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Take a Look at Houston’s First On-Street Protected Bike Lane

Construction crews have begun work on a two-way protected bike lane on Lamar Street in downtown Houston. Photo: Barrett Ochoa via Twitter
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Is that a beautiful sight or what? This two-way protected bike lane is all the more stunning because it's in downtown Houston.

This weekend, construction crews began putting down green paint on Lamar Street for the city's first on-street protected bike lane, which is expected to be finished by March 8. The three-quarter-mile bike lane will connect two important off-street trails. It will be separated from car traffic by low-lying plastic "zebra" humps and will have signals specifically for people on bikes, according to the Houston Chronicle.

The bike lane takes the place of a parking lane. Way to go, Houston!

Editor's note: We first came across this item thanks to Jay Crossley's morning news wrap-up on Streetsblog Texas. In the next few weeks we'll be rolling out new ways to stay current with our partners at Streetsblog Texas, Streetsblog St. Louis, Streetsblog Ohio, and Streetsblog Southeast -- stay tuned.

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