{"id":30999,"date":"2015-09-17T23:09:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T04:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=30999"},"modified":"2015-09-17T23:09:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T04:09:17","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-september-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/17\/texas-bicycling-news-september-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News September 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas officials to get update on bike lanes, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dccomplete streets\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 efforts<\/a><\/h2>\n

By BRANDON FORMBY\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dallasnews.com<\/h3>\n

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\nThe vast majority of Dallas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 small but growing network of on-street bike lanes is made up of shared lanes, stretches where bicyclists must share the same concrete as vehicles. City staffers, though, hope that several planned projects will dramatically increase the share of lanes that are primarily dedicated to bicyclists.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153People prefer to have the dedicated bike lanes,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Jared White, the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bicycle transportation manager.
\nIn 2012, Dallas had eight miles of on-street bike lanes. That network has since grown to 39.3 miles, with 18.6 percent of those dedicated lanes. Within several years, the goal is …<\/p>\n

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El Paso rolls out bicycle sharing program<\/a><\/h2>\n

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EL PASO, Texas (AP) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A West Texas city has rolled out its bicycle sharing system.
\nEl Paso’s B-Cycle program began Wednesday. The pay-to-ride project, called SunCycle, includes 80 bicycles at eight solar-powered sites in the downtown and University of Texas-El Paso areas.
\nThe $720,000 system is part of the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority, with local and state financial support.
\nBackers say bicycle sharing is affordable, clean and …<\/p>\n