Tag Archives: bicycles

The scooters come back to Dallas

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll see how it goes this time around. Electric scooters had a rough go in Dallas following their 2018 introduction. The “micro-mobility” options pissed off plenty and led to a spike in hospitalizations. So in 2020, the two-wheeled vehicles were yanked … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Austin, B-Cycle, bicycles, bike trails, Bird, Dallas, dockless bikes, electric bicycles, Houston, Lime, San Antonio, scooters, Superpedestrian, Texas | 3 Comments

Another neighborhood road projects/bike lanes update

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Once again, from the Woodland Heights Civic Association. We would like to provide you with important updates regarding the road projects in our area. Firstly, we are pleased to inform you that the construction of the 11th Street project is … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Bayou Greenway Initiative, bicycles, Bike Houston, bike lanes, bike trails, buses, construction, Heights, Houston, Houston Parks Board, Metro, MKT Trail, North Main, pedestrians, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, urbanism, Vision Zero, White Oak Bayou | 3 Comments

A ride down the West 11th bike trail

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve been riding the West 11th bike trail since it opened, mostly to go to some of my favorite lunch places. It’s been great, modulo the occasional hazards like trash/recycling bins out for collection and delivery trucks or construction vehicles … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged B-Cycle, bicycles, bike lanes, construction, Heights, Houston, MKT Trail, North Main, pedestrians, sidewalks, urbanism | 1 Comment

B-Cycle hits the brakes

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Unfortunate. Hopes for a much-needed infusion of cash from a new partnership with Metro have yet to be fulfilled, leading Houston Bike Share to warn users that prices will increase and the number of available stations will shrink, starting May 1. The nonprofit … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged B-Cycle, bicycles, BRT, buses, downtown, Houston, Houston Bike Share, light rail, Metro, Midtown, Sanjay Ramabhadran | Comments Off

I-45 project is back on

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Though it will still be several years before there is any real construction. Nearly two years to the day that federal officials paused TxDOT’s plans for rebuilding Interstate 45 and downtown Houston’s freeway system, national and state highway leaders have come … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Air Alliance Houston, bicycles, Christian Menefee, construction, Federal Highway Administration, flooding, Harris County, Houston, Houston Housing Authority, I-45, LINK Houston, NOAA, Stop I-45, TxDOT | Comments Off

More on the state of B-Cycle

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I think they will come out of this in better shape, but change is always hard. In a sense, Maya Ford is just trying to get Houston Bike Share back in gear in the hope that it has a long … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged B-Cycle, bicycles, BRT, buses, Houston, Houston Bike Share, light rail, Metro, pedestrians, sidewalks | Comments Off

A brief 11th Street update

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

From the latest Woodland Heights Civic Association newsletter: 11th Street Safety Improvements: Project Update The WHCA board hosted City officials (David Fields, Lauren Grove, and Colin Lupold) at the January 10th general meeting. We had around 50 or so on … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged bicycles, bike lanes, construction, Heights, Houston, local control, pedestrians, sidewalks, TxDOT, urbanism | 2 Comments

Metro approves initial takeover of B-Cycle

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I’m optimistic about this. The Metro board approved a six-to-nine month transition period where operations now overseen by the nonprofit Houston Bike Share will move into the transit agency. Officials said rolling the bike borrowing system into the transit made … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged B-Cycle, bicycles, BRT, buses, Houston, Houston Bike Share, light rail, Metro, pedestrians, Sanjay Ramabhadran, sidewalks, Tom Lambert | Comments Off

Will Metro take over B-Cycle?

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I like the idea and hope Metro can really run with it. The Houston area’s biggest bus operator is considering getting in the bike business, infusing up to $500,000 into the city’s network of docked two-wheelers. Under the proposal, scheduled for a vote … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged B-Cycle, bicycles, BRT, buses, Houston, Houston Bike Share, light rail, Metro, pedestrians, Sanjay Ramabhadran, sidewalks, Tom Lambert | 1 Comment

The ribbon is finally cut on the White Oak bike trail extension

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I’d been waiting for this. Hike and bike trail connectivity has just gotten better in the Houston Heights area now that work on a new connector is complete. The City of Houston held a ribbon cutting [last] Tuesday to celebrate … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Bayou Greenway Initiative, bicycles, Bike Houston, bike trails, construction, Heights, Houston, Houston Parks Board, MKT Trail, White Oak Bayou | 2 Comments

Concept Neighborhood’s Second Ward project

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Sounds really cool. I hope they can pull it off, and in a reasonable amount of time. Plans to turn a swath of the East End into a walkable district are getting larger and more ambitious – setting the groundwork … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged bicycles, Concept Neighborhood, construction, Houston, pedestrians, Second Ward, The Plant, urbanism | Comments Off

Shepherd/Durham construction update

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good long story in the Chron. When the workers clear — still months away — Shepherd and Durham, along with some major side streets, will be remade, and in many ways reformed. The streets, dual thoroughfares that funnel traffic between Memorial Drive and … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged bicycles, bike lanes, BRT, buses, construction, Heights, Houston, I-10, I-610, Inner Katy line, Memorial-Heights Redevelopment Authority, Metro, pedestrians, Shepherd, sidewalks, urbanism | Comments Off

White Oak bike trail extension: The final polish

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I haven’t seen a news story or press release to say that the White Oak bike trail extension is now fully open, but what I have seen is bicyclists using the trail. So open it must be. And since the … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged A Tale of Two Bridges, Bayou Greenway Initiative, bicycles, Bike Houston, bike trails, construction, Heights, Houston, Houston Parks Board, MKT Trail, White Oak Bayou | 1 Comment

White Oak bike trail extension: I think we’re done now?

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

When we last looked about a month ago, it was clear that the construction on the White Oak Bike Trail extension was almost done, as there was just a small amount of concrete to be poured to connect the trail … Continue reading →

Too many bicyclists die on the roads around here

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We should be more upset about this. More than 100 bicyclists have died on Harris County roads over the past five years, according to data from the Texas Department of Transportation. A Chronicle analysis of TxDOT roadway crash data found … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged accidents, bicycles, Bike Houston, crosswalks, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Houston, pedestrians, Texas, The Lege, TxDOT | 1 Comment

The slow but steady march of Houston’s non-car transportation infrastructure

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good story. When he arrived in Houston two years ago, what David Fields saw belied what he had heard. The nation’s fourth-largest city has long been known as car-centric and geared toward commuting, with a web of wide freeways that … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged A Tale of Two Bridges, B-Cycle, bicycles, Bike Houston, bike trails, BRT, buses, density, Heights, Houston, Metro, pedestrians, Rice Military, Sylvester Turner, Telephone Road, urbanism | Comments Off

West 11th construction is about to start

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Get ready, here it comes. City staffers are finalizing a plan to add protected bike lanes along 11th Street in the Heights and reduce the number of driving lanes, despite pushback from some residents in the area. Crews will begin … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged bicycles, Bike Houston, buses, construction, density, Heights, Houston, Metro, pedestrians, Shepherd, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, urbanism, Vision Zero | 3 Comments

More on A Tale Of Two Bridges

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

After I wrote about the effort to get two new bike and pedestrian bridges built in the Heights area, with the intent of making some new connections across the White Oak Bayou and to the existing White Oak Bayou Trail, … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged A Tale of Two Bridges, bicycles, bike trails, CURBS Houston, density, Heights, Houston, Houston Heights Bird Sanctuary, MKT Trail, Rice Military, TxDOT, urbanism, White Oak Bayou | Comments Off

White Oak bike trail extension: Getting close to done

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

It’s been a bit more than a month since the last update, and as you can see a lot has gotten done. As you can see, the trail itself is about 90% done, with only the far west end still … Continue reading →

Yes, let’s build more bike trail bridges

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

It’s all about connectivity. Stopping for a water break on the normal blistering-hot Houston day, bicyclist Reagan Smithers, 33, can see the tops of the trees along her street from the White Oak Bayou Trail. As the grackle flies – … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged A Tale of Two Bridges, bicycles, bike trails, CURBS Houston, density, Heights, HGAC, Houston, MKT Trail, Rice Military, TxDOT, urbanism | 1 Comment

White Oak Bike Trail extension: Look! Concrete!

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

A few days after the Fourth of July, I saw this on the White Oak Bike Trail extension: See here for the previous update. That’s the view from where the current trail had ended. I actually saw this bit of … Continue reading →

White Oak Bike Trail extension: Over the culvert we go

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We have a bridge from one side of the construction to the other: You can see the outline of the overpass in my previous photos; you can also see how quickly an expanse of blank concrete can get graffitied. I … Continue reading →

Is there one last twist in the West 11th Street saga?

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

This was posted as an update to the change.org petition in support of the West 11th Street project: The opposition to making 11th street safer is asking TXDOT to stop the project-we need your help! The group that has organized … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Alliance for Reasonable Traffic Solutions, bicycles, bike lanes, construction, CURBS Houston, Greg Abbott, Heights, Houston, local control, pedestrians, San Antonio, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, The Lege, TxDOT, urbanism | 1 Comment

West 11th Street will proceed as planned

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Plans to narrow 11th Street in the Heights, which have divided residents wider than the four-lane road some are trying to maintain, will proceed, Mayor Sylvester Turner said Tuesday. “This change isn’t easy and won’t satisfy everyone,” Turner said … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Alliance for Reasonable Traffic Solutions, bicycles, bike lanes, construction, CURBS Houston, Heights, Houston, pedestrians, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, urbanism | 2 Comments

OK, now I know what the White Oak Bike Trail extension will look like

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

In my last post about the construction of the White Oak Bike Trail extension, I said that I couldn’t quite envision what the finished product would look like. That was partly because there were three things that looked like they … Continue reading →

CURBS Houston

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

In my last post about the West 11th Street project, I’ve noted that opposition to the project has been featured in news stories about it, but I have not seen any mention of organized support from the neighborhood – BikeHouston … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Alliance for Reasonable Traffic Solutions, bicycles, bike lanes, construction, CURBS Houston, Heights, Houston, Janette Lindner, Memorial-Heights Redevelopment Authority, pedestrians, Shepherd, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, urbanism | 8 Comments

I don’t really know what the White Oak Bike Trail extension is going to look like

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

There’s not a whole lot of change since the last update a month ago, at least in terms of how things look and what the final shape of the update might be. There are two particular areas of question for … Continue reading →

Yeah, we’re still talking about West 11th Street

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We can’t help it, sorry. When Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner assured concerned Heights residents he’d take “a closer look” at plans to reduce 11th Street to one lane in each direction, he likely didn’t expect a sightseeing tour to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged Alliance for Reasonable Traffic Solutions, bicycles, Bike Houston, construction, density, Heights, Houston, pedestrians, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, urbanism, Vision Zero | Comments Off

The MKT Bridge has reopened

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

This pleasant surprise came out on Thursday evening. A vital and long-unused bridge in a buzzing Houston neighborhood is set to reopen. The M-K-T Bridge, located in The Heights near White Oak Bayou, will be accessible to users on Friday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Bayou Greenway Initiative, bicycles, Bike Houston, bike trails, construction, Harris County Flood Control District, Heights, Houston, Houston Parks Board, MKT Trail, Sylvester Turner, White Oak Bayou | 2 Comments

Yes, you can use toll road funds for non-road projects

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Who knew? Surplus revenues from Harris County’s toll road system for years have paid for improvements to nearby roads and infused funds into street rebuilds around the county. Now, the Harris County Toll Road Authority is about to go off-road. … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged bicycles, bike trails, Commissioners Court, construction, Harris County, HCTRA, toll roads | 3 Comments

We’re still talking about West 11th Street

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

My neighborhood sure can monopolize the discussion. Sorry about that. A discussion planned to laud Houston’s efforts to expand bicycling access Thursday turned into a debate on the merits of a two-mile stretch of 11th Street. The city’s plan to … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged Bayou Greenway Initiative, bicycles, Bike Houston, bike trails, construction, Heights, Houston, Houston Parks Board, MKT Trail, Sylvester Turner, White Oak Bayou | 1 Comment

The White Oak Bike Trail extension starts to come into focus

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

When last we visited the White Oak Bike Trail extension construction, we were puzzling over what the deal was with whatever they were doing next to the trail itself. I couldn’t tell where it was going or why it was … Continue reading →

The next street safety project my neighborhood will be fighting about

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

My wife came back from this month’s civic association meeting and handed me a flyer for this, along with more or less the exact words I’ve used in the title of this post. North Main Street runs north from I-10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged bicycles, bike lanes, buses, Heights, Houston, I-45, Karla Cisneros, light rail, Metro, North Main, pedestrians, sidewalks, Sylvester Turner, urbanism, Vision Zero | 2 Comments

White Oak bike trail extension update

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I drive by the construction work being done to extend the White Oak bike trail so that it connects to the Heights bike trail on the north side of the MKT Bridge. I’ve been keeping an eye on its progress … Continue reading →

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