Since 2019, members of the San Marcos community have come together through MoveSM to advocate for safer, more convenient transportation options. Below are some of the projects we’ve been involved in along the way.
Projects: Proposals + Support
Hunter Road Diet + Buffered Bike Lanes
When this street was being transferred from TXDOT to City of San Marcos ownership in 2018, we reached out to city staff and proposed a road diet that consisted of narrowing the drive lanes to both encourage slower speeds as well as allow for the inclusion of bike lanes. The resulting bike lanes have become important and well-used pieces of the cross-town network.
Academy / Sessoms Road Diet + Buffered Bike Lanes
After a pedestrian was hit and severly injured on Academy Street in 2019, MoveSM worked with nearby residents to propose a road diet aimed at reducing vehicular speeds and general safety improvements, which coincided with a major drainage improvement project along the same stretch of roads. City staff was able to incorporate our recommendations for a 4-to-3 lane reduction, while simultaneously narrowing lane widths and incorporating a buffered bike lane for the full length of the project in addition to other road safety improvements. The street now experiences slower traffic and pedestrians and cyclists are safer with higher levels of visibility.
Guadalupe / LBJ Bike Boulevard + Pedestrian Improvements
In 2019, when the City of San Marcos was working to propose a two-way bike boulevard connecting the Texas State University campus to downtown San Marcos and beyond, MoveSM worked to provide active and vocal support to city staff to help make the effort a success. MoveSM also conducted a thorough plan review and provided comments for ways to improve the plan, including the inclusion of the city’s first buffered pedestrian lane where there were gaps in the sidewalk network. This bike lane has become a defining characteristic of downtown and is an important network link on what would be an otherwise bike-unfriendly street.
Craddock Road Diet + Buffered Bike Lanes
In 2021, SMPD called for a speed study after receiving many citizen reports for excessive speeding along Craddock. With relatively low traffic and effectively five lanes including the central landscaped turn lane, it was designed for high-speed passing. So, we reached out to both the City of San Marcos and SMPD to propose a low-cost road diet, narrowing lane widths, reducing from five down to three lanes, and converting the outer lanes to buffered bike lanes simply with new striping. Post-mortem speed studies have shown a reduction in speeds and increased use by cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Plus, letters of support for local transit projects and grants, including Cape St shared use path; RR 12 pedestrian and cycling improvements; Thorpe Ln pedestrian and cycling improvements; and more!
Events: Hosted and Co-Sponsored
“Motherload” Film Screening + Transit Festival; Co-Sponsored with Texas State University Stelos Scholars (2021)
Parking Day (2019)
Phil Kline’s “Unsilent Night” Rides; Co-Sponsored with Texas State University Honors College, The Graduate College (2022, 2023, 2024)
“Truth In Transit” – Panel Discussion and Podcast Recording; Co-Sponsored by the Texas State University Honors College, and Common Experience (2019)
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