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Resilience Target 9

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

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