Historic brick streets, 20th Street near Boston Avenue Mary Crites, an architect in Lubbock, found out Monday that Lubbock’s historic brick streets lost their legal protection last year. She said […]
Category: Driving In Lubbock
City hopes new system can cut down how long we wait for lights to change
When you wait for a light at 50th Street and University Avenue – and many others – traffic engineers are watching nearly 4 miles away on the 6th floor of […]
What’s latest on 19th Street, Avenue Q, 114th Street, Woodrow Road and Loop 88? Read all about it
Corner of 19th Street and Avenue Q Recently, some of you on Facebook asked about specific road projects that have – how do we say this politely? – tested the […]
What roads will be funded in Lubbock if November’s bond passes? We have a list
On November 5, Lubbock citizens are expected to vote on a new road bond with a price tag of possibly $163 million – but that number may change. What will […]
Going forward, Lubbock’s major street projects planning to be five lanes, not seven. Why? Money’s one reason
114th Street west of Quaker Ave as seen in November, 2023 As Lubbock grows and adds more traffic, the city’s future road projects will usually be five lanes, not the […]
At worst intersections in Lubbock County, speed … and your judgment … can be a deadly combination
Recently we looked at the top ten intersections in the city of Lubbock for accidents. But what about outside city limits? Here are the top half-dozen – followed by the […]
Where and when are the places to avoid a traffic accident? Probably ones it’s hard to avoid
Editor’s note: When we started Lubbock Lights almost three years ago, we had an idea for a column called Driving in Lubbock … it’s something people love to talk (and […]