'Cars don't treat it as a lane of traffic,' a Houston cyclist told ABC13 after his unsafe riding experience in the 11th Street bike lanes. Despite the project's award win from the American Public Works Association, Mayor John Whitmire is reevaluating the redesign.
By"Cars don't treat it as a lane of traffic," a Houston cyclist told ABC13 after his unsafe riding experience in the 11th Street bike lanes. Despite the project's award win from the American Public Works Association, Mayor John Whitmire is reevaluating the redesign.Recently added bike lanes in the Heights may not be there for long. Millions of your tax dollars were spent to put them in, and now Mayor John Whitmire is considering taking them out.
Jeff Armstrong, owner of Doug's Barbershop on 11th Street, says even though the construction out his front door was tough when they were putting the bike lanes in, he would go through it again to get rid of them. "It seemed like whoever wanted them in was going to get them regardless of what the people said because a lot of people came out and said that they didn't want it, but they didn't listen, and they just went ahead and did it anyway," Armstrong said.
He says he wishes the design of the lanes on 11th Street was better, with more signage and signaling. Overall, the idea of taking out what is already here doesn't sit well with him.
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