A Texas Department of Transportation commission approved nearly $285 million worth of bicycle and pedestrian-centered infrastructure projects across the state this week.

The commission’s funding allocation to 73 projects comes the same week a TxDOT report suggesting the state agency in charge of building massive highways and overpasses provide a boost to public transportation in rural and smaller urban areas.

The revelation, described by The Texas Tribune as “a stunning acknowledgment in car-dominant Texas,” comes from a first-of-its-kind plan released in October.

All of the projects — including at least 10 across the San Antonio metropolitan area — plan to tackle transit and pedestrian-related issues.

The projects sought funds from the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program, wh

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