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District bicycle plans

Bicycle on pedestrian bridge

Overview

Texas’ on-system transportation network – roads owned, operated, and managed by TxDOT – connects communities, regions, and destinations within and outside of Texas. While many bikeways are planned and funded at the local level, TxDOT works with local communities to develop bikeway networks integrated with the state system to improve safety, connectivity, and access within and between TxDOT districts. TxDOT is working to develop regional plans to further provide safe, thoughtfully designed well-maintained facilities for bicyclists within each district and between districts, providing connectivity across the state. This is the next step for the state to plan more effectively for this mode of travel and develop an approach that can be applied across Texas. Each plan analyzes the needs for bicycle infrastructure on the state highway system, prioritizes locations for bicycling improvements, and identifies what role different routes should play in the bicycling network. It also incorporates the public and stakeholder feedback received.

District Bicycle Plans guide how bicycling improvements can be integrated into state-owned highways and roadways. The plans:

  • Identify bicycling needs on the State Highway Network
  • Evaluate where bikeway improvements would provide the greatest benefit
  • Clarify the role of different routes within districtwide bicycling networks
  • Provide guidance to support future project development and investment decisions

While the plans do not program or fund specific projects, they establish a consistent framework to help TxDOT and its partners advance bicycling improvements as opportunities arise.

Current Progress

TxDOT iscontinuing its statewide effort to improve bicycle connectivity, safety, and access on the State Highway Network through phase II of the District Bicycle Plans program. In September 2024, the pilot planning process for the district bicycle plans was complete and plans were finalized for the Bryan, Laredo, Pharr, and San Antonio districts. This pilot developed an approach that can be applied in all TxDOT districts, and it included technical studies, stakeholder engagement, and virtual public events. Building on the successful pilot phase, phase II applies the same proven, data-driven approach to additional districts across Texas.

TxDOT is currently developing district bicycle plans in Amarillo, Atlanta, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Lubbock, Lufkin, Paris, and Odessa Districts. Bicycle plans will be developed in all 25 TxDOT Districts in the years to come. Each district plan reflects local conditions and priorities while maintaining consistency in methodology, analysis, and presentation across the state.

Public engagement

Public and stakeholder input is an essential part of the plan development process. TxDOT is engaging communities, local governments, and regional partners throughout the planning process to better understand on-the-ground conditions and bicycling needs.

Each districtbicycle plan includes opportunities for public participation, including:

  • Virtual public meetings
  • Online surveys with interactive input maps
  • Public comment forms available online or mailed-in

Each district bicycle plan will have two opportunities for public engagement during the planning process. Feedback received will help inform plan recommendations and priorities.

Access plans

Find completed district bike plans as well as online interactive maps in the table below.

Plan Bicycle Plan Summary and Online Interactive Map
Bryan District Bryan District map
Pharr District Pharr District map
Laredo District Laredo District map
San Antonio District San Antonio District map

Timeline