{"id":50896,"date":"2019-08-31T21:43:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T02:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50896"},"modified":"2019-08-31T21:43:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T02:43:56","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-31st-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/31\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-31st-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest August 31st 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Traffic study finds adding protected bike lanes to portion of Broadway corridor not feasible<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Patty Santos | www.ksat.com<\/h3>\n

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SAN ANTONIO – A traffic study conducted by an engineering firm hired by the city of San Antonio said the request to fit protected bike lanes into the lower Broadway corridor upgrades is not feasible.<\/p>\n

KSAT reported Thursday about suggested changes that were being requested to add bike lanes to a voter-approved project. …<\/p>\n

Traffic Study Recommends Diverting Bike Lanes on Lower Broadway<\/a><\/h2>\n

Iris Dimmick IRIS DIMMICK | therivardreport.com<\/h3>\n

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A City-commissioned traffic study on street design options for lower Broadway Street was completed this week. Designs including bike lanes received lower scores than the design that did not because consultants assumed protected bike lanes would be installed on adjacent streets.<\/p>\n

The conclusion of the analysis by Pape-Dawson Engineers was to recommend the design as originally proposed \u00e2\u20ac\u201c without bike lanes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c to provide the best scenario for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153vehicles, pedestrians, transit, and \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 utility lanes for parking\/rideshare and loading and unloading,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d according to a …<\/p>\n

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Spirited Century Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Kyle Evans | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Last smooth sailing Chasing Watts Century of August!<\/a><\/h2>\n

Katy McCleskey | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Off the couch and into the fire(silliness)<\/a><\/h2>\n

Shannon Wyatt (Clean) Salsacycles | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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MJ100k + Splorin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a><\/h2>\n

Chase Collins | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Jon and Theo just about killed me but im glad to be back!<\/a><\/h2>\n

Stephen Thayer | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Kicaster with Cyclones<\/a><\/h2>\n

Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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enjoying the weather, 45 miles today \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2\u00e2\u02dc\u20ac\u00ef\u00b8\u008f pic.twitter.com\/wCr6dK6GLP<\/a><\/p>— Edgar Gaucin \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 (@edgargaucin) August 31, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>