One of them, called the Market Street Cycle Track, is completely funded by federal dollars. Nearly 16 million dollars were approved Thursday. More Videos
SAN ANTONIO — The city plans to make downtown more bike-friendly, with city council approving funding for two new bike routes.
One of them, called the Market Street Cycle Track is completely funded by federal dollars. Nearly 16 million dollars were approved Thursday.
"There is significant bike traffic in downtown," said Razi Hosseini, director for San Antonio Public Works. "They are just all over the place. They’re on sidewalks, they’re on the travel lane."
The Market Street Cycle Track starts at Flores St and Dolorosa St. It continues down Flores Street, until the Riverwalk, at which point bike lanes would go down Commerce Street to I-37.
Another project which the funding was approved Thursday, starts at North Frio St and Houston St, and ends at I-10.
Similar to Commerce Street, Hosseini explains they would convert the lane on the opposite side of the bus lane to a bike lane."The traffic count in 2023 at Market was at 7000 [vehicles] per day, and that’s not really much traffic," he said. "Secondly, when people end up riding their bikes , that means they are not driving. We just want to make sure they have a lane to ride their bike safely and also [it’s] safe for pedestrians."Eventually Hosseini said there will be another project that connects the bike lanes together."Our idea is to make sure these bike lanes go some place, not […]
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