HOUSTON (KTRK) -- In effort to promote a safer and bicycle-friendly city by 2027, officials have passed a new bike plan in the city of Houston.
The plan provides recommendations on the location and types of bicycle facilities, projects, policies and programs, city officials said.
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"Houstonians need more choices to connect safely to jobs, parks and services other than by car," said Mayor Sylvester Turner in a statement. "The Houston Bike Plan provides a guide toward creating a safer and more accessible city that can be enjoyed by anyone who wants to ride a bicycle."
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According to the city, the plan will also add over 600 miles to the current 270 mile bike-way network. The city says it will put more than 80 percent of people and jobs within half a mile of a "comfort bikeway."
Funding partners include BikeHouston, Houston Parks Board, Houston-Galveston Area Council, TxDOT, Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration.
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