Physical Therapy Clinic Parking Lot Striping in Bend, Oregon: 2026 Service Guide

Striping a Physical Therapy Clinic Lot in Bend

A physical therapy clinic serves patients whose mobility is the very thing they are working to restore. That single truth reorders the priorities of the parking lot. A standard retail property wants maximum space count; a PT clinic wants the shortest, easiest, best-marked path from the car to the front door. The striping layout is what makes that happen — accessible spaces up front, a clear route to the entrance, and an organized lot that does not make a recovering patient circle and search. In Bend, where clinics operate around the Old Mill District, along the Third Street corridor, and across the growing northeast commercial blocks, often inside multi-tenant medical plazas, the layout has to serve patients while still fitting the needs of neighboring tenants.

Deschutes County's fast-growing and increasingly older population leans heavily on rehabilitation and orthopedic services. Bend's active-lifestyle reputation also means a steady stream of post-surgical and sports-injury patients. Many clinics occupy newer commercial space, but a restripe is still the moment to confirm the accessible parking actually meets current standards.

What Makes Physical Therapy Clinic Striping Different

ADA Spaces and Entrance Proximity

This is the heart of the project. A PT clinic needs accessible spaces as close to the entrance as the site allows, each with a marked access aisle, the accessibility symbol, and an unobstructed striped path to the door. Required counts scale with lot size, and clinics serving many mobility-limited patients often benefit from exceeding the minimum.

Wheelchair-Van Loading

Standard accessible spaces are not always enough. Van-accessible spaces need a wider access aisle — typically eight feet — so a wheelchair lift can deploy and a patient can transfer safely. At least one van-accessible space, placed where the lift won't reach into a drive lane, is essential.

Patient Quick-Turnover Stalls

PT appointments run on a schedule, cycling patients through the day. Clear general stalls near the entrance keep that turnover smooth and spare patients from circling a crowded lot when they are already in discomfort.

Provider and Staff Rear Split

Clinicians and front-desk staff park all day, so their spaces belong toward the back or side, striped and often signed to keep entrance-adjacent spots free for patients. A clean split between patient and staff parking lifts the patient experience immediately.

Medical-Courier Short-Stay and Plaza Wayfinding

Clinics receive equipment and supply deliveries, so a short-stay or loading zone keeps couriers out of patient spaces. In Bend's multi-tenant medical plazas, directional arrows and lane markings help patients find the right entrance among several tenants.

Layout Priorities for a Bend PT Clinic

The priority order differs from most commercial lots:

• Accessible access first — ADA and van-accessible spaces at the entrance, properly dimensioned
• Patient path — a continuous, marked, obstacle-free route from accessible parking to the door
• Turnover near the door — general patient stalls close in, staff parking pushed back
• Wayfinding — clear arrows and lanes in shared plazas

This is a compliance obligation as much as good service. Walking the lot with the clinic's office manager and confirming the accessible route meets current standards is the foundation of any PT clinic restripe.

Cost Factors for PT Clinic Striping

Industry baseline ranges shown below. Actual costs vary and may be significantly higher based on surface condition, ADA scope, paint type, and current market conditions.

Element	Industry Baseline Range
Per-space restriping (general stalls)	$3–$6 per space
ADA-compliant space (complete)	$200–$350 per space
ADA access aisle marking	$75–$150 each
ADA signage (post + sign)	$150–$250 each
Directional arrows	$25–$50 each
Stencils (RESERVED, NO PARKING, etc.)	$30–$75 each

ADA components usually drive a PT clinic's budget. Accessible spaces require specific dimensions, blue paint, the accessibility symbol, access aisles, and signage — each costing well above a plain restripe. A clinic bringing an older lot into full compliance should expect accessible-parking work to dominate the project.

Surface condition matters too. Sound asphalt takes paint immediately; lots with cracking or worn old paint need prep first. Central Oregon's freeze-thaw cycles can open cracks along an accessible path, so that route may need attention before striping.

Current Market Reality

The baselines above are historically reported national averages. Real Bend project costs frequently run higher, driven by:

• ADA scope — bringing accessible parking, aisles, and signage to current standards is usually the biggest item
• Surface prep — freeze-thaw cracking common to the high desert along the accessible path
• Site constraints — shared medical plazas limit where accessible spaces can go
• Material choice — durable paints and reflective elements cost more than standard latex
• Seasonality — Bend's striping window is shorter than the valley's, so slots fill fast

Treat any published range as a reference point, not a budget. A site-specific quote is the only number worth planning around. For broader pricing context, see our guide on parking lot striping cost in Oregon.

Why Bend Clinics Schedule Ahead

Central Oregon's striping season is genuinely short. Paint needs dry pavement and temperatures above roughly 50°F, and Bend's high-desert climate can hold morning frost into spring and bring it back early in fall. That compresses the reliable window into a few summer months, so clinics that want a specific date — especially a weekend so patients never cross wet paint — need to book early.

For local context, our parking lot striping in Bend overview covers conditions across the city, and our commercial striping in Bend page speaks to neighboring business types in the same corridors.

Accessible parking at a medical clinic draws close scrutiny, so every Bend PT lot must meet specific parking lot striping regulations along with federal ADA standards for space count, dimensions, access aisles, and signage.