Denton axes proposal to close Bell Avenue for auto-free path for TWU community

The Denton City Council decided Tuesday to not move forward on closing Bell Avenue permanently on the Texas Woman’s University campus, which would have made it a pedestrian- and bicycle-only corridor.

During the council’s work session Tuesday, capital projects staff presented a potential project with TWU that would permanently close Bell between Chapel Drive to Administrative Drive to make it accessible only to pedestrians, bicyclists and emergency vehicles as a 550-foot path. This project was proposed in conjunction with the Mingo Road and Ruddell Street expansions.