The Road Less Travelled

Ok, so this is a map I generated (or at least marked up) showing potential locations for trails within the City and surrounding areas. The red shaded areas are schools, parks, City Hall, etc. Pink lines are pipelines, green are main streets, and blue areas are water drainages or canals.

The point of showing this is to demonstrate that there exists within the City an extensive network of easements that may be used for non-automobile traffic. In particular, pipelines (and let's be honest, all pipelines lead to Mont Belvieu) :-) and drainage easements link nearly the entire City. It's a ready made solution to the dependence on the car and the health problems associate with a sedentary lifestyle... People can walk or bike almost everywhere in the City that they would want to go... Once we get the trails in place.

At tonight's Planning and Zoning meeting, we discussed various trail systems that are being installed in areas around the country. There was a positive response from the commission members regarding the implementation of a real trails plan and requirement for development. That will be a part of the next subdivision ordinance revision, which is underway right now...

If you have any comments, please, now is the time!