Texas Bicycling News Digest August 31st 2019
Traffic study finds adding protected bike lanes to portion of Broadway corridor not feasible
By Patty Santos | www.ksat.com
SAN ANTONIO – A traffic study conducted by an engineering firm hired by the city of San Antonio said the request to fit protected bike lanes into the lower Broadway corridor upgrades is not feasible.
KSAT reported Thursday about suggested changes that were being requested to add bike lanes to a voter-approved project. …
Traffic Study Recommends Diverting Bike Lanes on Lower Broadway
Iris Dimmick IRIS DIMMICK | therivardreport.com
A City-commissioned traffic study on street design options for lower Broadway Street was completed this week. Designs including bike lanes received lower scores than the design that did not because consultants assumed protected bike lanes would be installed on adjacent streets.
The conclusion of the analysis by Pape-Dawson Engineers was to recommend the design as originally proposed – without bike lanes – to provide the best scenario for “vehicles, pedestrians, transit, and … utility lanes for parking/rideshare and loading and unloading,†according to a …