{"id":59810,"date":"2022-08-02T22:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T03:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59810"},"modified":"2022-08-02T22:00:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T03:00:50","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-august-2nd-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/02\/texas-bicycling-news-august-2nd-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News August 2nd 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

San Antonio presents improved Broadway plan in hopes to regain control from the state<\/a><\/h2>\n

Author: Troy Kless | www.kens5.com<\/h4>\n

City of San Antonio leaders are hopeful TxDOT will approve the revised plan to reduce travel lanes and add wider sidewalks and bicycle lanes.<\/p>\n

SAN ANTONIO \u2014 The City of San Antonio has spent the past few months revising its plans to redevelop a stretch of Broadway from Interstate 35 to Burr Rd. currently controlled by TxDOT.<\/p>\n

In January, the Texas Transportation Commission stated it controls the segment of road and that it never handed it off to the city, as it appeared to back in 2014.<\/p>\n

In June city leaders say they presented a revised plan to the commission to reduce lanes without causing congestion, which was TxDOT\u2019s primary concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hopeful that they can see we can have this same project by making those improvements to intersections. We\u2019ve improved capacity, we\u2019ve improved congestion, we still get the wider sidewalks and the bike lanes the voters approved,\u201d Assistant City Manager Roderick Sanchez told KENS 5.<\/p>\n

The city plans to reduce the road from six lanes to four lanes, add bike lanes, wider sidewalks …<\/p>\n

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McAllister Park Jumps Update<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Steve Barish | stormmtb.org<\/h4>\n

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Sean Christopher and the Build Crew held a meeting on Sunday, July 30th to solicit feedback from the community on the project. The meeting was well attended by a cross section of riders from multiple disciplines (XC, Enduro racers, Freeriders\/DJ, and BMX) as well as by representatives of Friends of McAllister Park (FOMP) and San Antonio Parks and Recreation (SAPAR). We got a lot of great feedback about the kind of design people are looking for as well as some practical advice on erosion control and armoring to aid in preserving the trail and the jumps. It was great having FOMP and Parks representatives there with us, so they could see the passion the community has for the location and that we are sensitive to preserving the natural area and …<\/p>\n

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Anyone have a good route from Kyle to Lockhart?<\/a> from BikingATX<\/a> <\/blockquote>