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Investments in mobility
Two-minute impact
Connecting pedestrian pathways The Gruene Area Complete Streets Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement project that has been funded by AAMPO will connect existing pedestrian mobility options in New Braunfels. The improvements will also connect with the Common Street Improvement
Project, which was passed by voters in the 2023 bond and will include six-foot sidewalks.
Gruene-area project details: • Creating shared-use paths
City of New Braunfels sta submitted four projects to AAMPO, totaling $12.2 million. Once completed, the projects are anticipated to improve tra c congestion and pedestrian safety. City o cials identi ed the projects submitted to AAMPO from the 2023 bond program. Projects that were not funded through the $99 million transportation proposition passed by voters in May 2023 were able to be funded through the project call. Some of the AAMPO funding will also be used to leverage the cost of projects funded through the bond, Transportation and Capital Improvements Director Garry Ford said. The largest of the projects is the $6.84 million Gruene Area Complete Streets Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement project. “We are working with the Gruene community to make sure that we’re maintaining the aesthetics within Gruene, not changing the look and feel but improving pedestrian mobility within the Gruene area,” Ford said. “We know it’s a very popular destination in the state, [with] high pedestrian activity. So we’re really excited about that project.” Pedestrian improvements at various locations also include Alves Lane and Brooke Avenue, Hinman Island Drive and County Line Road and FM 725.
• Fill sidewalk gaps • Improve bike lanes
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a multi-modal network, that way there is an improvement to our connectivity." GARRY FORD, NEW BRAUNFELS TRANSPORTATION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR
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