Awesome that you have a bicycle lane. That’s a totally different experience, I’ll bet.
I was on a business trip to Dallas a few years back and noticed a lot of the roads had a curb right at the edge of the lane. No shoulder whatsoever. I get the feeling that is most definitely NOT a bicycle friendly town. Seattle has a LOT of problems, to the point that I will leave as soon as I can, but if you are a cyclist it is pretty close to heaven - at least in that area.