{"id":466878,"date":"2026-10-15T15:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/466878\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:32:08","slug":"txdot-seeks-input-on-bicycle-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/466878\/","title":{"rendered":"TxDOT seeks input on bicycle plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Attention Wise County cyclists, the Texas Department of Transportation wants your feedback on the development of the Fort Worth District Bicycle Plan.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RWFL-Bike-Rally-49-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294245\"  \/>TxDOT is developing a bicycle plan that includes Wise County. Pictured above is a cyclist preparing for the Eighter from Decatur Bike Rally last month. Mack Thweatt\/WCMessenger<\/p>\n<p>According to a TxDOT press release, the plan will identify gaps in the existing bicycle network and prioritize improvements along state-maintained roadways throughout the Fort Worth district, which includes Wise, Tarrant, Parker, Jack, Palo Pinto, Erath, Hood, Johnson and Somerville counties.<\/p>\n<p>To participate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/projects\/hearings-meetings\/fort-worth\/2026\/fort-worth-district-bicycle-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">click here<\/a>, or visit txdot.gov and search \u201cFort Worth District Bicycle Plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents can review proposed bicycle routes, recommended bikeway functions and corridor priorities through an online interactive map. Public feedback will help guide the plan\u2019s final recommendations and future bicycle improvements.<\/p>\n<p>The public comment period is open now. The deadline to provide input is Nov. 6. <\/p>\n<p>A draft of the plan is expected to be available for public review and comment in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals needing translation services or accommodations to participate can contact TxDOT at 214-535-7261 or elizabeth.jones@txdot.gov at least five business days before the comment deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Attention Wise County cyclists, the Texas Department of Transportation wants your feedback on the development of the Fort&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466879,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-466878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}