Triton
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9 hours ago, 004n063 said:
Hmmph
Oh looks like they finally put steel in the way now. I rode past those barricades just a few weeks ago and it was still fully open. Guess that means avoid this area for the next year or so...
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They need to get this mayor to walk down the sidewalks of this road with a bunch of people and see just how narrow and broken the sidewalks are in spots. We need wider sidewalks here.
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8 hours ago, htownproud said:
The line for the big playground was about 10 minutes when we went (apparently they will have someone there monitoring the gates at all times).
We talked to the lady who was monitoring the gate when we went yesterday. She said Sunday was so bad that they had to have people even guarding who was entering the slide (the rocket) because there was a line inside the playground just to ride and some kids were trying to come from the bottom to bypass the line.
Either way, sounds like people loved it! My son certainly did and he already wants to go back to the water side next time (we'll remember to bring his swim trunks with us! lol).
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There was an hour long wait to get onto the playground, with security controlling entry and exit. Was quite a big event this past weekend!
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31 minutes ago, texan said:
Once upon a time he considered it an infrastructure priority. Unfortunately, consistency doesn't mean anything to most politicians if it can be traded for winning.
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01/24/report-texas-bullet-train-among-new-federal-transp/
Anytime Biden comes in support of something (Think TikTok ban), Trump comes out swinging against it, even if he's the one who first brought up the issue. With this being election season, if Trump comes out against this for "the farmers", consider this project dead in Texas.
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Kind of an interesting aside....
Was in Austin this past weekend for the eclipse and it donned on me that the massive I-35 rebuild will start in Austin along the same timeline that the Houston I-45 rebuild will start. It's sort of wild to think two major cities not that far apart will have complete makeovers at the same time.
Also driving through Austin, it is wild to see just have fast that city is transforming. So many new skyscrapers under construction.
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Perhaps this is the first positive news we've heard about the bike lanes then...
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50 minutes ago, wilcal said:
SOUND THE KLAXONS
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-poised-first-bullet-train-line-us-1888433
President Joe Biden is reportedly seeking to revive a project that would construct a high-speed railway from Houston to Dallas in Texas utilizing Japanese bullet trains.
According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, citing unnamed administration sources, the White House is looking to make an announcement on the project following talks between Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington, D.C., this week.
Damn... So now Trump will be against this?
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The only thing I don't see in the news is when they expect this to begin...?
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10 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:
Greenwashing the neighborhood to hide the bigger problem of a 4 lane highway cutting through increasing air pollution for the "parks"
But it's likely going to work. Although there's some that still don't like this project, adding all of these sporting areas and parks and the big shocker, capping parts of the toll road, was a surprise by those here on the Northside. Those on the fence seem more supportive now.
So far, the big complaint I still hear is that if they really are going to build this toll road through, they wish there was greater connectivity with the community it's traversing through. Perhaps add more ramps to get on and off of the toll road besides the one all the way at Calvacade. It's just too exclusive for those commuting to Spring and the Woodlands. At least build some ramps at Quitman. It's difficult to explain but the Northside has always felt a bit... cut off.. from the highway system. Some like that but some also believe that is the reason we haven't seen more development here and another reason why we probably won't ever get a major grocer here except for the Fiestas we have.
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5 hours ago, s3mh said:
I believe that a good bit of the opposition is driven by political ideology
I don't agree with that at all. I know some opposed to it who are ideologically liberal (example provided below). I think there were some just practically concerned people when it came to congestion. I know the majority in the biking community support the 11th St bike lanes but some would have rather seen it go to a less congested road running in parallel to 11th such as 14th St. Although it would have angered some residents to loose their on street parking (see how the bike lanes end at Pecore on 11th... because of on-street parking backlash)... however, it would have been far less controversial on 14th and still would have provided an east-west connection through the Heights, along with the MKT trail.
Prime example... the N Main bike lanes around White Oak Music Hall. Most of the people in the area are not conservative (not a telltale sign but most people here had Beto/Biden signs the past few elections), yet they voiced numerous opposition to the city and Bike Houston during their community outreach because they were genuinely concerned that shrinking N Main down to 2 lanes would exacerbate the already insane traffic when WOMH is hosting live events, plus now the events at Htown Brewing and Woodland Social. Hence now, the N Main bike lanes are up for review again under Whitmire.
Last point.... and, as a bicyclist, this is the part that really makes me upset with the city. On Sunday, I biked the route pictured below. The east side bike lanes (think Polk St) were a complete mess.... either full of water from Friday's rains.... or covered in dirt... or rocks... or trash. There was even a part of Waugh Dr in Montrose that I was biking back on and it looked like a lake in the bike lane! I had to hop into the vehicle lanes until the water cleared. If the city is going to invest in bike lanes, then it also needs to take on the responsibility of cleaning them up.
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13 hours ago, august948 said:
That's ok...he might have use of this one for four years...
Whoever wins, I hope we keep this baby blue color for Air Force One. I really did not like the design Trump picked... too much black and red that it looked like his planes.
Not only does this blue look nice and classic but it's also such a unique color that it really stands out.-
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4 hours ago, Houston19514 said:
The stop you referenced remains closed, I.e., inactive. As do all the other stops at the right turn locations that were closed when the transit lanes weee installed.
Genuinely curious what caused you (and others in this thread) to say otherwise.
What I meant was, they are bringing the stop back to life, not that it was operational.
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3 hours ago, steve1363 said:
@Triton you seem well-connected to influential people! Can you suggest these pedestrian crossings on 11th? And also on Studewood at 8th and Studewood at 6 1/2 where the road goes from 3 to 5 lanes?
Thanks!
I think incorporating islands is a great idea. But you have to remember, we also did a road diet on Studemont. During peak hours, the middle lane would switch between north bound, south bound, and then a neutral turning lane during off-peak hours. They then limited the middle lane to only being a turning lane and installed the islands.
With this mayor, I doubt he would find a way to install islands in the middle of 11th street while also bringing back 4 lanes of traffic.
And I wouldn't say I'm too connected. lol My neighborhood and general area have gone through quite a lot the past several years and once you start attending Superneighborhood meetings, it just comes naturally that you'll meet people that know what's going on... even in the mayor's office. Our area was sort of forced to become politically active, whether we wanted to or not.
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21 hours ago, JLWM8609 said:
So based on this, there might still be changes to the design here and there? I realize nothing substantial...
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17 hours ago, j.33 said:
@Moderators could we move some of the above comments pertaining to Vision Zero rumors to the Vision Zero thread?
Done.
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23 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:
I'm hearing that the mayor is getting rid of the Vision Zero program.
Wow, are you sure? I had not heard of this yet. That would potentially prevent them from getting federal dollars unless they planned to go about this a different way.
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On 3/18/2024 at 9:23 AM, samagon said:
I don't understand needing to go through neighborhood streets though. I can easily go up to the next intersection, do a u-turn, and then go right on 11th
there should be a solution for a left turn though.
Totally agree here and it's odd because I remember seeing a presentation several years back where they had a left turn lane further down that allowed you to u-turn back. Strange that they never implemented it.
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3 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:
This mayor is a clown
Phew! That was a close one... You can tell Houston Ave just got taken off the terrorist's target list now that those medians are gone...
lol
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6 hours ago, steve1363 said:
You'd better come up with a better selling point than this!
Seriously.
I think trying to convince the mayor that we had to create congestion in order to slow down the vehicles is a loosing argument. That's a guarantee to them pulling the bike lanes.
No matter what Whitmire ends up doing, especially with this being the Heights, he has to put in pedestrian safety as a high priority. This is a very walkable area and allowing vehicles going 40mph down this road again is a nonstarter.-
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13 minutes ago, steve1363 said:
It would be a mistake to revert this road to 4 lanes.
I think that's exactly what they would do... just look at what they did with Houston Ave...
QuoteI wonder which "business" was negatively impacted?
Trinity Lutheran Church. Their drivers were inconvenienced with a 5 min delay on 11th St. We must get these masses to Jesus as quickly as possible.
(just kidding)
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On 2/3/2024 at 1:17 PM, Triton said:
I feel anytime I post in the Transportation forum, people are constantly using the sad emoji so I'm sorry to make this post as well...
It is now widely known that for all new bike infrastructure or road makeover projects, every single one of them are on hold and being reassessed if they are not already under construction, from the mayor's office directly.
The rumor mill is now saying that this project will likely be re-evaluated in the near future. There are too many residents in the area saying there is considerable traffic using W 8th (fewer on 10th) streets and that the minimal bike lane usage isn't justifying the traffic backups on 11th. (<--- edit: had this backwards)
Let me reiterate, this is just a rumor at this point.
3 hours ago, JLWM8609 said:So if it's not obvious already how I am getting this info... word travels fast with those in the know, "those in the know" being people connected to the Superneighborhood committees. When the mayor was saying he's going to dismantle the medians on Houston Ave, it was quite widely known within his own office and, shortly after, "those in the know".
So, while the Houston Ave decision was clear cut, "those in the know" are saying the mayor has not indicated within his office what he plans to do on the 11th street lanes.That being said, this project came up in the rumor mill very very early. I think betting markets would favor him removing these bikes lanes. I know that people keep posting in this forum that there isn't any noticeable traffic impact but that's not at all what people are saying that attend the Superneighborhood meetings. I seriously encourage people to attend.... And I imagine the final press release when the mayor announces he'll be removing these bike lanes will mimic some of the wording the representatives keep hearing...
That the lack of bike lane usage does not justify the long queue of cars between Shepherd and Heights Blvd and that traffic is funneling into nearby roads (whether it's MKT or not, that's up to a study to find out).
I personally love all the bike lanes we've added around Houston. It's now so much easier for me to go from the Heights to the Rice area than it ever has been. What worries me here is that if they do remove the 11th street bike lanes, that they do something at the bike crossing at Nicholson St. We will need a light there similar to the one on Yale.
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1 hour ago, j.33 said:
What are you referring to as "this"? If it is the photos that @Triton posted, then those are photos of the red lane design. The red lanes do not have red where the right turns are and do not have red at the end of the hov lanes at each block (which is what their photo shows). The only thing @Triton is showing are the decommissioned stops having their shelters being reinstalled.
Correct.
Shepherd Dr. And Durham Dr. Reconstruction
in Traffic and Transportation
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Wow if the mayor is this stupid on such a smart design for this area then I really don't see how the 11st street bike lanes remain with Whitmore. He's gung ho for everything that helps cars.