Unhappy Trails
12 February 2001 - 2:00pm
Lawsuit over removal of bike lanes in Houston contends removal violates the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program.
"...[I]n late November, the bike lanes were removed to make way for two additional car lanes. The car lanes were needed, city officials said, to ease downtown gridlock as a result of the ongoing Interstate 45 construction. Outraged by the action, a biker filed a a lawsuit in federal court against Norman Mineta, secretary of the U.S. Transportation Department, the state's transportation department and the city."
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The Houston Chronicle, February 11, 2001
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