{"id":35154,"date":"2017-01-29T23:13:42","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T05:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=35154"},"modified":"2017-01-29T23:13:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T05:13:42","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-january-29th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/01\/29\/texas-bicycling-news-january-29th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News January 29th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWe’re taking a cyclocross respite this weekend since our future shop dog is under the weather. He said he had a fever and the only prescription was more cowbell, but we decided bed rest was better for him. Now the only thing left is …<\/p>\n

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Gap in Houston Bike Plan at SH6 and Clay<\/a><\/h2>\n

by flangehead | www.bikeforums.net<\/h3>\n

I attended the Tx DOT open house 1\/24. As currently envisioned, there is no plan to include bicycle-specific infrastructure in the project. Note that two future off-street trails are shown in the Houston Bike Plan and they end about 1\/4 mile apart at the edges of the scope of the Tx DOT project.
\nThe only information available on the internet is the meeting notice Open House – SH 6 Clay Road Intersection which provides no details. Public comment is due by Wednesday, February 8, 2017. The project reference number is 1685-05-107.
\nThe relationship between the project and the Houston Bike Plan is shown on the attached picture.
\nBriefly the alternatives presented were do-nothing, Alt. 1, Alt. 2 & Alt. 3.
\nAlt. 1 is more lanes at grade.. basically what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s there now just bigger.
\nAlt. 2 takes SH6 straight-through traffic overpass.
\nAlt. 3 is just one direction overpass (I don’t think it will get serious consideration)
\nI’ve attached pictures of Alt. 1 and Alt. 2. 5\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 sidewalks on all plans. Other than the Clay sidewalks east of SH6, the proposed sidewalks are so riddled by entrances that they would be very dangerous to cycle on, in my opinion. If built as shown now, I will take the lane.
\nIf this intersection is important to you then you might want to comment to Tx DOT. This is just the first step; they will compile public input then have another meeting in a few months.<\/p>\n

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