Help plan for more active transportation in Texas

As part of the creation of the first Statewide Active Transportation Plan, the Texas Department of Transportation will be holding an open house tonight in search of public input. The meeting will be one in a series of statewide meetings held to gauge how Texans feel about bicycling, walking and active transportation in general and, more specifically, the safety, challenges and experiences with these modes of transportation. The plan that is being crafted will “establish a unified vision for identifying and implementing strategic active transportation priorities across the state of Texas through 2050,” according to a press release about the open house. Anyone who can’t make the meeting but wishes to contribute to the discussion can attend an online version on TxDOT’s website. The open house will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 tonight, Nov. 14,  at the LCRA Dalchau Service Center, which is located at 3505 Montopolis Drive. It will be conducted in English, with a Spanish interpreter available. If you are in need of additional accommodations – language or otherwise – for future meetings, contact TxDOT at 800-671-9854 or at bikeped@txdot.gov at least five working days prior to the meetings.