About the Project
The Montrose Safe Routes to School Connections Project aims to enhance safety and accessibility for students and parents as they walk and bike to school. Funding for the project was awarded to the Montrose TIRZ in 2023 through the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s (H-GAC) Transportation Policy Council. Project features include:- Sidewalk replacement and widening, driveway replacement, wheelchair ramp replacement
- Intersection asphalt mill and overlay of 5 intersections to eliminate ADA barriers.
- Mid-block crossing by Wharton Dual Language Academy on Columbus St
- High-visibility pavement markings
- Pedestrian crossing signage at W Clay St / Crocker St
- HAWK signals at Stanford St / W Gray St and Stanford St / W Dallas St
- Proposed landscape modifications at Stanford St / Bomar St to improve visibility of pedestrians at high historical crash rate intersection.
- Individualized protection plan for each tree along the project routes
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