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<br />Houston-Galveston Area Council <br />DRAFT 2025 Regional Transportation Plan <br /> <br />Funding Commitments <br /> <br />H-GAC's current TIP contains 43 pedestrian and bicycle projects, representing an <br />investment of nearly $85 million. The Draft 2025 RTP, with subsequent amendments, contains an <br />additional 41 pedestrian and bicycle projects with a projected cost of $117 million. A number of <br />local governments have also made over $122 million in local funding commitments to bikeway <br />development in their current Capital Improvement Programs. <br /> <br />While a majority of these financial commitments pertain to specific pedestrian and <br />bicycle projects, H-GAC has conducted a Pedestrian and Bicycle Special Districts Study, <br />establishing a basis for developing and evaluating future bicycle and pedestrian improvements <br />within the 8 county region. There were 12 special districts identified, $18 million within the Draft <br />2025 R TP is dedicated to strategic investment for improving pedestrian and bicycle travel <br />conditions where these facilities are in great demand. <br /> <br />Local Bikeway Planning and Development <br /> <br />A summary of recent and current bikeway initiatives within the TMA is presented below. <br /> <br />Brazoria County <br /> <br />TxDOT signed shoulders as bicycle routes along several state roadways in Brazoria <br />County . <br /> <br />· City of Alvin - The City of Alvin is constructing bicycle lanes and signed <br />shoulders to accommodate bicycle through movements through the municipality <br />and is also developing shared-use paths to link residential land uses with schools <br />and parks within the city. Alvin's Mustang Trail System is part ofH-GAC's <br />current TIP and has received funding support from the STEP. <br /> <br />· City of Lake Jackson - Lake Jackson developed a master plan for pedestrian! <br />bicycle trails projects and is in various stages of development of several facilities. <br />A shared-use path project along Oyster Creek Drive is in the current TIP. Lake <br />Jackson and has also received authorization from the Texas Parks and Wildlife <br />Department for the Dow Centennial Trail. The City has also requested that TxDOT <br />consider a bike route along SH 322 as part of their planned expansion of this <br />facility. <br /> <br />Chambers County <br /> <br />Bicycle planning and facility development in Chambers County has been limited to <br />shared-use paths developed within and in conjunction with recreational facilities. <br /> <br />Fort Bend County <br /> <br />All of the master-planned communities in Fort Bend County have internal networks of <br />shared-use path facilities. Existing public bicycle facilities in the county consist of <br />shared-use paths in recreational areas and wide shoulders that have been added as a part <br />of several roadway improvements. <br /> <br />Appendix C Regional Bikeway Plan and Design Guidelines <br /> <br />Page 5 of 27 <br />