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Everything related to Tower Grove Avenue and cycling it.

Tower Grove Ave at Vandeventer to get bike lanes soon!

The bike lanes on Tower Grove Ave at Vandeventer are coming back, we recently learned.  Though details still remain to be resolved, our understanding is that the short bike slot on SB Tower Grove immediately before the intersection, which was

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Tower Grove Ave

Tower Grove Ave to get bike boxes

The bike lanes on Tower Grove Avenue which were removed in May are being replaced with bike boxes, and we have preliminary sketches of how they’ll look.  The boxes will give cyclists space in front of the cars to cross

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Tower Grove Ave

TGA bike lanes – an update

This past May a stretch of Tower Grove Avenue bike lanes approaching a difficult intersection was removed. The result has been confusion and decreased safety for cyclist and drivers alike on one of St. Louis’ busiest bike routes. Why did

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Tower Grove Ave

Why were Tower Grove Ave bike lanes removed?

The recent removal of bike lanes from Tower Grove Avenue has caused a lot of concern in the cycling community (see previous story). Why did the City abandon bicycle infrastructure on the City’s busiest cycling route?  Read below for the

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Tower Grove Ave

Bike lanes removed on Tower Grove Avenue

The bike lanes on southbound Tower Grove Avenue at Vandeventer have recently been removed. This short stretch of bike lanes was installed in August 2013 and was repainted several times since.  It is broadly appreciated by cyclists for helping guide them

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Tower Grove Ave, Uncategorized

I Crashed on Tower Grove Avenue

I crashed my bike Friday evening (4/29/16) on Tower Grove Avenue – a rock and pothole in the bike lane launched me over my handlebars, landed me in the ER, and caused hundreds of dollars in damage to my bike

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Infrastructure Review, Tower Grove Ave

Traffic problems at Tower Grove Avenue and Magnolia

Update 7/1/15: Shortly after we posted this the City installed bollards on Tower Grove Ave at Magnolia.

Posted in Infrastructure Review, Tower Grove Ave

Save Tower Grove Avenue: We did it!

We did it!  Buffered bike lanes were painted on Tower Grove Avenue last week!  Cyclists on St. Louis’ busiest bike route will now have dedicated lanes when Kingshighway closes in a few weeks. Update: The new Tower Grove Ave bike

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Tower Grove Ave

SafeTGA: A Big Win

A big win for bike lanes on Tower Grove Avenue! Earlier this week residents of the Shaw neighborhood voted overwhelmingly to support buffered bike lanes on Tower Grove Avenue before Kingshighway closes. Alderman Conway then pledged to support the neighborhood’s

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Tower Grove Ave

Statement from Alderman Conway: Bike Lanes on Tower Grove Ave

Below is a letter posted 2/28/16 on Nextdoor by Alderman Conway.

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Tower Grove Ave