Popular Post wilcal Posted April 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2021 They would love to hear your feedback on the plan. Link to full network plan PDF Link to program and policy descriptions Current projects are funded/in progress. They said Phase 1 would be hopefully be in the 3-5 year time frame. Phase 2 after. All depends on funding of course. Interesting to see this all put together with the METRO BRT line running up Lockwood and the LRT extension (although I thought that wasn't going to be the routing on LRT, but whatever). Harris County rep talked about focusing on safe connections to schools. Also a focus on interconnecting existing segments (*cough* Harrisburg Trail *cough*) Overall, I think the plan looks pretty good! They know that riding on Commerce sucks, but might take some major construction with rail line still set in the middle of the street. 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouTXRanger Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Looks great! Is there a link to a recording of the meeting these are from? (I'm assuming there was a meeting where these were presented . . .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 22 minutes ago, HouTXRanger said: Looks great! Is there a link to a recording of the meeting these are from? (I'm assuming there was a meeting where these were presented . . .) Yes, they did say the recording would be posted here, but it isn't up yet: https://eastendbikeplan.com/events The next public meeting will be in May. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedistrict84 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 8:10 AM, wilcal said: They know that riding on Commerce sucks, but might take some major construction with rail line still set in the middle of the street. As someone who lives on Commerce St., a substantial reworking and repaving of Commerce with dedicated bike lanes added to connect the Harrisburg Rail Trail and Buffalo Bayou trails in downtown is definitely optimal. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaDolivin Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 4/6/2021 at 4:30 PM, thedistrict84 said: As someone who lives on Commerce St., a substantial reworking and repaving of Commerce with dedicated bike lanes added to connect the Harrisburg Rail Trail and Buffalo Bayou trails in downtown is definitely optimal. Are there any actual funds or work planned for Commerce St? I fully agree with this and am tired of the East End neglecting this major corridor with all the development going on along it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sapo2367 Posted October 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2021 This was from one of their presentations -- looks super nice if they can move forward with the design. This was prior to the project getting approved, so there wasn't anything to say about funding. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 4:24 PM, sapo2367 said: This was from one of their presentations -- looks super nice if they can move forward with the design. This was prior to the project getting approved, so there wasn't anything to say about funding. So this is funded now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said: So this is funded now? No. There was an update from this week about the status of all of the current bike projects, and it isn't listed. With that being said, there are not any Precinct 2 projects listed, which I thought that this would be under. https://houstonbikeplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BAC-Slides_October-2021.pdf I emailed CoH bikeways to ask about this. I attended several of the East End Bike Plan events, and it was abundantly clear that the Commerce St corridor was hugely requested, but the extra rub is the train rails set into the pavement that would need to be removed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 they also presented the Lawndale bike lane to Idylwood residents on their monthly call in mid October. I wasn't able to attend, but I presume it'll be from Telephone road to the Bayou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 I did get a reply from CoH Planning about Precinct 2 projects, and he said that they were not included on the BAC list and that they should be. I asked about Commerce, and they said that they hadn't heard anything, but Milby, Navigation, and Forest Hill streets had received funding. He would make sure to get an updated status on the PCT2 projects for the next quarterly update. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokemonizepic Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Bcycle/TIRZ15 survey about mobility https://tei.mysocialpinpoint.com/tirz-15-mobility-plan-map#/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 it won't let me interact with some of the questions, but I filled out as much as I could. thanks for the link. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 totally forgot to follow up on this: https://files.constantcontact.com/1d03b1ce601/22c61473-0f2e-41cf-bae9-9aeed06517e9.pdf I believe the project has already started, as they are doing some work on the median at Lawndale and Wayside. I'm very interested to see how the enforcement of parking restrictions around Kipp are handled, traffic during school pick up/drop off is atrocious. no other way to say it, I'm looking forward to this going in, hopefully Telephone road from Lawndale to Cullen is next. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Thanks for sharing! Did you sign up somewhere to get updates? I’d love to hear more about this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I signed up by buying a home in Idylwood the civic club is really good at being involved and sharing all the details of public works projects happening around the neighborhood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 work has been commencing in earnest for over a week. they are moving east to west, and working between Wayside and Forest Park now. it looks like (for this portion at least) they aren't just doing armadillos, but will be doing actual concrete curbs that have rebar tied into the street. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 9:52 AM, samagon said: work has been commencing in earnest for over a week. they are moving east to west, and working between Wayside and Forest Park now. it looks like (for this portion at least) they aren't just doing armadillos, but will be doing actual concrete curbs that have rebar tied into the street. That is great to hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 this has to be the slowest bike lane project. but to their credit, it's not just the plastic armadillos and some paint, they have actual concrete curbs that are mostly built out, and a lot of the lanes have been marked and are sufficiently wide to comfortably ride. I think once KIPP is out for summer they will go full speed to complete it before school goes back in the fall. I'm ready for it to be done, and for them to start on Telephone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 5/16/2022 at 9:30 PM, samagon said: this has to be the slowest bike lane project. but to their credit, it's not just the plastic armadillos and some paint, they have actual concrete curbs that are mostly built out, and a lot of the lanes have been marked and are sufficiently wide to comfortably ride. I think once KIPP is out for summer they will go full speed to complete it before school goes back in the fall. I'm ready for it to be done, and for them to start on Telephone. the path has finally been completed, they installed all the signs and finished painting just recently. 6 months to add roughly 1.5 miles of bike lane. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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