A step in the right direction: Beacon Hill residents echo support for continued Bike Network Plan updates [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s Planning Commission approved a resolution Wednesday to update the city’s Bike Network Plan (BNP), advancing continued transportation policy measures in the Alamo City.

Residents of Beacon Hill — a neighborhood on the North Side bordered by Hildebrand Avenue and part of Fredricksburg Road — echoed their support for the resolution as it moves forward.

Elizabeth Eichhorn, president of the Beacon Hill Area Neighborhood Association, pinned her name on a letter from the group’s board to the Planning Commission, broadly supporting the BNP.

“As our neighborhood works with the city’s Planning Department to develop the Near North Community Area Plan, mobility improvement is a top priority for us. We have been fortunate to attract young professionals and families because of our dense urban environment and the ability for our residents to live, eat, commune and play in a hyperlocal way. However, much work needs to be done to make walking and …