City of Houston Bicycle Advisory Committee Infrastructure Subcommittee met Feb. 23

City of Houston Bicycle Advisory Committee Infrastructure Subcommittee met Feb. 23.

Here are the minutes provided by the subcommittee:

Call to Order. Chair Tom Compson called the meeting to order at 2:30pm.

Roll Call:

Tom Compson*, Chair (P)

Alejandro Perez*, Vice Chair BAC, Co-Chair BAC Infrastructure (A)

Tracy Alexander (A)

Leah Chambers* (P)

Adam J. Williams (A)

Carl B. Salazar (A)

Com. Kristine Anthony-Miller (A)

Beth Martin* (A)

Lisa Graiff (A)

Trevor Reichman (P)

Jessica Wiggins* (A)

Yuhayna Mahmud* (A)

Nick Hellyar (A)

Judith Villarreal (A)

Amar Mohite* (P)

Mike VanDusen* (P)

Ana Ramirez Huerta*(A)

Nikki Knight (A)

Robin Holzer* (A)

Veon McReynolds (A)

Ex-Officio Members:

David Fields (A)

Ian Hlavacek* (A)

Juvenal Robles (A)

*BAC Infrastructure Subcommittee Member

1) Director’s Report. Brandon Mosley reported for Director David Fields

• We are working on getting bike racks in the front and back of the covered areas of the City Hall Annex. We are working with different departments on funding and design scheme. You will get more information about this in the next couple of months.

2) Chair’s Report. Chair Tom Compson gave the Chair’s Report:

• Disappointed that there wasn’t better attendance for this subcommittee; especially when there are two excellent speakers on two wonderful topics.

3) Public Comment:

• Comments from Kevin Strickland:

o On 11th Street, since the bike lane was installed, it made a very dangerous street safe.

o There are vehicles that drive on the MKT trail from Taylor Street to Houston Ave, this started after the bollards were removed; request to put the bollards back.

o Request not to remove the bollards from MKT from Spring to Taylor.

o Collars were left on the MKT bridge that at night are dangerous for bicyclist, especially when there’s a lack of lighting.

• There was a very robust discussion regarding trail intersections with streets, including a suggestion by the Chair that the stop signs should be switched from the trails to the streets.

4) Presentations:

• West Loop Shared-Use Path & Bayou Bridge – Clark Martinson

• Desire Paths: Connecting Houston Through Intentional Placemaking – Edward Pettit and Betirri Bengtson

5) Open Forum

• Rodeo trail riders are coming in this weekend; caution to those who bike.

6) Announcements and Events:

• Next BAC meetings

o 03/22/23: Education Subcommittee

o 04/26/23: Bicycle Advisory Committee

o 05/24/23: Infrastructure Subcommittee

• TIRZ 15 Mobility Open House

o 02/28/23: 5pm - 7:30pm at Shell Energy Stadium, 2301 Walker Street

• Columbia Tap Trail Design Charrette

o 02/24/23: 1:30pm - 2:30pm at Cuney Homes Community Center, 3240 Truxillo Street

• 2nd Annual Third Ward on Tap: Trill Edition

o 03/11/23: 10am - 2pm at Cuney Homes Community Center, 3240 Truxillo Street

Adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 4:12pm.

https://houstonbikeplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/BAC-Infrastructure-Minutes_Feb_22_23-Final.pdf