Cy-Fair Edition | April 2025

Transportation

BY MELISSA ENAJE & DANICA LLOYD

Harris County Precincts 3 and 4 are working to expand sidewalk access in Cy-Fair. In a nutshell Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones kicked o a $20 million initiative last March called Sidewalks 4 Precinct 4, aiming to improve access to schools, health care providers, businesses and parks, and close gaps between existing sidewalks. More than 50 miles of sidewalks have been com- pleted since, including 14.1 miles in Cy-Fair ISD. Precinct 4 ocials developed a data-driven sidewalk gap analysis that identied vulnerable sidewalks across 406 square miles. “We prioritized gaps that were close to schools, places of worship and economic centers because, literally, we believe that sidewalks are safety and sidewalks are connection … to educational opportunity and economic opportunity,” Briones said at a March 31 press conference. Remember this? More CFISD students are walking to and from school after the district eliminated 79 bus routes ahead of the 2024-25 school year, leading to a nearly 20% decrease in student ridership year over year, Community Impact previously reported. “As we all know, this school year, we faced a lot of challenges. Budget cuts meant we had fewer buses, which would ultimately lead to more students hav- ing to walk to school without a safe or reliable path,” New sidewalks in progress, recently completed

Schools near sidewalk projects

Completed

Proposed

Under construction

1 CFISD Alternative Learning Center 2 Cypress Lakes High School 3 Cypress Ridge High School 4 Hoover Elementary School 5 Jowell Elementary School 6 Kahla Middle School 7 McFee Elementary School 8 Postma Elementary School 9 Sheridan Elementary School 10 Thornton Middle School 11 Watkins Middle School

HUFFMEISTER RD.

290

1960

GREENHOUSE RD.

99 TOLL

529

REBEL YELL DR.

YORKSHIREWOODS LN.

L I T T L E Y O R K R D

YORKTOWN CROSSING PKWY.

KIETH HARROW BLVD.

ADDICKS SATSUMA RD.

NOTE: THIS LIST IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE.

SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCTS 3 AND 4COMMUNITY IMPACT

schools and Alternative Learning Center West • West Little York Road connecting to Kahla Middle School • Greenhouse Road connecting to Sheridan and McFee elementary schools, Thornton Middle School, Cypress Lakes High School • Kieth Harrow Boulevard from Hwy. 6 to Cairn- leigh Drive • Timber Creek Place Lane from Addicks-Satsuma Road to Berkshire Manor Lane Additionally, Precinct 3 expects to wrap up sidewalks along Humeister Road from Fleur de Lis Boulevard to Cypress Corner Lane in the third quarter. A project to construct sidewalks along North Eldridge Parkway from FM 529 to West Road is in the design phase as of press time.

Cypress Lakes High School student Sirron Norris said. “But instead of doing nothing, our school and community came together to nd a solution.” The projects While additional sidewalks are coming soon near Hemmenway Elementary School, Hopper Middle School and Cypress Springs High School, these sidewalk connections have been completed through Sidewalks 4 Precinct 4: • Greenhouse Road connecting to Postma Elementary School • Longenbaugh Drive between Weekley Park and Fry Road • West Little York Road and Greenhouse Road connecting to Jowell and Hoover elementary

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