RTC is beginning construction on a new project that will add bike lanes and a new multi-use path along Evans Avenue. The Evans Avenue Project will better connect downtown Reno with the University of Nevada, Reno , and make it easier and safer for bicyclists and pedestrians to get around. The Evans Avenue Project starts on Evans near Greater Nevada Field in Downtown Reno, and goes north around the east side of the University of Nevada, to McCarran Boulevard. RTC Director of Planning Amy Cummings says this project will really improve connectivity for people in our community, especially students, who use this area to walk or bike to get where they are going. Construction on the project is underway during the university’s winter break. RTC will stop construction when school is back in session, and then pick the project back up again in March, weather permitting. The project is expected to be completed in May.