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The Bicycle Program is working with the Bicycle Advisory Council and the Solid Waste Services Litter Abatement/Street Sweep Group to keep bicycle lanes free and clear of debris..
We would like to know what cyclists consider the "hotspots" for bike lane debris.
Can you all please send me a list of your top bicycle lanes with too much debris?
Thank you,
Nadia M. Barrera
Bicycle/Pedestrian Project Coordinator
Department of Public Works
City of Austin
512-974-7142
(f) 512-974-7101
nadia.barrera /at/ ci.austin.tx.us
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Not a marked bike lane but it is COA bike route 434. South bound Mopac bridge at Barton Creek. The rain washes off most of the little stuff (when it rains?). Problem is the big stuff. Right now there is about 150 yards of shredded truck tire all over the shoulder. Does make a nice obstacle course on the commute home...lol.
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One place comes to mind... 51st Street east of i35. With the Mueller construction, there are always lot of large rocks in the eastbound bike lane.
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South Congress bike lane between Oltorf and Stassney is littered with broken glass all the time.
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Anderson Mill Road hasn't been swept in a very long time (the same dead skunk has been plastered to the bike lane near HEB @ 620 for months). You have to hug the stripe to get away from the glass and gravel.
The orange barrels on the uphill side, that block the bike lane, are a treat, too.
620 itself is accumulating a lot of broken glass and other sharp debris, but it's a TXDOT road (and they don't seem to be doing much either).
Yes, I've called and I've filed reports on the web.
And, of course, the presence of the stripe conditions drivers to get angry if you go outside of the lane to avoid getting flats.
I'm not a fan of bike lanes.
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