El Paso Bike Share Forges On

El Paso cyclists have passed through yet another hurdle standing between them and a bike share program in the city: At the September 13 El Paso MPO meeting, a request from TxDOT to deprogram the bike share was on the agenda.

Velo Paso swung into action, alerting local cyclists and BikeTexas to this new threat. We were happy to join with Velo Paso to get the word out and rally local cyclist to contact the local Transportation Policy Board and attend the meeting to show support for bike share in El Paso. The transportation blog Streetsblog also weighed in, wondering if TxDOT has the authority to stop the bike share project.

In a packed house for the meeting, the El Paso MPO voted to say no to TxDOT’s request. Scott White with Velo Paso wrote, “You did it, El Paso! TxDOT still refuses to release the federal funds, and we will continue to work on that, but for now, know that your support made today’s victory possible.” 

Keep an eye on Velo Paso for more updates about bike share in El Paso.

Photo credit: Kristofer Johnson