Droit

I’d like your help with the traffic signals on Lamar Street between Discovery Green and Sam Houston Park. The dedicated bike lanes are amazing. And the traffic signals for the bike lanes are extremely beneficial. However, I’d like a change made to make it safer. On Lamar, the bike lanes (East & West bound) are on the South side, i.e. they are on the far left of the car lanes when traveling West, which is the 1-way direction of the auto traffic. Currently when riding W. bound in the same direction as Lamar auto traffic, each traffic signal intersection has a bike signal that alternates between green and red. After a solid red light, the bike signal turns green while the auto traffic signals remain red. Then after a period of time (maybe 10 to 30 seconds) the auto signals turn green. This happens without warning to the bike lane and when a bike rider is at or in an intersection crossing a street whose one way direction is South bound, autos immediately start to turn left without warning. Some give way to bikes whose signal is also green but many do not as they are not looking backwards and bikes travel much faster than pedestrians. A better and safer solution would be to add an auto left turn signal that remains red while the bike signal is green and then turns green after the bike signal turns red. Also, the traffic signal for autos going straight can turn green at the same time as the bike signal turns green. This solution should also be duplicated in the opposite bike lane direction, i.e. East bound on Lamar so that bikes traveling straight and autos turning left do not conflict. It should also be duplicated where the bike lanes are on the right side of a street when traveling in the same direction as the autos…such as North bound on Austin through Midtown and the CBD (where bike lanes and bike signals are installed but the signals are not yet functioning). I know that many other cities have adopted this solution, Chicago for instance.

2 potholes on Norfolk Street between Lake Street and Kirby behind BB&T Bank Building

2 to 3 potholes on Lake Street between Richmond and Norfolk behind Kata Rabata and BB&T Bank Building

Deep pothole on East bound Richmond, Left Lane, just East of Montrose intersection

large sunken section of street on S. bound Greenbriar near curb street drain, just before corner of Norfolk. Near the US Post Office Parking lot and across from the Freebird's Burrito parking lot

manhole is about 6" or more above street level, in the far left lane of N. bound Kirby on the N. side of N Braeswood next to median. this is major hazard. Manway must be level with the street. the street can't just be ramped up to the manway like was done about a year ago.

Two Sewer man-ways on Richmond at Apartment Entrance, Right Lane, W. bound were set too low & are creating a tire hazard. Concrete has broken away from the edges of both the 2 man-ways that say "Sewer". City's contractor that rebuilt Richmond set them too low such that the 2 covers sit 2 to 3 inches below street level. Re-set and replace the man-way assemblies if broken.

Pothole on Kelvin in middle just South of Sunset, next to the gallery. And several bumps in the intersection that will become future potholes.

Pothole on the North bound right hand side of Kelvin next to the lot at 2437 Albans

Richmond West bound, right lane. The is sunk about 2+ inches below pavement creating a pothole like hazard as evidenced by the rubber tire marks on the edge. Manhole cover elevation must be raised to be level with the pavement...just like the other cover next to it in the left lane. Street rebuild contractor tried to slope pavement down to correct for the difference in elevation but was done wrong and created a very bad pothole.

Richmond East bound, left lane, there are 2 manhole covers. The westward cover is sunk about 2+ inches below pavement creating a pothole like hazard as evidenced by the rubber tire marks on the edge. Manhole cover elevation must be raised to be level with the pavement...just like the other cover next to it.