TheNiche Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 She died because she ran in front of a moving vehicle.I blame Wal-Mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 If you took your kayak to work, wouldn't paddling home upstream be rather difficult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J008 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I agree. To make it worse, the people using the trail in the median apparently believe that everyone should stop for them. Check out this quote on RUDH's Facebook page asking for support of the petition...With all due respect to the deceased, she did not die due to poor intersection management. She died because she ran in front of a moving vehicle. There was not a problem with the lights. She was not paying attention, and ran in front of a vehicle against the red light for Heights traffic, including joggers. No amount of safety measures...short of a gate...will protect those who run into a street without looking.True, the death could have been prevented but the design of the intersection is simply absurd.This intersection is very poorly lit for one thing, and the design is absolutely absurd. I drove by their at night not long after the accident and strangely, this intersection is much darker than Harvard at 11th or yale at 11th, have no idea why, but I would expect it to be more lit if anything considering the level of pedestrian traffic.Second. I have never seen anyone use the trail as intended where you run one block, cross heights blvd, then cross 11th st, then cross heights again, run another block, cross heights then, cross 10th then, cross back to heights again, repeat, repeat, ....Considering the number of people using the trail, there should be adequate light and markings where people use it. Despite its ridiculous design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Safety is just like... your opinion man.I find them adequately safe for me on my longboard (along with my fellow longboard friends that regularly use the trail). What would really make the trails safer would be if people would use proper walking/jogging/biking/skating etiquette. I crashed into the grass and almost hit my head on a curb because a family insisted on riding 3-4 abreast instead of in a line. There was just enough room for me to pass on the side when one of the kids went wide and i had to run into the grass (skateboards/longboards do not roll on the grass very well) and had to do a ninja roll/flip to avoid getting hurt.Therefore, it is my opinion that the trail is safer for everyone that uses it if families are not allowed to ride it. The trail will NEVER be safe for all, there are risks involved in walking/jogging/biking/skating/breathing. Even with the new signals and etc., do you really think there will be fewer accidents? Really?ugh!!! and take out the damned headphones!!! you can't hear me yelling at you to get the F out of the way because you are obliviously listening to music while running next to someone taking up the whole damn path. I am constantly forced to ride my skinny tire bike on the dirt to get around, if I fall as a result of this dangerous operation, I could very easily break my collar bone, or similar.they should station cops on the path to enforce laws (which have yet to be made) about being distracted by listening to music, as these bike paths are not safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) I dont cross where I am supposed to at 11th and heights, but not because it isnt adequately marked, I just break the law because I dont feel likecrossing the road three times when I could just cross once. I also dont seem to have a problem crossing when the light is green and watching for cars turning into the median, though.IMO the trail is much more dangerous at intersections without signals where a car sitting in the median is looking only towards oncoming traffic (ie only to their right) and not the other direction where a jogger might be crossing in front of them. Of course, I only worry about this when I'm in my car, because Im not stupid enough to jog in front of a car who's driver is not looking my direction, but it seems like Im the only one. Edited March 6, 2012 by JJxvi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverJK Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Being a bit of a tank... if an adult is in my way i have no problem mowing them over and apologizing later, if i run into a child they are at serious risk of injury so I will do whatever it takes to avoid them. That being said, get out of my way, I don't have any effing brakes on my longboard!And to the guy the other night wearing all black just sitting in the middle of a shadowy part of the trail listening to headphones (between nicholson and yale), my bad... even though you were being completely stupid, it is my fault for running in to you.How about getting some lights along the trail? That would improve the safety much more than some signals. I ride the trails very late pretty often, and i've seen several people lurking near the trail in the shadows. Few times people stepped out and asked me for money or whatever. Edited March 6, 2012 by SilverJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGM Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 According to the Leader newspaper we may see no change or possibly an "improvement" in our flood risks.I have been unable to locate these proposed map updates. Could someone point me in the right direction so that I can view the proposed maps?Also, if you do live in the 100 year flood plain, are the rates based on the total property or improved value?My neighbor down the street in the same zone indicated that his flood insurance was approx $1000 less than mine. (Based on a home with near identical hcad numbers) WTH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannomad Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) "Offical" FIRM maps here. The HC Flood Control District mapping tool here.The rate depend on how much you want to insure, and the elevation of your first level relative to the base flood elevation at location. If you have a mortgage the lender will probably require you to insure at least the amount of the improvement, and often no less than the amount of the loan depending on the lender (in the 100yr zone). Otherwise, it's up to you the dollar amount you want to insure. Edited April 23, 2013 by Urbannomad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 We paid for a surveyor to give us a flood elevation certificate. That cost $400, but saved us $800 the first year. Keep in mind that the maps are wrong, especially South of 11th. Most of the areas shown there in the floodway aren't really in danger, but there was a modelling error when the maps were generated, and it wasn't caught until after the appeals porcess was closed. FEMA said "come back in 10 years and maybe we will fix it". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I bike to work along this path. I'm not sure these pictures are regarding a new bike path or if theyre a re-alignment of the stormwater channel/white oak bayou? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Yes, I think you're right. I suspected they were on the wrong thread when I posted them. Apologies. Where do they go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 No worries. Maybe we make a new post? lol. I would imagine this project is public record so it may require a little digging to ascertain what theyre doing. There have been a lot of coffer dams,and temporary water-routing structures built for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Next time I run by I'll take a picture of the sign. All I know is that it's signed Ed Emmett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I think that "trail" is vehicle access for work on the bayou, not a bike path extension. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I know, I know. Ha. Though, to be fair that span of bike path near the bridge is pretty new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/environment/2020/09/30/harris-county-awards-205-million-contract-for-white-oak-bayou-widening-project/?type=article&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter_article Harris County awards $20.5 million contract for White Oak Bayou widening project By Shawn Arrajj | 7:01 PM Sep 30, 2020 CDT | Updated 7:06 PM Sep 30, 2020 CDT Construction will soon move forward on a major flood control project in Harris County to widen an 8-mile stretch of White Oak Bayou. Harris County commissioners approved a $20.5 million contract for construction services with Burnside Services Inc. at a Sept. 29 meeting, with construction expected to begin sometime this fall. The project, part of an ongoing partnership between the county and the federal government to reduce flood damage along the bayou, involves widening the bayou between Hollister Street in Houston and FM 1960 north of Jersey Village. The project will also extend the White Oak Bayou Hike and Bike Trail in Houston from Hollister Street south to the Ranchstone Stormwater Detention Basin. The trail will be closed while construction is ongoing. Construction on the project is slated for completion by the end of 2021. Once completed it, an estimated 1,500 structures will be removed from the 100-year flood plain. In Jersey Village, city officials have previously estimated that the bayou widening—along with a second, separate project to expand the city golf course's capacity to hold storm water—will together remove 62 homes from the flood plain within city limits. The project is being funded with roughly $29 million in funding approved for the Harris County Flood Control District in a 2018 bond referendum. "More and more communities are seeing the real-world benefits from the investment Harris County voters made in our long-neglected drainage system," Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said in a statement. "As a result, our entire community is better positioned to weather future storms." The partnership between the county and the federal government has been underway since 1998 and entails $124 million in improvements. Additional work to widen the bayou from west of Cole Creek to Hollister Street in Houston is under development and is expected to cost the county around $13.5 million. The flood control district is expected to seek construction bids on that segment of the bayou this fall. The two widening projects together will make use of roughly $95 million in federal dollars. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 https://www.theleadernews.com/community/dirt-piles-aim-to-deter-trail-users-during-construction/article_b326a616-73cb-11ec-91b8-3f245383fe96.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Obviously, this will be effectively block the path against everyone except highly athletic evil geniuses. I mean, who would want to enter such a bustling construction site? All those open trenches, and heavy equipment and surveyors' stakes. It's a deathtrap, I tell you. A deathtrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 It's just Houston's latest parkour course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Not sure if this is somewhere else on the forum, but they are adding a significant amount of trails to the north end once this project is completed https://www.hcfcd.org/Activity/Active-Projects/White-Oak-Bayou/C-14-Federal-Flood-Damage-Reduction-Project https://www.hcfcd.org/Portals/62/Watershed/White-Oak/Pct1-CEM-2020-12-03 v8.pdf The original timeline was Spring 2022, but idk how well they are doing sticking to that. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Doing some cursory clicking around in google maps, I get about ~10 miles of additional trails! Pretty cool, that would put the white oak trail at 25 miles end to end. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Plus almost $13 million more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Not exactly related to the current construction, but sounds like they will be rehabbing the old golf course in Inwood Forest to be retention ponds and will be adding trails https://houstonparksboard.org/inwood-recreation-project https://www.hcfcd.org/Activity/Active-Projects/White-Oak-Bayou/C-59-Inwood-Forest-Stormwater-Detention-Project 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 https://www.hcfcd.org/Activity/Active-Projects/White-Oak-Bayou/C-14-Federal-Flood-Damage-Reduction-Project Project Status Update – 3/27/2023 Regarding E100-00-00-E005 (FM1960 to Hollister), construction is underway! The notice to proceed and mobilization took place in mid-December and construction began in early January 2023. The construction contract for this segment allows for 420 calendar days. Trails within the project limits will remain closed for the duration of construction for safety of the public and construction personnel. Regarding E100-00-00-E006 (Hollister to Cole Creek), the Harris County Flood Control District will advertise this segment for bids on March 31, 2023, under the new project ID E100-00-00-E007, which could allow for construction to begin in summer 2023. Trails within the project limits will remain closed until the construction of this segment is complete for safety of the public and construction personnel. In the interim, the Flood Control District will continue to manage maintenance concerns along project segment E100-00-00-E007, including mowing and illegal disposal issues. The Flood Control District appreciates your understanding and patience as we continue to work to complete this important project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) Not in the Heights, but it is tied to the overall project... https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2023/09/11/462059/white-oak-bayou-flood-mitigation-project-set-to-resume-in-northwest-houston-after-lengthy-pause/. "Everyone in my neighborhood and all the cyclists that I've talked to are excited knowing the project is going to be moving forward," said Delaney, a frequent trail user and the president of the Antoine Forest Estates Homeowners Association. "We'll be happy once it's done." Edited September 12, 2023 by ChannelTwoNews linky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXK Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 The bayou trail is closed with barricades north of Pinemont, I assume due to the construction picking back up. They'd started tearing up the banks of the bayou over the last month or two, does that mean it's getting the same concrete treatment as the rest of the channelized sections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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