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Let's transform Houston into a city where anyone, regardless of who they are or where they live, can safely and easily get around by bike.

Houston, TX
Joined January 2009
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
2 years
Here’s @TxDPS blaming a child for his own death.
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2 years
@TxDPS @KHOU Here's the intersection that a @TxDPS official reportedly described as "an area that isn't safe for pedestrians or people riding bikes."
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BikeHouston
2 years
@TxDPS @KHOU @KPRC2 @HoustonChron @jayrjordan @TxDPSSoutheast @impactnews_lhk Did @TxDPS investigate how fast the driver of the 290 horsepower @Hyundai Santa Fe was driving? Did they seize her phone to see if she was using it at the time of the crash? If an area that looks like this isn't safe for kids to ride bikes, what is?
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2 years
@TxDPS @KHOU Here's what we know based on reports from @KHOU and @KPRC2 : 🚲 A child on a bike attempted to cross a residential street at an intersection. 🚙 Someone driving a two-ton SUV failed to yield, killing the child. ☀️ It happened in broad daylight. 👮 @TxDPS blamed the child.
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BikeHouston
2 years
"Officials said." Your job, @KHOU , isn't to parrot what officials said. Your job is to ask questions. Was the driver speeding? Distracted? Does the SUV have a large forward blind zone? What's traffic like in this area? Is this a place where children often ride bikes?
@KHOU
KHOU 11 News Houston
2 years
Texas DPS officials said the 8-year-old boy was riding his bike in an area that isn't safe for pedestrians or people riding bikes. The driver stayed at the crash site to assist with the investigation, officials said.
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BikeHouston
1 year
Your city has a transportation engineer who only cares about level of service. Our city has a transportation engineer who wrote this book:
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@VeronicaODavis
Veronica
2 years
Coming out July 2023 😉
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BikeHouston
2 years
Obligatory new protected bike lane tweet.
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BikeHouston
2 years
SO THE WAUGH DRIVE BIKE LANES END AT DALLAS STREET BECAUSE THEY WERE PAID FOR BY THE MONTROSE TIRZ WHOSE BOUNDARIES END AT DALLAS STREET AND EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE KNOWS THE BIKE LANES SHOULD BE EXTENDED ALL THE WAY UP TO BUFFALO BAYOU NOBODY SEEMS TO AGREE ON WHO SHOULD PAY FOR IT
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BikeHouston
9 months
Scenes from the new ped/bike bridge over I-10 by the Metro Northwest Transit Center.
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BikeHouston
4 months
We definitely did not have “giant inflatable Crawford Bock” on our Bike Lane-Blocking Bingo card.
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BikeHouston
3 years
Studies from cities around the globe show that people who bike visit bars and restaurants more frequently (and spend more money at them) but sure, go ahead and antagonize us, @TruckYard . There are plenty of bike-friendly businesses in EaDo.
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BikeHouston
9 months
Spotted on Brays Bayou today. How is this still happening? The City convened a group including @hcfcd , @houparksboard and others to identify better, safer ways to close trails in the wake of Matthew Ledvina's death, caused by similar netting. This must be removed immediately.
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BikeHouston
1 year
A clear majority of Houstonians support investing in transit over highways. A clear majority of Houstonians would prefer walkable, mixed-use developments over single-family homes.
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BikeHouston
3 months
Let’s keep arguing about bike lanes.
@HoustonChron
Houston Chronicle
3 months
Greater Houston has second-worst air quality in the country, analysis of EPA data shows
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BikeHouston
1 year
Always nice to see a mayor on a bike.
@houmayor
Houston Mayor's Office
1 year
And we’re off on a bike ride through the city. #TourdeHouston .
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BikeHouston
2 years
Lookin’ good, 11th Street.
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BikeHouston
2 years
11th Street redesign is winning people over: “I initially hated it…But having to ride home at night late, I love it now. I feel safe.” “Now that they’ve actually done the work I’m a lot happier with it. I feel like it’s a lot safer. I’m a driver, and I feel safer driving now.”
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1 year
Happy Bike to Work Day?
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BikeHouston
4 months
Mayor Whitmire to @abc13houston : "I think we need to have common sense, and I think the bikers need to be protected from the traffic...
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4 months
“Even if you don’t like to ride bikes or walk, as mayor you have to realize that every other city seems to care about this stuff… You don’t have to like that stuff yourself, but if you want your city to compete globally, you have to accept it.”
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BikeHouston
11 months
38% of Houstonians think adding bike lanes on more streets should be a priority for the next mayor.
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BikeHouston
2 years
We’re at Stude Park to celebrate the official opening of the MKT Connector!
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BikeHouston
1 year
Council Member Michael Kubosh wants you to send him photos of people using Houston's bike lanes. 📸 “I’d like the citizens to start sending me pictures of people riding the bikes in these bike lanes. Because all I get is pictures of people riding the bikes in the main lanes...
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BikeHouston
2 years
This isn’t OK.
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BikeHouston
10 months
The Houston Bikeways program accounts for 0.018% of the City’s budget.
@JoeCutrufo
Joe Cutrufo
10 months
“Bike lanes faced a barrage of criticism from all candidates Friday night.”
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BikeHouston
6 months
"The genie's out of the bottle. Houstonians have seen the beginning of what the Bayou City's multimodal future could look like, and we're not going backwards."
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BikeHouston
2 years
Look how much has changed in just the last few weeks: 🚲 M-K-T Bridge reopened 🚲 Buffalo Bayou trail extended to Austin Street 🚲 White Oak-Memorial Park connector Phase 1 done 🚲 11th Street redesign proceeding to construction 🚲 and we're finally getting a bike lane sweeper!
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BikeHouston
8 months
James Midkiff was killed while riding his bike on Houston Ave about 1/4 mile from @TrinityDT .
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
1 year
New 🚲 racks at @MinuteMaidPark !
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
3 years
Houston City Council Member Edward Pollard on bike lanes:
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
6 months
Mayor Whitmire intends to tear out the recently-installed safety improvements on Houston Avenue. (Yes, the same Mayor Whitmire who says his top priority is public safety.) Join @MarioforHouston Sunday at 4PM to remind @houmayor that traffic safety is public safety.
@gratifihouston
🌈Prioritize people over cars
6 months
🚨Rally for Houston Ave. 🚨 Happening tomorrow at 4 pm, corner of Hickory & Washington Ave. CM @MarioforHouston will talk to us. Please share. @bikehouston @LINK_Houston @airallianceHOU
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BikeHouston
10 months
Official final count: 66 bikes in three parking spaces.
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BikeHouston
10 months
We fit 50 bikes in the same amount of space that fits 3 cars.
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BikeHouston
4 months
This is a violation of the City of @HoustonTX Infrastructure Design Manual.
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BikeHouston
1 year
We love a brightly colored, reflective bollard, don’t we folks?
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BikeHouston
6 months
"Great cities solve their problems," Mayor Whitmire said when he took office. Pedestrians make up 1/3 of all traffic deaths in Houston, a city where it's often said that nobody walks. That sounds like a problem that needs to be solved, not exacerbated.
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@jayrjordan
Jay R. Jordan
6 months
New: @HouPublicWorks makes it official. The Houston Avenue pedestrian safety improvements, installed in December, will be removed starting this month. Background:
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BikeHouston
2 years
Bikeways aren’t controversial, @KPRC2 . Dead bicyclists are controversial.
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BikeHouston
9 months
Your move, next mayor of Houston.
@jenna_hnz
Jenna Hanes
9 months
Austin City Council just eliminated parking minimums! We are the most populous city in the country to take this important step towards reforming our car-centric status quo. This is a huge win. Builders are no longer beholden to arbitrary rules that enforce vehicle dependence!
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BikeHouston
3 years
When @HouPublicWorks and @AbbieKamin team up to right-size an intersection, good things happen.
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BikeHouston
3 years
Free idea: make this permanent.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
2 years
Scenes from this morning’s First Sunday Ride (don’t ask how we got into the Astrodome).
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BikeHouston
1 year
INBOX: @HoustonTX was awarded a $552,160 planning grant from @USDOT for "Reconnecting Communities: Gulfton and Beyond," which will bring pedestrian, bike and transit infrastructure to Houston's most diverse and densely-populated neighborhood.
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BikeHouston
1 year
Bike racks here! Get your bike racks! @BikeHouston received a grant from @GreenMtnEnergy to help expand bike parking where it's needed most. Got an idea for a local destination that could use a bike rack? Let us know!
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
6 months
It’s hard to understand the challenges pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders deal with if you don’t get out from behind the windshield once in a while — like Council Member @salliealcorn does on #NoCarFriday .
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Sallie Alcorn
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
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@DugBegley “In 2020, a wide swath of officials – including Texas Sens. @JohnCornyn and @SenTedCruz , then-Houston Mayor @SylvesterTurner , Harris County Commissioner @RodneyEllis and then-state Sen. @whitmire_john – submitted letters in support of the project.”
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
2 years
New bike mural going up in Downtown Houston!
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BikeHouston
2 years
A vibe shift is coming.
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BikeHouston
2 years
Update: @KHOU is no longer reporting that @TxDPS said "the 8-year-old boy was riding his bike in an area that isn't safe for pedestrians or people riding bikes."
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BikeHouston
2 years
Here's a sneak peek at an interactive map project we're working on. Yes, that's bikeways and TIRZ boundaries you're looking at. More to come!
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BikeHouston
2 years
🗞️ @HoustonChron editorial board: "We need to give future generations transportation choices — from light rail to buses to bicycle lanes."
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BikeHouston
5 months
More Houston elected officials should try getting around without a car once in a while. Thanks for leading by example, @salliealcorn . #NoCarFriday
@salliealcorn
Sallie Alcorn
5 months
Bike ride to #Cucharita for a bfast meeting. Love this place. Happy #NoCarFriday everyone! 🚴‍♀️
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BikeHouston
1 year
Looking good, Almeda! The new hike & bike trail between Brays Bayou and NRG Park is coming together just in time for the Rodeo.
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BikeHouston
2 years
If you build bike parking, they will bike.
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BikeHouston
2 years
"11th Street is not safe... and it definitely does not match the Heights' character. To that end I am announcing the 11th Street safety improvement project will move forward to construction," says Mayor @SylvesterTurner in a video released today.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
5 months
In case you’re wondering if there will be stickers at our rides to the polls today…
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BikeHouston
1 year
The short Holman Street bike lane, which leads to the passage (colloquially known as "the hole in the wall") that connects the Montrose and Midtown street grids, is an important link in Houston's bike network. If it's going to be shut down, there has to be a proper detour.
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BikeHouston
2 years
Great news: The long-shuttered MKT Bridge will open *this Saturday* — months ahead of schedule. Tour de Houston riders will be among the first to ride over it, as the route has been adjusted to include the bridge.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
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Things are happening on Walker Street near @ShellEnergyStdm and the @ColumbiaTap trailhead.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
3 years
Yes, you read that right. An elected official in Houston, Texas thinks we put too much "emphasis on cyclists to the detriment of those riding in vehicles."
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
5 years
Have you seen Houston Avenue or White Oak lately!? Thanks @TIRZ5 for giving me a safe ride home yesterday! #build50challenge
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
3 years
Tell me you live in Houston without telling me you live in Houston.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
1 year
🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤦‍♀️ 🤦
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
8 months
What's the #1 complaint we hear from people who bike in Houston? The bikeways are full of debris! That's why we're hitting the streets this weekend to clean 'em up! Join us! 🧹 Sat. 12/16, 9 AM - Heights Blvd & Center St 🧹 Sun. 12/17, 9 AM - Cullen Blvd & Gulf Fwy (@ 7-11)
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
8 months
"Of the crashes this year, none have occurred where Houston — with some controversy — has installed bike lanes."
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
3 months
These things are more connected than you might think, @AlexMealerTX . Try crossing 11th west of Shepherd, where there are four general purpose lanes and no bike lanes. Then try crossing 11th east of Shepherd, where there are two general purpose lanes and bike lanes.
@AlexMealerTX
Alexandra del Moral Mealer
3 months
@bradsnead @heightslife @BikeHouston @emmanume Safe pedestrian crossings are not synonymous with dedicated bike lanes on major roadway arteries. For example, increasing pedestrian safety at Nicholson and 11th (to support the MKT trail) is something I support (I frequently see pedestrians trying to cross 11th at that
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BikeHouston
1 year
The Buffalo Bayou Greenway, Austin Street bikeway, White Oak Bayou Greenway, and Harrisburg Hike & Bike Trail all end on Commerce Street. Let's connect them.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
10 months
New 🚲 infrastructure on Walker Street near @ShellEnergyStdm , @EaDoBikeCo and the @ColumbiaTap trailhead.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
3 years
It seems like @PollardforHTX is beyond his depth here. If you live in Council Member Pollard's district, give him a call and let him know why bike lanes are an important part of Houston's transportation infrastructure.
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BikeHouston
3 years
These trail safety signs are a big improvement over the 10 mph speed limit signs that used to be here.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
3 years
This Saturday, January 1, will mark 500 days since the MKT Bridge was closed.
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BikeHouston
3 years
Which shade of green are you wearing this #StPatricksDay ?
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BikeHouston
3 years
This is Pollard's district. No wonder the council member rarely sees people on bicycles.
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BikeHouston
3 years
Speaking at the quarterly Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting, @NealEhardt of @StopTxDOTi45 says "You have our support to take space away from cars so you can build bike lanes."
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BikeHouston
3 years
We’re in Galveston getting ready to ride 60 miles to Houston’s Emancipation Park with @RodneyEllis @BikeTexas and many more.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
2 years
Fun fact: Houston has a city council member who rides bikes in business attire.
@salliealcorn
Sallie Alcorn
2 years
On a pretty fall day, best to walk to the #stateofthecity2022 luncheon and @HoustonBCycle back to the office #nocarwednesday
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BikeHouston
3 years
It takes years of advocacy to get bike lanes installed. It takes just few minutes (and an indifferent police department) to take them away.
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EaDo Bike Co
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BikeHouston
2 years
@KHOU Why does @TxDPS say it's not safe for walking and biking? Is this a trend? How many crashes have occurred in this intersection in the last few years? What do the locals say? Is reckless driving a big concern in the neighborhood?
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
1 year
Mayor @SylvesterTurner tells Axios that he hopes the next administration will continue to build out the bike network. "Quite frankly, the genie is already out of the bottle. The people are going to demand it, as they should."
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BikeHouston
2 years
Where the bikeway ends.
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BikeHouston
1 year
Great news — but let's make sure the new underpasses serve everyone, not just drivers 😉
@HouPublicWorks
Houston Public Works
1 year
HUGE NEWS 🗣 Houston’s East End receives $36.9M for underpasses that will help drivers avoid blocked trains. via @houstonchron
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BikeHouston
8 months
Amazing turnout at tonight’s Ride & Rally for Safe Streets! Thank you to all who turned out.
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BikeHouston
1 year
There’s no crosswalk or curb ramp at Brays Bayou and the H-E-B on N MacGregor. But if you look close, you can see a bit of a goat path being worn in the grass toward the little gap in the curb.
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BikeHouston
1 year
Four bikeways end at Commerce Street. Let's connect them with each other, and with the rest of Downtown and the East End. #CommerceConnector
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BikeHouston
9 months
Why though?
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
4 months
The Kinder Houston Area Survey tracks what Houstonians want, and in every survey since 2007, 50% of us said we want “complete streets, reconfigured to accommodate not only motorized vehicles, but also bikers and pedestrians.”
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BikeHouston
3 years
The inaugural spin around The Orbit was a great success (minus a wrong turn or two)! Thanks to everyone who came out for the ride. #RideTheOrbit
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
4 months
Traffic safety is public safety. Pass it on.
@HoustonPubMedia
Houston Public Media
4 months
Houston is deemphasizing its commitment to Vision Zero under new Mayor John Whitmire, which could reverse the modest progress the city has made in traffic safety and hinder its ability to receive federal grant funding for transportation projects.
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BikeHouston
3 years
By extending the curb, drivers turning onto Sunset from Rice have to slow down and make a 90° turn, where before they would bear right at speed.
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BikeHouston
1 year
Happy Bike Month to all who celebrate.
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BikeHouston
1 year
Scenes from this morning’s First Sunday Ride:
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BikeHouston
2 years
A fitting end to #BikeMonth !
@houparksboard
Houston Parks Board
2 years
BREAKING NEWS: We are pleased to announce that the MKT Bridge reopens tomorrow, Friday May 27 at 10am! Thank you for your continued support & patience throughout this project. #MKTBridge #ParksByYou #BayouGreenways #HoustonHeights #WhiteOakBayou
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BikeHouston
1 year
We explored the right-of-way where the Hardy Downtown Connector is planned this morning with @HCTRA , @LINK_Houston and @StopTxDOTi45 .
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BikeHouston
2 years
Encouraging to hear @houparksboard say at the Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting that they're working to piece together property along Buffalo Bayou to connect Memorial Park and Buffalo Bayou Park.
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@BikeHouston
BikeHouston
2 years
Misleading headline, @HoustonChron . There were more people present today who support the 11th Street redesign than those who oppose.
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