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AM --------------------------- "Cutler, Marc" <Marc_Cutler@bmc.com< on 01/05/2000 10:15:59 AM To: Mark Taylor/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: Pls Complain don't know if G has already email you... Heights Blvd is now only one lane. if you have time, please email your complaints to the people referenced in G's long & attached email. I just got Ms. Dorsey's email address, it's mdorsey@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us. -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Hagendorf Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 10:09 AM To: Kenneth.Council; gfredo; brettg31; shawkins; jmueller; carlssmith; jstys; morlanwhittle; Marc.Cutler Subject: RE: the weekend - Grab a cocktail - this is a long one. If any of you care to voice your opinion about Height Blvd. the best person to speak to is: Mignette Dorsey, City of Houston Bikeway Coordinator 713-837-0003 I spoke to her and found out that this has been planned since the early 90's (see how fast our government works). She said that she has received several complaints but the project will continue until completion (they have to put down the bike symbols) before it would be reconsidered. If you don't like the restriped Heights Blvd. I suggest you call Ms. Dorsey and email the following: Jeff King - Public Works wjohnson@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us Robert Litke - Planning & Development Dept rlitke@pd.ci.houston.tx.us Annise Parker - City Councilwoman aparker@cnl.ci.houston.tx.us Thanks!! Gordon Hagendorf < On another issue, I don't know if you've driven down Height Blvd. lately < but they turned it into one lane (yes only one lane) and made a side < bike lane. I don't like it and think it's unsafe. I've written the < following email to Ms. A. Parker and would appreciate if you would < share it with any Heights residents to see if they feel the same. < Thanks very much, miss ya, < < Gordon < < < Dear. Ms. Parker, < < < I would like to know who I should address a complaint about the way < Heights Blvd. has been turned into one lane with a bike lane and parking < taking up what used to be a driving lane. I do not like the re-striping < for the following reasons: < < < 1. There is too much traffic for one lane. < < < 2. It is now very difficult and dangerous to cross Heights Blvd. < from one of the side streets because the line of cars is much < longer (since there's only one lane). Cars are having having to < shoot across very quickly to make it to the other side. < < < 3. Cars are using the bike lane as a driving lane making it very < dangerous for bicyclist. < < < 4. We have too much parking on Heights Blvd. and this only < encourages many more people to park there. This will also < encourage large trucks to park on Heights Blvd. making it very < unsafe. < < < 5. The more cars that park on Heights Blvd. the less attractive the < area looks. All of the cars parked along the street take away from < the historic beauty of the area. < < < 6. Besides all of the above, why do we need a bike lane for only 2 < miles? It would be much safer for the bikers to use any of the < side streets in the neighborhood to bike the short 2 miles between < I10 & 20th street. < < < Is there anyway to have this reversed? Thanks very much for time and < attention. I really do appreciate you time, < < < Gordon Hagendorf < 713-270-2450 Day < 713-861-0885 Night<
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