In 2015, the Planning and Development Department (P&D) sponsored an application for $3.7 million in federal funds to expand Houston’s bike share program, known as Houston B-cycle. This expansion would add 71 bike station kiosks, 568 bicycles and 2 transport vehicles to the existing bike share network, which currently utilizes 33 stations. The bike share system becomes more useful as new stations are added by connecting more neighborhoods to job centers and recreational destinations.
On November 19, 2015, the Texas Transportation Commission passed Minute Order #114417 awarding project funding. The bike share expansion project was one of eleven City of Houston projects awarded and will be funded through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) under an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Before execution of the AFA, TxDOT requires City Council adopt a resolution supporting the project. Consistent with past practice, the attached resolution approves and authorizes the nomination and submission of the Expansion of Houston Bike Share’s B-cycle Program for consideration in the Houston-Galveston Area Council's 2015 TIP Call for Projects.
cc: Marta Crinejo, Agenda Director
Ronald Lewis, City Attorney
Anna Russell, City Secretary
Gloria Moreno, Deputy Assistant Director, Grants Management, Finance Department
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Patrick Walsh, P.E.
Director
Planning and Development Department