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Cedar Park highlights bike-safety month, maps multi‑mile trail expansions and high‑visibility crossings
Summary
Cedar Park proclaimed May 2025 National Bicycle Safety Month and received a city manager report updating completed and planned shared‑use paths, high‑visibility crosswalk rollouts and a public safety campaign.
The Cedar Park City Council recognized May 2025 as National Bicycle Safety Month and heard a staff report on progress toward the city’s Mobility Master Plan trail network and a public engagement “Heads Up Cedar Park” safety campaign.
Randy Skinner, assistant director of engineering and capital projects, told the council the Brushy Creek North Fork Trail — a roughly 3‑mile, 10‑foot shared‑use path from Brushy Creek Road to Palmer Lane — was completed earlier in 2025. He said Lakeline Boulevard’s shared‑use path design is at about 60% and that staff applied for federal Transportation Alternatives (set‑aside) funds; technical staff were informed the regional transportation board would recommend funding for construction. The Bell District shared‑use path, funded through the 2022 bond program, is nearing completion of design and is anticipated to be advertised for bids this fall.
Skinner outlined several smaller gap projects, including a missing shared‑use path segment on the south side of New Hope Drive (design funded through Type B). He also said the city has a feasibility study underway to evaluate alignments for a primary trail corridor along Park Street and a secondary corridor on Buttercup Creek Boulevard; the study is expected to be complete later this summer.
On pedestrian crossings, Skinner said the city is rolling out a high‑visibility “piano‑key” longitudinal crosswalk treatment across roughly 400 locations and that work is “nearly halfway complete.” He said the treatment is a conversion from traditional transverse crosswalks to a longitudinal pattern that studies have shown increases driver recognition of crossings.
Daniel Sousa, assistant director of communications and engagement, described the Heads Up Cedar Park campaign, launched in 2019 and refreshed to include seasonal messaging and short‑form video outreach. Sousa said the campaign’s recent video reel had earned more than 2,000 views and that the city distributes the safety content through social channels, website posts and a newsletter with about a 60% open rate.
Local advocates also spoke. Bryce Kivers, representing the Austin Ridge Riders, and Darren Bridal, representing the Parks and Trails Foundation of Cedar Park and other active‑transportation groups, thanked the city for trail maintenance after the 2023 ice storms and urged continued investment in natural surface trails, protected lanes and safer connections at the Whitestone/183A frontage road intersection.
No formal council action was required for the report. Staff noted public requests — such as a web map showing the crosswalk locations — and said they would check availability for public online project maps.
Why it matters: the updates show the city moving from plan adoption (Mobility Master Plan, 2023) to construction and safety‑improvement phases, including federal grant pursuit, which can reduce local construction costs and accelerate schedule.
