Broadway Street In Lubbock Gets New Bike Lanes And Trees, But Construction Is Testing Downtown Patience - 93.1 KISS FM

Sweet Creations, located at 1308 Broadway, is one of the businesses staying open through the mess. The owner took to social media to reassure neighbors that the shop still has its custom cakes, breakfast sandwiches, and other treats ready to go, even with construction limiting access out front. The project has already stirred up controversy around town. Now it's creating real logistical headaches for the people who run storefronts on one of Lubbock's oldest streets.

For anyone who's walked or driven Broadway, the brick removal marks a visible break from the street's look for decades. Getting to the new bike lanes and trees means torn-up access points, and foot traffic has to work harder to reach doors like the one at Sweet Creations.

For regular folks in Lubbock, this is a call to be intentional. Businesses along Broadway need support right now more than ever, even if that means parking farther away or walking around a barricade to grab a cake or a sandwich. The construction won't last forever, but the businesses trying to survive it need customers showing up today, not after the last brick is laid.

Sweet Creations is proof that staying open through construction takes more than good pastries. It takes an owner willing to speak up so people don't assume the doors are closed.