AustrianInHOU
@AustrianInHOU
US/Austrian dual citizen who grew up in Austria, now living in Houston. Just want to walk/bike with kids to nearby restaurants/parks without risking our lives.
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18-05-2018 22:02:42
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Here is the link to the Shepherd/Durham grant application that John Whitmire supported and endorsed in 2019. It included the 4 to 3 lane reduction as well as the construction budget of 100 Mil USD (not including design) for both phases. memorialheightstirz5.com/wp-content/upl…
🌈Prioritize people over cars Radom Capital Emmanuel Núñez Kinder Institute for Urban Research annual survey tells us year after year that Houston wants more walkable places. Shepherd Durham has the potential to be one. Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority progress looks great. I strongly hope the project is permitted to continue. It will improve quality of life and economics. And
If you are familiar with Radom Capital, and you've probably been to one of their projects, they specifically design and build to be people-friendly. It's very important that he's weighing in.
Dave Seeburger Emmanuel Núñez
I went by Shepherd/Durham by today and the difference between what the project is (first par of video) and what the current status (second part) is so obvious that I don’t understand why Houston Mayor's Office prefers the current arrangement over what the project is. #whitmiresZeroVision
Houston Chronicle These redesigns are street safety projects. Designs that reduce speeding, make traffic go the 30 or 35mph speed limit instead of 45mph that is currently driven, and improve pedestrian safety. The bike lanes are just a side product, NOT the main motivation!!!
Houston Chronicle The lane reduction is happening because there was unused capacity, as a result crazy speeding on a 4 way one way street, making it unsafe for drivers and pedestrians. The redesign, right sized the street for traffic, and excess space went to sidewalks. twitter.com/AustrianInHOU/…
Pedestrians / bicyclists / parents with strollers are able to cross 11th street safely and cars move at a safe speed. The design works.
Houston Mayor's Office Alexandra del Moral Mealer
Once the northern phase is complete, Houston will have the mother of A-B tests of road safety on its major streets. 15th Street is going to be a divider.
Houston city officials halt major part of Shepherd and Durham redesign, risking millions in funding houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…
.Houston Chronicle Exhibit A: 11th St is 1M times safer today. Now the mayor is blocking the Shepherd upgrade that every study showed increases car AND pedestrian safety AND is a boon for business/real estate investment. Who at the city is bad at math? THAT is an INCREASE in tax base
Dug Begley What community input led to this halt? (no residents at city council meetings asked or this to be stopped) When were the community meetings? (@houmayor always talks about engaging residents)? Plus the traffic data shows the 4 lanes are oversized. twitter.com/AustrianInHOU/…
Here is the letter of support then State Senator John Whitmire submitted to the USDOT for the Shepherd Durham reconstruction that he just canceled the second phase of as Mayor. Will Houston hold him accountable? Houston Mayor's Office