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Houston BAC debates 'Safe Streets for All' resolution, asks staff for data and revisions
Summary
The Bicycle Advisory Committee reviewed a draft resolution urging the City of Houston to prioritize street safety, asked staff to provide verifiable crash and funding data, and agreed to return a revised draft for a future meeting.
A draft resolution urging the City of Houston to “make safety for people walking, biking, riding transit and driving a priority” drew extensive discussion at a meeting of the Bicycle Advisory Committee on topics including local crash counts, funding sources and speed-management measures.
The resolution draft opened with a series of principle statements — for example, “Every person deserves access to opportunity” and “Every person deserves to return home safely” — and then proposed specific actions including prioritizing safety in maintenance and capital projects, not removing existing multimodal infrastructure without an affirmative plan, and seeking funding to advance fully designed, fully funded street-safety projects…
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