Closing the loop

The city board has approved staff to proceed with negotiating right of way acquisition for both sides of the Dillard’s property.

Current design of the section between Dillard’s is 90% complete

South Main Project Update

Preconstruction meeting has been held with contractor and work should begin within the next couple of weeks.  The construction will start at 100 block and move south.  The project will most likely include Sharrows but is not 100%…

The Bike Master Plan is the planning document created to help the city of Little Rock in planning for bicycle infrastructure in the city.  The plan can be accessed on BikeLR.com here. One contentious issue on that plan and a focus at the recent January BFCC meeting has been the place of 3^rd street (which changes to Markham St. once past the State Capitol).  3^rd street runs continuously from the far East side…

The City of Little Rock has brand-new bike jerseys and technical shirts for sale (see attached image); they are available in the Treasury Management Office at 500 W. Markham. The proceeds from these shirts will be used to promote cycling safety and education programs within our community. Great holiday gift and even better cause.

As usual at the monthly meeting of the BFCC (Bicycle Friendly Community Committee) a report of the state of the city’s bike projects was given by John Honeywell.  Mayor Stodola also took the time to speak about the Close the Loop initiative.

Close the Loop:  Work is progressing towards construction of the two termini on either side of the Dillard’s campus.  For the East side, which will begin at the Miracle Mile and then proceed…

Groningen is a city in the Netherlands that boasts the highest usage of bicycles for transportation in the World.  The average citizen of Groningen makes 1.4 trips per bicycle per day and bikes are used for over 50% of all trips in the city and 60% of all trips in the downtown area.  Furthermore due traffic engineering it is actually significantly quicker to make trips by bicycle in the downtown city center.  The below…

The lighting projects on both bridges have been completed and will be officially illuminated in December.  However, Entergy has released this video of the testing of the lights.  These lighted bridges will be a wonderful addition to the nighttime skyline of downtown Little Rock and will accent the progress that has been made towards making Little Rock a more bikeable and walkable city.

Bridge Lighting Preview 6 from Entergy Corp. on

Little Rock and Central Arkansas have already received national attention in recent years for quality of life projects.  The crown jewel of these projects is undoubtedly the Big Dam Bridge and the Arkansas River Trail system.  Without a doubt these projects and others led Little Rock to be ranked the most livable city.  “Thanks to its location, Little Rock provides plenty of opportunities for hiking, running, cycling, boating, fishing and hunting.” –

The Two Rivers Park Bridge and surrounding trail loop will be closed effective Tomorrow (Monday, September 16,2013) and should reopen by the end of the day Wednesday.

The trail closure is due to the repaving of the loop section of the trail immediately after the Two Rivers Park Bridge.  The trail that has been damaged due to tree roots will be ground down and then paved over.  There is no option to leave…

August 14 Bicycle Friendly Community Committee Meeting

Mayor’s Car Free Challenge:

The Mayor’s car free challenge is October 6-13 and kicks off on Sunday, October 6^th at the River Market.  The challenge is to ditch your car for the week and walk, bike, or ride public transportation for the week which provides visibility to other transportation methods.  Scorecards will be given out so that you can track your progress throughout the week and enter…