Hello - Thank you for signing the petition! It takes concerned residents like you to make a difference! If we could ask you to do one more thing: PLEASE send a quick email to the Mayor and Council Members (see below) and let them know you are not in favor of the cities plan for 11th street and the reason why. Additionally, if you do not feel the city communicated the plan effectively, please let them know! You can use this fact document to identify one or two facts to include in your email. Here are the email addresses: Guidance from At-Large Council Members who are behind us say: REMEMBER - The Squeaky Wheel gets the Grease!! BE LOUD! They need emails in order to help our fight!
Mayor - mayor@houstontx.gov
District C- ABBIE KAMIN 832-393-3004 districtc@houstontx.gov
District H- KARLA CISNEROS 832.393.3003 districth@houstontx.gov
AT-LARGE POSITION 1- MIKE KNOX 832.393.3014 atlarge1@houstontx.gov
AT-LARGE POSITION 2- DAVID ROBINSON- 832.393.3013 atlarge2@houstontx.gov
AT-LARGE POSITION 3 - MICHAEL KUBOSH 832.393.3005 atlarge3@houstontx.gov
AT-LARGE POSITION 4 LETITIA PLUMMER- 832.393.3012 atlarge4@houstontx.gov
AT-LARGE POSITION 5- SALLIE ALCORN-832.393.3017 atlarge5@houstontx.gov
David Fields Chief Transportation Planner DPW- 832-393-6600 David.Fields@houstontx.gov
11th Street Redesign Fact Sheet - Additionally please visit https://www.letstalkhouston.org/11th-street-bikeway for other concerns residents have brought forward
11th Street was NOT identified as a problem street in the Houston Vision Zero Plan in the “high injury network” map. See page 15 https://houstontx.gov/visionzero/pdf/VZAP_Final%20Report.pdf
The City of Houston has adopted a plan to reduce the number of lanes on numerous thoroughfares in a campaign to drastically alter the driving behaviors of Houstonians.
The city is developing a plan to reduce the number of lanes on 11th Street from 4 lanes to 2 lanes without turning lanes from Shepard to Heights BLVD and is considering this for numerous thoroughfares
The data that the City has provided for the 2010-2019 time period shows that crashes on 11th street did NOT result in any fatalities during that time period.
The data also indicates that 70% of the crashes are at 6 intersections - Fix these intersections 1st to see impact on crashes if this is truly a safety issue
The City has not provided the reasons for the crashes but only implies they are due to speeding and erratic lane changes. Other factors such as driver distraction (cell phone), driving under the influence, inadequate turn signals or turn lanes was not quantified. This question was posed on “Let’s Talk Houston” on March 20, 2022
11th Street was NOT identified as a problem street in the Houston Vision Zero Plan in the “high injury network” map. See page 15 https://houstontx.gov/visionzero/pdf/VZAP_Final%20Report.pdf
Implementation of the City’s plan will NOT only increase congestion and safety concerns especially at these intersections but it will inevitably cause traffic overflow on interior streets putting children, pedestrians and cyclist at risk
Historic population growth in the Heights is 250% greater than the city has used in their forecast models.
Even using the outdated traffic volume and capacity data, 11th street already exceeds traffic capacity Federal guidelines for “road diets” for a two-hour period during evening rush hours
(note: Using FHWA’s Road Diet Guidance 3.3.6 a Road Diet is “Probably feasible below 750 vphpd” vehicles/hr./direction. The City’s data shows east bound 11th street this guideline is exceeded for a 2-hour period starting at 4 pm)
Using a 2.5% population growth rate, this guideline is exceeded for a 3 hour period starting at 4 pm for east bound traffic on 11th street
The city’s plan uses a “road diet” strategy that has generated controversy in other cities and has resulted in several projects reversed.
Given that 11th Street currently meets Vision Zero goals; attention should be focused on improving safety at key intersections.
Thank you all! ARTS - Alliance for Reasonable Traffic Solutions