Texas Bicycling News – February 7, 2023
Sugar Land breaks ground on $3.3M trail connecting master-planned First Colony community
Juhi Varma | www.houstonchronicle.com
The First Colony trail project will include 10-foot-wide connections from the Lexington Boulevard-Austin Parkway intersection to the Woodstream Trail, and a below-grade crossing at Sweetwater Boulevard. Pedestrian bridges will be constructed over Ditch A at the Ditch D intersection and Sweetwater Blvd and over Ditch C at Austin Parkway and Mesquite Park.
Construction has begun on a $3.26 million project to create a connected trail network within Sugar Land’s First Colony neighborhood.
The Jan. 31 ground breaking came 10 years after City Council approved the First Colony Trail and Pedestrian Bridges Project as part of a $31.4 million parks bond program approved in 2013. The project is expected to be completed in May, according to city documents.
The work will provide …
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Video: New RodeoHouston bike lane could help cyclists beat traffic: Here’s how it works
Anavid Reyes | www.click2houston.com
A new bike lane is up and running to help you beat the rodeo traffic and get to all the funnel cake and turkey leg fun much faster!
Here’s how it works: If you can get to Brays Bayou, you can now get to NRG Park all on a bike. Crews widened the sidewalk along Almeda Road from Old Spanish Trail to Holly Hall Street, making it a hike and bike trail that can now connect folks to Brays Bayou and Hermann Park. Project benefits: …
New Hope Drive extension to include bike lanes, sidewalks, LED streetlights
By Zacharia Washington | communityimpact.com
Work intended to connect East New Hope Drive between Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Sam Bass Road in Cedar Park began in mid-October. The 1.8-mile extension began after the city selected Austin Engineering Co. as the project’s contractor in September. Once construction is completed, the new road will be a divided four-lane roadway with a 110-foot right of way, raised medians, traffic signals, LED streetlights, bike lanes, sidewalks and stormwater controls.
Timeline: October 2022-mid-2024
Cost: about $30 million
Funding sources: city of Cedar Park, Williamson County
Richardson looking to add 54 miles of bike trails for new transportation network
By Jackson King | communityimpact.com
Richardson is finalizing its goals for future transportation infrastructure projects to improve travel throughout the city without a car, according to a presentation on the upcoming Active Transportation Plan given during the Feb. 6 City Council work session.
“Richardson’s active transportation initiatives will generate an environment for walking, bicycling and using assisted-mobility devices that are an integrated component of our transportation system,” Project Manager Daniel Herrig said.
The Active Transportation Plan is designed to connect off-street and on-street infrastructure to increase access for residents without cars. The plan integrates …
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Sugar Land breaks ground on $3.3M trail connecting master-planned First Colony community https://t.co/McPcjVa6EY
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New Event Gear Up Against Kids Cancer bike ride – Floresville, TX https://t.co/dJ6Tj0jTRv
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