Austin had its biggest Bike to Work Day yet with 45 'fueling stations' offering morning commuters everything from free breakfast tacos to waffles to bike lights. But the reality in Austin is that 99% of people commuting to work don't do it on a bicycle.
might have flexible posts separating it from the rest of the street or concrete curbs separating it .Protected bike lanes offer cyclists varying degrees of separation from motorized traffic. In this lane on Guadalupe Street, parked cars form the protective barrier.
"I ride a bike a lot. And whenever a crash happens and someone actually dies, it becomes kind of personal," Williams said. In 2017, the city looked at putting a protected bike lane on the stretch of Lamar Boulevard where Crain was killed. But the study was terminated after it became evident Capital Metro would be expanding bus-rapid transit down the corridor as part of the Project Connect plan.
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