Transportation
BY SHAWN ARRAJJ
Construction to start in 2024 on Montrose Boulevard As design work continues on the first phase of a project to make pedestrian and safety improve- ments to Montrose Boulevard, officials with the Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone are preparing for the start of construction in early 2024. The overview The project entails: • Full roadway reconstruction • Wider sidewalks and shared-use paths • Safer crossings • Improved drainage project’s first phase; and using more crossing signals in place of previously proposed Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons. A L L E N P K W Y . Y . BUFFALO BAYOU BUFFALO BAYOU PARK N
METRO to debut new bike share program A new strategic bike share program that will utilize existing transit hubs is expected to roll out in summer 2024 after officials with the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County unanimously approved funding a $5.5 million contract at a Sept. 28 meeting. Sorting out details METRO will work with PBSC Urban Solu- tions, a Canada-based bike share equipment vendor. Locations of the bike stations will be shared later, but the program will include: • 24-hour service • Initially 140 electronic bikes located at 20 solar-ready stations • Fare prices at $1.25, except for Park & Ride options, for fiscal year 2023-24
Some Montrose residents have expressed con- cerns about the removal of 57 trees in conflict with construction. Removed trees will be replaced, and crews will not remove any of the 13 mature live oak trees in the median, TIRZ officials said. Construction on the first phase will run through late 2024. A timeline and cost for the second seg- ment, from West Clay to I-69, is to be determined.
Upcoming construction will target the first of two phases of the project from Allen Parkway to West Clay Street at the cost of $14 million. What’s next Plans have been tweaked based on public feed- back. Notable changes include adding more public art; adding a shared-use path on the east side of the
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