More Bike Lanes for El Paso, TX

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Exciting things in regards to bike lanes are happening in El Paso, TX. The city is expecting to add at least 50 miles of bike infrastructure to the already existing 112 miles.

This time, planners say they are holding themselves to a new standard, which involves the addition of more protected lanes.

According to Fred Lopez, the city’s transportation planning administrator, the city already has a list of proposed bike lanes which will follow best practices set by the National Association of City Transportation Officials.

In order to ensure that tax payer dollars are invested wisely, Mayor Oscar Leeser and members of the city council have designated a bicycle advisory committee to work with planners on implementing the new plan.

The city also hopes to hire a consultant and work to update their existing bike plan, which was last updated in 1997. An estimated $2 million from the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization will go towards bike lanes in addition to funding from the city’s street capital improvement plan and red light camera funds.

Planners hope to present their new bike plan to the city council by Summer 2014.

Read the full El Paso Times news article here.