T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
Wednesday
June 29, 2011
volume 92, no.
120
www.
theshorthorn.
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since 1919
By Tiffany Todd
The Shorthorn staff
Amid a raucous, full house Tuesday
night, the Arlington City Council gave...
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T h e u n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s a T a r l i n g T o n
Wednesday
June 29, 2011
volume 92, no.
120
www.
theshorthorn.
com
since 1919
By Tiffany Todd
The Shorthorn staff
Amid a raucous, full house Tuesday
night, the Arlington City Council gave
preliminary approval to the Option C
version of the controversial Hike and
Bike Plan in 5-4 vote.
City Hall was packed to 350 maximum capacity, with individuals who
couldn’t find seats watching the meeting from the lobby.
Bicycles lined the
front of the building and a sea of
yellow bike supporter shirts filled the
chamber.
Option C recommends 149
miles of sidewalk gaps, 64 miles of offstreet trails, 43 miles of on-street bike
routes, 16 miles of on-street bike lanes
and two miles for other on-street bike
ways, totaling $55,260,000.
Mayor Robert Cluck allowed every
individual who signed up to speak
two minutes each.
There were 43 attendees who spoke in favor of the plan
and 27 against.
Proponents of the plan
barely outnumbered opponent
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