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North Canal

Did you hear about the North Canal Project?

View of a concrete bayou channel with a narrow stream of water running through it, flanked by wide pedestrian and bike paths and passing under a roadway bridge.

Overview

Map of the bayou trail with closures marked at an east and a west bridge, headed "Months-long trail closures"

Learn more from the city’s website here: https://www.engagehouston.org/northcanal

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Graphic text: "Did you hear about the North Canal Project?"

The North Canal Project along with TxDOT’s I-10 projects will cause months-long trail disruptions

We need to demand:

Rendering of a pedestrian bridge with the text "No more than 0.1 mile detours"

Tell the project team to have detours to hike-and-bike trails front of mind. Any closures should not detour for more than 0.1-mile.

Rendering of a pedestrian bridge with the text "Build out trails along north bank of bayou"

The project will build maintenance only paths along the north banks of the bayou. Tell the project team to please add shared-use paths on the north side of the bayou to extend our trail system.

Rendering of a pedestrian bridge with the text "Redundant alternate bike/ped routes"

The detours that get put in place should not just be a temporary measure. There are many examples nationwide from projects causing long (years) disruptions and being able to use impact mitigation dollars to create alternate routes.

Graphic text: "So they're going from ugly to hella ugly"
Before and after views of the bayou channel at Yale Bridge: existing view and after channel widening with vertical walls
Plan map of the proposed Yale/Heights East improvement area, showing the channel, retaining walls, maintenance path and 10 ft shared use path
Map of a trail closure beside the Katy Freeway with a detour route marked

Request that the Project team setup a detour along the existing sidewalk that runs along the south side of the eastbound service road. This will also require that they come up with signalized, raised crossings and build out a trail connection along the banks of the bayou. This should be a welcome addition for the tenants of the reatail development.

Request that the proposed maintenance paths on the north banks of the bayou to connect all the way to the MKT/White Oak Bayou connector and for them to become 120-ft shared-use paths

Plan map of the proposed Yale/Heights West improvement area, showing the channel, retaining walls, maintenance path and 10 ft shared use path
Map of a trail closure beside the Katy Freeway with a detour route through nearby streets

Request that the Project team setup a detour along the banks

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