Wider lanes for cars and no shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians — those are the main changes driven by Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s administration for the upcoming reconstruction of Antoine Drive.

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Antoine Drive project changed to have wider car lanes, no shared-use path for cyclists, pedestrians

After Houston Mayor John Whitmire called for additional data collection, the project managers spiked plans for a shared-use path because there weren’t enough people riding bikes along the busy street. “We don't justify building bridges over rivers based on the number of people swimming across,” argued a cycling advocate.

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