 West 620 North in Provo before trash pickup. The reporter said this happens every week and required people biking to pull into the vehicle lane.
On July 10, 2026 at 7:22 AM, the reporter encountered a section of removed asphalt in the westbound bike lane just south of University Bridge construction on 920 South. While crossing University Avenue westbound by bicycle, the reporter said the former bike-lane area appeared to be a gravel pit that was difficult to see with adjacent traffic until close enough to require braking hard or veering onto the sidewalk. The reporter veered onto the sidewalk and suggested signage directing bicyclists to the sidewalk or travel lane and directing drivers to share the lane. The condition has been seen before.
On July 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM, the reporter was riding in the bike lane on eastbound 800 North approaching University Avenue when a car ahead crossed into the bike lane to turn right without signaling. The reporter said the vehicle nearly hit them. The report identified people biking as affected and described the incident as the first occurrence.
On March 25, 2026 at 8:10 AM, the reporter was crossing 800 North at 700 West with children on the way to Timpanogos Elementary when a white van marked “Wasatch Transportation” nearly struck them and a crossing guard. The reporter estimated the van was traveling about 40 mph through the school zone despite the crossing guard standing in the crosswalk with a raised stop sign. The driver reportedly braked hard and stopped after the crossing guard and pedestrians were already in the crosswalk.
484 Cougar Boulevard, Provo, Utah 84604, United States
On April 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM, the reporter was crossing with a walk signal at the corner of Cougar Boulevard and Columbia Lane when a white pickup truck marked “All Green Pest Control and Lawn Care” turned into the crosswalk. The reporter said the driver continued after being yelled at to stop, requiring the reporter to move out of the truck’s path to avoid being hit.
325 West 500 North, Provo, Utah 84601, United States
On April 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM, a 15-year-old was reportedly struck by a car while crossing at the intersection of 300 West and 500 North in Provo and sustained scrapes. The incident was reported secondhand by a community parent whose child had previously been killed at the same crossing. The reporter indicated that similar concerns have been seen before and were heard from several people.