I wish they'd do something like that here along South Congress south of downtown. That area has a lot of shops and restaurants. Congress is a wide, 6 lane wide street with a lot of traffic, being that it's the main artery into downtown. The street has angled parking at those businesses. There is a bike lane, but it kind of peters out in some areas and isn't always marked, especially through the section of angled parking. Cars generally give you room, but there are some spots where you'll have a big pickup or something hanging out of its space. So then you have to swerve around them which puts you into traffic. Cars usually stay at least 3 feet away, but the speed limit along there is 35 to 40 mph, so it can be hairy. It would be sweet if they had dedicated bike lanes near the curb and put the parking out there. But I guess it would be a problem then with bicycles plowing into pedestrians who stepped into the bike boulevard.
We do have at least one street in downtown that is planned to have a bike boulevard, Nueces Street on the west side of downtown.
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