{"id":58501,"date":"2022-02-17T23:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58501"},"modified":"2022-02-17T23:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T05:00:15","slug":"texas-biking-news-february-17th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/02\/17\/texas-biking-news-february-17th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News February 17th 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A plan to increase walking, bicycling in DFW<\/a><\/h2>\n

Herb Booth | www.uta.edu<\/h4>\n

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The global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in at least one positive change: a marked increase in walking and cycling in many cities around the world, according to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s true here at home, too, as a 2020 North Central Texas Council of Governments study reported a 70% increase in walking and bicycling on Dallas-Fort Worth trails.<\/p>\n

Hyesun Jeong<\/p>\n

The University of Texas at Arlington\u2019s Hyesun Jeong is working on a plan to map future \u201cgreen\u201d infrastructure in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to support this growth in walking and cycling. Funded by the American Institute of Architects\u2019 Upjohn Research Initiative, the project is titled \u201cThe Future of Green Infrastructure: Measuring and Designing the Built Environment for Pedestrian and Bicycle Activities in Dallas-Fort Worth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeong, assistant professor of architecture in …<\/p>\n

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Bush Park Extension<\/a> from bikehouston<\/a> <\/blockquote>