from www.the33tv.com

by Norris Deajon

Those lanes are on the way.  Dallas has received a a $375,000 grant from the North Texas Council of Governments to develop something called “complete streets.”  That refers to streets that actually accommodate all sorts of transit, whether it’s cars, bicycles or pedestrians.

The program will mainly focus on bike lanes that lead to bus and rail stations.  Also, bike lanes that lead to the Katy Trail, which is very popular with bicycle riders in Uptown.  The program is modeled after cities like Chicago, Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Jane Smith won’t ride her bicycle off the Katy Trail, but she says she might start that with the creation of new bike lanes. ” Yeah, I would.  Of course it still wouldn’t be as safe as the trail.  You know those Texas Drivers,” Smith said.