Below is a letter posted 2/28/16 on Nextdoor by Alderman Conway. Read more ›
Below is a letter posted 2/28/16 on Nextdoor by Alderman Conway. Read more ›
Update 2/28/15: Read Alderman Conway’s statement about bike lanes on Tower Grove Ave.
The last month has seen significant progress regarding bike lanes on Tower Grove Avenue: a key Alderman has shifted his position on the issue, and an upcoming neighborhood meeting will be decisive. Yet time is running short, and we need your support to win. Read more ›
Update: Slides from the January 26 Southwest Garden Neighborhood Association meeting described below are here.
Below is an update which was posted to the Save Tower Grove Avenue petition page about an upcoming neighborhood association meeting. Please join us if you can – your voice will be invaluable. Read more ›
Our petition requesting bike lanes on Tower Grove Avenue has received over 640+ signatures and local TV coverage. More than 230 people shared their thoughts on why a safe Tower Grove Avenue is important to them, and the comments make for compelling reading (see below).
We shared the petition signatures and comments, together with the conclusions from a recent SafeTGA meeting, with Alderman Conway, who represents many of the petition signers. Here’s what we learned.
We asked local bicyclists to share their stories of why a safe Tower Grove Avenue is important to them. Here Sonia Emmons offers her perspective.
On October 9 SafeTGA hosted a meeting for bicyclists and neighbors to discuss the closure of Kingshighway, the City’s plans for cycling on Tower Grove Avenue, and alternative options. The eighteen attendees included residents from the Shaw, Tower Grove South, and Southwest Garden neighborhoods, as well as parents of City Garden Montessori students. Present also were the Executive Director of the Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation and 24th Ward Alderman Scott Ogilvie.
Following the presentation and an informative debate, the attendees unanimously voted their preference that buffered bike lanes be installed on Tower Grove Avenue before Kingshighway closes, as specified in the Bike St. Louis Phase III plan. The City proposal was widely seen as inappropriate and unsafe, and the attendees agreed that keeping Tower Grove Avenue unchanged is better than the City plan.
What will happen to cycling on Tower Grove Avenue when Kingshighway closes for a year and a half this winter to rebuild a bridge? Tower Grove Avenue is the busiest bicycling route in St. Louis, but the upcoming closure of Kingshighway threatens to send a lot of traffic down its narrow lanes. The City’s current plan poses real problems for cyclists, but viable alternative solutions exist. (Details here.)
On the evening of Thursday, October 9 we will host a meeting for bicyclists, as well as supporters of city cycling, to discuss and get feedback on the upcoming closure, the City’s proposal, safety concerns for riders, and possible solutions. Join us at UIC (1607 Tower Grove Avenue) Thursday, October 9, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. (Note the updated location.) Register here to get updates and additional info.
The Streets Department has released plans for Tower Grove Avenue from Magnolia to Shaw during the Kingshighway construction. From https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/street/index.cfm
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Sunday September 21 we’ll be riding South Broadway to experience and document the new bike infrastructure installed as part of Bike St. Louis Phase 3. Come join us!
We will start at Hartford Coffee Company (Hartford and Roger) at 11am and swing by The Handlebar (Manchester in The Grove) at 11:15 or so before heading east to South Broadway. The ride will be leisurely with plenty of stops, and the perspective and feedback of all cyclists will be appreciated.
In case of rain we’ll post updates here and on Twitter (#SafeTGA).
In early 2015 Kingshighway will close for a year and a half, and resulting traffic threatens to disrupt cycling on Tower Grove Avenue, a key bicycle corridor. Previously,
Happily, we received another response. On behalf of Great Rivers Greenway and the City of St. Louis, Emma Klues writes,
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