North Little Rock Notebook

Master-plan tweak

is back on agenda

An amendment to the Master Street Plan for North Little Rock that would adjust the path of a proposed bike lane is set to go before the City Council for a second time Monday.

The ordinance that was tabled Oct. 26 would amend the city's 2014 Master Street Plan to allow construction of a bike lane adjacent to River Road.

Currently the Master Street Plan calls for a bike path from the railroad spur trail along 15th Street west of Pike Avenue to Riverview Park. But the path runs through the Esplanade Apartments development.

The developer has proposed instead to construct a bike lane adjacent to the apartments . That proposal was approved Oct. 13 by North Little Rock's Planning Commission.

By the city's definition, a bike lane is a portion of the roadway within the right of way designated by striping, signing and pavement for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists, chief city engineer Chris Wilbourn said previously.

Wilbourn described the bicycle plan as an integral part of the Master Street Plan, but changes must be made because of development in the Rockwater and River Road area. He said the current master plan shows River Road is a shared use road, which means cyclists share the road with vehicle traffic.

'Dogtown Proud'

new mural's title

A new mural called "Dogtown Proud" will be painted at Main and Fourth streets, according to a North Little Rock news release.

Muralists Kevin Kreese and Robin Tucker will work together to paint a mural that shows a group of dogs underneath the words "Dogtown Proud" on a side of building.

Kreese created the bicycle mural on Seventh Street and the Mother Earth Fountain in the Argenta Arts District. Tucker painted the murals on the Hub and Flyway Brewery.

A completion date wasn't provided in the news release.

The city's beautification commission, City Beautiful of North Little Rock, approved earlier this year an $11,779 grant application from John Gaudin as part of a mural project planned for the Argenta Arts District.

The project's aim is to reflect the arts district's characteristics through multiple murals.

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