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Extending over 194 miles, sidewalks make up bulk of the Eastside’s active transportation network. Overall sidewalk conditions, which were evaluated as part of the City’s 2019 Active Transportation Plan, vary from street to street, but were generally in fair to good condition. Unfortunately, many study area streets have poorly maintained sidewalks or none at all, and residents are forced to walk in the grass or the street. Street conditions, such as the presence and condition of sidewalks, crosswalks, ADA ramps, street trees, lighting, and other elements, were evaluated in Figure 15 to determine the level of walkability on major roadways such as East Lancaster, Bridge Street, Brentwood Stir Road, and Randol Mill Road.
I feel uncomfortable walking due to “overgrown/dense foliage on side of sidewalk or road that pushes pedestrians into the main road…”
Key Takeaways Most bike facilities in the study area are in the planned category. This indicates an opportunity to leverage and incorporate planned bike facilities into the multimodal concept plan and recommended catalytic concepts. Because many of the planned eastside bicycle alignments are located along major roadways, such as East Lancaster Avenue, Beach Street, and Cooks Lane, consideration will need to be given to the inclusion of buffers for on-street alignments or converting them to shared use pathways where right- of-way permits. There is potential to leverage roadways running parallel to major roadways, such as East Lancaster to provide alternative bicycle connections. Sidewalk safety and maintenance are major concerns, according to the project survey. Recommendations for funding, constructing, and maintaining them need to be considered as part of the catalyst projects recommended for the study.
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FORT WORTH EASTSIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
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