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Jun 28 2011

New Bike Lanes, All Across Austin

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UPDATED 7/11/11: Added Tillery St (Gonzales St to Castro St)

Dozens of new bike lanes are being painted all across Austin this summer. Some projects are prominent, e.g. South Congress and Airport Blvd., but many more are on less-traveled streets. While some bike lane projects are just a matter of laying down new stripes, some projects require modification to on-street car parking in order to establish “car-free” bike lanes.

Bike Lanes and On-Street Car Parking Modifications: When a new or repainted bike lane conflicts with existing on-street car parking, there is a public input process to help address any inconveniences due to loss of on-street car parking. In the last week, the League of Bicycling Voters has received fifteen public notices regarding parking modifications resulting from pending bike lane projects.


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These projects are shown on the map above and are listed here:

Showing your support for these bike lanes is important: If you live on or near one of these streets, or if you frequently bike one of these routes, please contact the City of Austin Bike Program with your feedback: Neil Kopper, neil.kopper@ci.austin.tx.us, 512-974-7166

Open Houses: There are also open houses at which you can give your input. Projects are spread across several open houses on June 28th, 29th, & 30th, July 5th, 6th, & 13th. All open houses are 6:00-7:30pm. Use the links next to each project name above for open house street address and other information. Also, as always, important bike meeting such as these are posted to our events calendar.

After this phase of public input is taken into consideration, final bike lane striping and parking modifications will be available at the City of Austin Bike Program website.

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