40: Anderson Lane
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At Mopac, Spicewood Springs Rd. turns into Anderson Lane and goes through a busy 1970s-era collection of
suburban strip malls. The road was recently reconstructed due to heavy bus traffic, and the speed limit
is 35 - which would make this road OK for cycling except the design speed is about 40-45, so actual
car speed is close to 40 when the lights aren't slowing everybody down. This would be a good candidate
for downtown-like synchronization to 25 mph (with a light at every street instead of just the half of
them which are signalled now).
The transition over Mopac can be distressing as you must try to accelerate up a hill and then over
a narrow lane on the bridge while cars are trying to speed up after the long wait at the traffic light,
which is one reason why a novice commuter would probably be better off crossing Mopac in this direction
on Steck or Far West.
There's now a long gap southbound between this slide and the next one since the route home at this
stage is identical to the route to work.
