Calls to Action March 2022
Columbia Avenue Stakeholders Meeting
Candidates for Bike Plan Update Committee Needed for Districts 4 & 5
Candidates for Bike Plan Update Committee Needed for Districts 4 & 5
We need YOU at this meeting!!
Several years back now, stakeholder meetings for the Main-Columbia-Abrams Complete Streets bond project were held, and concerns heard, resulting in some changes to the plans that are arguably less safe for vulnerable road users, mostly related to parking.
We advocated then, and continue to advocate for the bike/mobility lanes on this very important connecter be safe and usable by anyone from 8-80, which means that it is intuitive, well protected, and minimizes the interactions with cars. This is NOT just because it is safer for people on bikes, but because it is part of a bigger picture of making it safer for ALL, including pedestrians and people in cars too. Road diets work when they are done well, but are less successful when there are random changes in the pathway.
Your voice is needed to help us advocate for the big picture of these changes, and how bike/mobility lanes are an important part of the goal for a safer roadway. I think we can all agree that this is what we want.
Please share and get the word out!!
Candidates for Bike Plan Update Committee Needed for Districts 4 & 5
Candidates for Bike Plan Update Committee Needed for Districts 4 & 5
Candidates for Bike Plan Update Committee Needed for Districts 4 & 5
The 2011 Dallas Bike Plan will be undergoing an update this year, and your help is needed!! If you are a resident of District 4 or 5, please reach out to your City Council Member and let them know you are interested in serving.
Commitment:
5 meetings. Clustered this month and next, then again in September & October, and then January 2023.
You will also be asked to share info with your district /bike contacts and to coordinate.
Need you to do:
Reach out to your council member to let them know you are interested in the position, as they are the ones that need to make the nomination.
For D4 send to both Council Member Carolyn King Arnold at her email: carolyn.kingarnold@dallascityhall.com and to her Assistant, Phil Foster at phil.foster@dallascityhall.com
For D5 send to Council Member Jaime Resendez at jaime.resendez@dallascityhall.com, Council Liaison Penny Anderly at penny.anderly@dallascityhall.com, and Council Assistant Edith Rodriguez at Edith.rodriguez@dallascityhall.com
Let them know that you are interested in serving on the Bicycle Advisory Council working on the Dallas Bike Plan update this year.
2021 Dallas City Council Mobility Voters Guide
I Bike. I Walk. I Roll. I Vote.
The 2021 Dallas City Council Mobility Voters Guide was an effort to gain insight into the candidates positions on mobility related topics, and more than half of the candidates responded and shared.
We have updated the Mobility Voters Guide to include the responses we received from those that were re-elected/elected to Council during this election.
Perhaps now more than ever, where City Council candidates stand on the topic of mobility is of critical importance. This Council is coming in at a time when being bold, and envisioning our City as something other than car-centric is imperative to the future of mobility options, and the citizens ability to utilize alternative modes of transportation, safely and comfortably.
This Council will play a pivotal role in the update to the Dallas Bike Plan; advancing the goals of the 2019 CEPAC; creating the strategy for Dallas Vision Zero; will be kicking off the Connect Dallas Mobility Plan; and are the key to the funding & strategy that will be needed to make all of these a reality.
Connect Dallas: Strategic Mobility Plan
Connect Dallas is the City’s first five-year strategic transportation vision, a multimodal plan that will consider all forms of transportation, including biking, walking, transit, automobiles, freight, and new mobility options, such as bike-share, transportation network companies and e-scooters.
Through the planning process, City leadership, residents, planners, and stakeholders are working together to develop a transportation system that supports the City’s housing, economic, equity and sustainability goals. The plan is led by the Dallas Department of Transportation and should be comeplete in 2020.
Bikeways & mobility lanes in Dallas
2011 Dallas Bike Plan
Existing Mobility Lanes & Trails
2011 Dallas Bike Plan
We still have a long way to go, but we have A PLAN!
Parks Paths & Trails
Existing Mobility Lanes & Trails
2011 Dallas Bike Plan
All the paths, installed, funded, and panned in parks and trails through the city.
Existing Mobility Lanes & Trails
Existing Mobility Lanes & Trails
Existing Mobility Lanes & Trails
Here's what's on the ground now.
A few of the newest additions have yet to be added to the map.
Google Maps - Routes & Trails
Dallas County Bikeways & Trails
Existing Mobility Lanes & Trails
More info on the most used / best on-street routes and trails.
Dallas County Bikeways & Trails
Dallas County Bikeways & Trails
Dallas County Bikeways & Trails
Existing and planned on-street bikeways and off-street trails
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