{"id":60702,"date":"2022-11-30T21:54:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=60702"},"modified":"2022-11-30T21:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:54:21","slug":"texas-bicycling-action-november-30th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/30\/texas-bicycling-action-november-30th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Action November 30th, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mayor Sylvester Turner spars with Third Ward residents over controversial bike lane expansion<\/a><\/h2>\n

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A proposed street rejuvenation became a point of contention during Tuesday’s Houston City Council meeting.<\/p>\n

Tensions sparked at Tuesday\u2019s Houston City Council meeting after District D community members said they weren\u2019t civically engaged on a possible bike lane expansion on Blodgett St. and Tierwester St.<\/p>\n

At the meeting, some community members favored adding bike lanes to the street for accessibility, while others said more lanes would create parking issues and add even more traffic congestion next to Texas Southern University\u2014an already busy area.<\/p>\n

A complicating factor in the equation is that the bike lane expansion project also includes drainage, sewage and flood prevention updates which all parties agree would help alleviate flooding in the Third Ward area. For …<\/p>\n

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