Current Status
Ongoing
Activity In 2021
- 92 miles of high-comfort bike facilities built
- Built in 2021
- 4 miles dedicated on-street bikeways
- 1 miles of shared on-street bikeways
- 87 miles of off-street bikeways
- Existing Bikeways
- 436 miles of high-comfort bikeways (87% of the 2025 goal)
- 29 miles of dedicated on-street bikeways
- 33 miles of shared on-street bikeways
- 374 miles of off-street bike facilities
Beyond 2021
64 miles of high-comfort bike facilities needed to reach the 2025 goal (16 miles per year) to build 500 miles of high-comfort bikeways
Related Initiatives
- The Build 50 Challenge (2019)
- Houston Bike Plan (2017)
- Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 (2012)
- Houston Parks Board Beyond the Bayous (2017)
- Houston Vision Zero Plan
- Harris County Equity in Transportation Plan
- Harris County Vision Zero
Related Targets
Why Are Trails and Bike Lanes Important?
A healthy and resilient population needs transportation options for commuting, leisure, and recreation purposes. More mobility options contributes to a healthier population and economy by allowing people to circumvent traffic congestion and have self-determination in how they navigate their city. Building on prior sustainable transportation efforts, Resilient Houston has set a goal of having 500 miles of high-comfort (low-stress) bike facilities throughout the city. In 2021, the City and its partners were able to realize 92 miles of high-comfort bikeways, bringing the total to 436 miles with four more years left to reach the goal.
High-Comfort Bike Lanes in Houston
Quality Affordable Transportation Index – Indicator Table
| Intent | Category | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Likely better walking conditions | Walk | Ratio of sidewalk miles to roadway miles (2.0 being full, 1.0 being partial, and 0.0 having no sidewalks) |
| Walk | Non-highway intersections per square mile | |
| Likely better biking conditions | Bike | Miles of high-comfort bikeway per square mile |
| Likely better transit service for working class populations | Transit | Average presence of seating and shelter at transit stops |
| Transit | Transit stops per square mile | |
| Transit | Average transit frequency on Sunday | |
| Transit | Average transit frequency on weekdays |
- 2021 Data Source
- COH Houston Public Works