EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso is mapping out the future of cycling in the Sun City, kicking off a decade update to its Comprehensive Bike Plan with a community open house held Saturday morning, March 28.
In the 10 years since the El Paso City Council adopted its initial bike plan in 2016, local cyclists say infrastructure has significantly improved and the cycling community has steadily grown.
“There’s a lot of people that like to do it just for recreation. There are people that are avid cyclists. There’s all kinds of cycling in El Paso,” said Sandy Pineda, secretary of Borderland Community Adventures. “There’s gravel riding, road riding, and mountain bike riding.”
City officials note that the previous plan helped create more than 1,000 miles of on-street bike routes…