Resources

• Here’s a Nurses Guide to Outdoor First Aid https://ceufast.com/blog/a-nurses-guide-to-outdoor-first-aid sent to us by a school group doing research on the outdoors.  They found our resource page very helpful!  Thanks to Ms. Ainsworth & Katie, Olivia, Christine, and Taylor!
• Here’s a link to City of Houston TIRZs. https://cohgis-mycity.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/MyCity::coh-tirz/explore?location=29.729243%2C-95.365194%2C11.21   To see all the TIRZs, you’ll need to click on the “View Map” button.  To isolate just TIRZ 20, click on the funnel icon on the left (“filter data” will pop up when your cursor hovers over it), check the box for TIRZ Name, and type in “southwest”, and then select the “SOUTHWEST HOUSTON” choice that comes up.  Finally, click on the blue “Back to Map” area near the bottom.
• The map below shows the fatality (K) and injury (A) crashes involving pedestrians and pedalcyclists for 2019, 2020 and 2021.  Zoom in to your area of interest.  A map relevant to the 4Q 2023 HSIP application window will be posted in 2Q 2023.
  https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1o-Pvxk60OlUTxX_OUX2Z583ER-pAadEo&usp=share_link
• Houston ConnectSmart – an interesting app launched September 2022 identifying some Houston trails, parking, B-cycle stops, and metro tickets. Check it out! https://www.houstonconnectsmart.com/
• Harris County Toll Road Authority Trail Resource https://dig.abclocal.go.com/ktrk/PICS/MAY2022/051122-ktrk-Tollways-to-Trailways-Draft-Plan-4.pdf
• BikeHouston trails map https://mycity.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4b5467e117d0459b84e2f2e94ba4fdc2&extent=-10619481.073%2C3470289.6806%2C-10609291.0617%2C3475071.7722%2C102100
•  https://www.americantrails.org/resource-library
  • webinars available for download
• https://www.americantrails.org/training/the-catalytic-impact-of-trails-on-communities
  • webinar including facts on financial value of trails
• 50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets https://www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-reasons-why-everyone-should-want-more-walkable-streets
• Imaging a city without cars. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/opinion/ban-cars-manhattan-cities.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
• Corona Virus impacts need for high comfort bike lanes in minority communities often overlooked https://theconversation.com/poor-and-black-invisible-cyclists-need-to-be-part-of-post-pandemic-transport-planning-too-139145
• 2015 Study on Watersheds in Houston -Brays, Buffalo, White Oak and Cypress Creek and the impact of tropical storms and flooding https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096315000030
• Next City: Milwaukee’s Complete Street plans getting more people out on the streets!
• Trust for Public Land Park Score http://parkscore.tpl.org/map.php?city=Houston#sm.000143likgxvwdi4yi72oc2fcjuwg 
• Trust for Public Land Houston Summary https://www.tpl.org/sites/default/files/city2/city2/tpl.HOU.8_10_18.pdf 
• Annual Bike to Work Days
• https://www.houstonbikeways.org/btwd-annual
• Houston Bike Share Program
• http://www.houstongovnewsroom.org/go/doc/2155/2877514/
• Locate Parks with off-street Hike and Bike Trails on Google maps
• http://houstontx.gov/parks/hikeandbike.html
• Houston Parks Board Bayou Greenways 2020 http://houstonparksboard.org/bayou-greenways-2020/
• Saturday, June 3
• http://nationaltrailsday.americanhiking.org/
• Bike Trails and Crime Review Project Report for Property Value/Desirability Effects of Bike Paths Adjacent to Residential Areas prepared for Delaware Center for Transportation and the State of Delaware Department of Transportation
• https://www.railstotrails.org/resourcehandler.ashx?id=4482
• Looped-in Podcast (particularly episode 77) about walkable Houston
• https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/looped-in/article/Listen-Designing-a-more-walkable-Houston-12900202.php
• Scenic Houston – http://www.scenichouston.org/
• Next City has articles about what other cities are doing to create better cities https://nextcity.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwre_XBRDVARIsAPf7zZi4tn4PG2poK43un78PB3BGwQ6RjknNQySD-aHshZrcmftz60xIezsaAmtCEALw_wcB
• “Busy Streets” Theory https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/flints-neighborhood-led-approach-to-reducing-crime
• An interesting “walkability score” index.  Enter your zipcode. https://www.walkscore.com/
• BraysOaks Management District https://www.braysoaksmd.org/
• SWHouston2000 https://swhouston2000.org/
• Willow WaterHole  http://www.willowwaterhole.org
• Houston Parks Board https://houstonparksboard.org/
• City of Houston City Council District J (Edward Pollard) https://www.houstontx.gov/council/j/index.html
• City of Houston District K (Martha Castex-Tatum) https://www.houstontx.gov/council/k/index.html
• Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis http://www.hcp1.net/
• Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Steve Radack http://www.pct3.com/
• Texas Parks and Wildlife https://tpwd.texas.gov/
• Healthy Living Matters www.healthylivingmatters.net
• National Trails Day https://americanhiking.org/national-trails-day/
• Lisa Torry Smith Act https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01055I.htm  It is a Class A Misdemeanor if there is a motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian, bicyclist, motor-assisted scooter rider, etc. within a crosswalk!
• This guide covers pedestrian legal rights (e.g., when drivers must yield), common risk factors (like low visibility, speeding, and poor infrastructure), and offers practical safety tips for pedestrians, children, seniors, and drivers. leverecker.com/pedestrian-safety-guide/