Lawrence City Commission to consider allocating additional $250K for bike boulevards

City leaders will soon consider whether to move forward with Lawrence’s first bike boulevards, even though the project is significantly over budget.

As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will again consider approving the final conceptual designs for the 21st Street and 13th Street bicycle boulevards and a potential $250,000 increase to the project’s budget. In June, commissioners deferred taking action on the project, requesting instead to review the project’s finances to see whether one of the two boulevards could be delayed to keep the project within budget.