{"id":56703,"date":"2021-06-11T22:32:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T03:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56703"},"modified":"2021-06-11T22:32:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T03:32:49","slug":"texas-bicycle-news-june-11th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/06\/11\/texas-bicycle-news-june-11th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycle News June 11th 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Risky bike path on downtown bridge finally opens and more Dallas news<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Teresa Gubbins | dallas.culturemap.com<\/h4>\n

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In this week’s roundup of Dallas news, a high-profile bike lane was officially opened. A master plan was adopted to take care of trees in Dallas. Beto was in town. And you can get vaccinated for free this weekend.<\/p>\n

Here’s what happened in Dallas this week:<\/p>\n

High-profile bike path\nA bicycle path on the Margaret McDermott Bridge in Dallas was officially opened to pedestrians and bike riders on Thursday. It’s one of two Dallas bridges designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, and is opening four years after the bridge opened to motorists because it was not safe enough for bicyclists or pedestrians to use. The Dallas City Council had to allocate $7 million to replace the bridge’s cable anchor system. It’ll cost taxpayers $400,000 a year to maintain.<\/p>\n

Adding bicycle and pedestrian lanes helped get federal funding for …<\/p>\n

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