Tag: City Of Richardson
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Notes And Pics From The Main St. & 75 Area Revitalization Study Open House
We’re a little behind on our posts, so apologies for the delay on this. A couple of weeks ago, Bike Friendly Richardson attended the City of Richardson’s open house for the Main Street and Central Expressway Area Revitalization Study. About the study: The City of Richardson is creating a stately for the redevelopment and revitalization…
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City Of Richardson Gets A New Website And Updated Trail Maps
The City of Richardson just launched their newly redesigned website. “The new design features a variety of enhancements that promote easy access to municipal services and information. Design enhancements for Richardson’s web pages have been underway since February 2011. Its creation is intended to align with the City Council’s Statement of Goals, which aims to…
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Some Exciting News
Bike Friendly Richardson is pleased to announce that we have just submitted the application to have Richardson considered for a Bicycle Friendly Community designation! This was an idea that we had had for a while and last November, Jenny Rilling took it on as a project. With the help of City staff, we made it…
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City of Richardson Receives “Safe Routes to School” Funding Grant
Again, if you get the City’s newsletter, you’ve probably already seen this: The City of Richardson has been awarded federal funding through a Safe Routes to School grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for two schools in Richardson: Richland Elementary and Yale Elementary. At Monday’s work session, the City Council was briefed by…
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Richardson’s Point-Of-View On Different Types of Bicycle Users
With all the new trails and bike lanes in Richardson, (which we love) one might think that the city is trying to get cyclists off the road. That’s not true. One of the things that impressed us about the City of Richardson is their open point-of-view towards bicycle users. Instead of focusing on one specific…