Attend our January 30 Open House for North University-Heritage-Rosedale Neighborhood Bikeways

• Making it easier and safer navigate along the bikeway route using signage and pavement markings.   
• Managing vehicle speeds to 20-25 mph and volumes to approximately 500-1,500 vehicles per day, based on national best practices for neighborhood bikeways.
• Making it easier to cross major streets for people walking and bicycling.

• Improvements for routing and navigation
  • New shared lane pavement markings (called share-the-road arrows or “sharrows”) to alert people driving to expect people bicycling in the street and help guide people along the bikeway route.
  • New wayfinding signs to guide people bicycling to local and regional destinations.
  • Study feasibility of switching stop signs to prioritize the bicycling route: Hemphill Drive (east side) at West 32nd Street and Hemphill Drive (west side) at West 33rd Street.
• Managing vehicle speeds and volumes
  • New speed reduction devices (e.g., speed humps or speed cushions) to achieve lower 20-25 mph speeds.
  • No volume reduction is proposed.
• Improvements for crossing major streets for people walking or bicycling
  • Intersection improvements (e.g., signal timing changes, ADA upgrades, curb extensions, detection).
  • New bicycle lanes for connecting across major streets:
    • West 29th Street between West Guadalupe Street and Hemphill Drive with proposed localized parking restrictions.
    • West 34th Street between West Avenue and West Guadalupe Street with proposed parking restrictions on the north and south curbs.
    • West 40th Street between North Lamar Boulevard and Marathon Boulevard with proposed localized parking restrictions.
• Alternatives are being considered for West 31st Street/Shoal Creek Boulevard between North Lamar Boulevard and West 34th Street: 
  • Alternative A: A shared use path on the south curb requiring parking restrictions on the north curb. This alternative is based on a concept recommended in the Urban Trails Plan. 
  • Alternative B: A neighborhood bikeway with an eastbound bicycle/walking lane on the south curb and keep existing parking on the north curb.
  • Other Alternatives: Other options could include a one-way configuration of West 31st Street/Shoal Creek Boulevard making room for a shared use path, or other combinations of Alternatives A and B.