You may have noticed freeway construction never seems to stop. You may also see that traffic never gets better. Experts say this is because of induced demand: better highways bring more drivers to them, and traffic gets worse.
If you’ve visited Amsterdam or other bike-friendly cities, you may also conclude this concept works just as well for bikes. Better bike infrastructure like bike lanes and bike parking entices more people to ride bikes.
But more bikes won’t bring about that much more biking without better bike infrastructure. Thousands of bikes were added to Dallas city streets recently when bike-share companies launched here. The green, yellow and orange bikes brought out the curious and are used by many. But this is only sort-of a first step.
Bike-share itself won’t turn Dallas into a city where bikes are a primary mode of transportation. That will require significant investment in bike lanes and…
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Across the street, more changes are coming. A Total Wine & More store will replace the small plaza that houses long-time neighborhood favorite, Bellini’s. No word on whether they have found a space to relocate.
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The downtown area has some interesting buildings and is several blocks deep. I didn’t do a…
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