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Dedication ceremony held for new centernamed in honor of Superintendent Bamberg

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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, along with State Rep. Armando Wallejoined Aldine ISD Superintendent Dr. Wanda Bamberg and her husbandDave at a dedication ceremony on Sunday, April 15, to formally dedicatedthe Dr. Wanda Bamberg Professional Development and Resource Center.Also pictured are members of the Aldine ISD Board of Trustees in front ofthe portrait of Dr. Bamberg that will hang in the facility.

Surveyors for the Har-ris County Flood ControlDistrict are fanning outacross Harris County’s 22watersheds this week, partof a major push to repair

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more than $84 million inbayou and drainage chan-nel damage caused by Hur-ricane Harvey.

On March 27, HarrisCounty Commissioners

Court approved a total of$12.5 million in initial con-tracts with 15 engineeringfirms that will designthose repairs. That designprocess kicked off this

month with topographicsurveys and geotechnicalfield work at hundreds ofdamage sites around thecounty. Local dollars willbe leveraged to secure fed-

eral grant funding fromthe Natural ResourcesConservat ion Service

See Hurricane RepairProgram, Page 6

On Sunday, April 15, adedication ceremony washeld to honor Aldine ISDSuperintendent Dr. Wan-da Bamberg. The ceremo-ny took place at the facilitynamed in her honor, theDr. Wanda Bamberg Pro-fessional Development andResource Center, locatedat 9999 Veterans Memori-al.

Dr. Bamberg is retiringafter devoting 36 years tothe students and staff ofAldine ISD. She began hercareer in Aldine ISD in1982 as a seventh- andeighth-grade readingteacher at Hoffman Middle

School. She spent fiveyears in the classroom be-fore joining the adminis-trative team as a programdirector of middle schoollanguage arts, director ofcurriculum and instruc-tion, executive director ofcurriculum and instruc-tion, assistant superinten-dent of curriculum andinstruction and in 2007 shewas named Superinten-dent of Schools, a post shehas held for the last 11years.

Current and formerBoard members, adminis-

See Dedication, page 2

HOUSTON, TX – Har-ris County CommissionerRodney Ellis and HoustonMayor Sylvester Turnerannounced on April 16that Precinct One will com-mit to spend up to $10 mil-l i o n f o r o n e y e a r o npedestrian- and bike-safe-ty improvements on Hous-ton streets in Precinct One.

The Precinct’s fundswill complement the City’scommitment of $1.1 mil-lion a year for five years onsimilar improvements. ThePrecinct’s commitment is acooperative effort that willhelp jump-start many ofthe projects on the City’sexisting Bike Plan and Pe-destrian Safety ActionPlan – both geared to improve mobility and safety.

Pct. 1, city will spend$15.5 million for bikeand pedestrian safety

“This is a cooperativeeffort,” said CommissionerEllis, who rode his bikefrom the County’s Admin-istration Building to thenews conference next todedicated bike lanes onLamar between Bagby andBrazos. “Working together,we can better leveragescarce resources from gov-ernmental entities and theprivate sector and shareour collective expertise tobenefit the people who weserve in this region.”

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HOUSTON (April 17,2018) – Hispanic Outlookon Education, a nationalmonthly magazine thatprovides education newsw h i l e m a i n t a i n i n g aunique Hispanic perspec-tive, has named Lone StarCollege as a Top 25 Com-munity College for Hispan-ics.

“Lone Star College iscommitted to providinghigh quality academictransfer and workforceprograms to all students,”said Stephen C. Head,Ph.D., LSC chancellor.“We appreciate this recog-nition and remain commit-ted to student success.”

Hispanic Outlook onEducation noted that LSCranked #1 in the nation inthe number of undergrad-uate Hispanic students for2016. LSC also ranked #2in the nation in grantingthe most associate degrees

Mendel Sports Day took place onWednesday April 18 At GreenspointElementary. Some of the items thestudent participated in were egg ona spoon, tug of war, soccer,baseball, quarterback challenge,free throw shooting, basketballdribble challenge, parachute,moonwalks, golf and lots of greatconcessions. Thank to Mendel PTOfor cooking and volunteering!Thank you to Mitienda and HEB forthe yummy popsicles. Sports daywas a success and this marks the lastone since Mendel will close thisyear!Mrs. Nigro is honored to host the last sports day along with great staff from Mendel!!

trators, principals andstaff attended the dedica-tion ceremony. Joiningcurrent Board memberswere former Trustees A.W.Jones, Rick Ogden, MarineJones, Alton Smith, SarahHill, the wife of formerTrustee Emmett Hill andCathy Griggs, the wife offormer Trustee MerlinGriggs. Former superin-tendents M.B. "Sonny"Donaldson and NadineKujawa also attended. Dr.Bamberg's husband Daveand son Josh were part ofthe proceedings as werefamily members from Ala-bama.

Prior to the dedicationceremony, a reception washeld in the foyer of the fa-cility. U.S. Congresswom-an Sheila Jackon Leepresented Dr . Bambergwith a Congressional proc-lamation for her 41 years(she taught in Alabma forfive years before moving toHouston) in education andher 36 years of dedicatedservice to Aldine ISD. Con-gresswoman Lee also pre-sented Dr. Bamberg witha United States flag thatflew over the U.S. Capitol.

The dedication ceremo-ny began with introduc-tions of the AISD Board ofTrustees, Dr. Bamberg'scabinet, and current andformer administrators.The Aldine High SchoolJROTC presented the col-ors and Carver HighSchool student La'JashaChampion led the audi-ence in the Pledge of Alle-giance, the Pledge to theTexas flag and deliveredthe invocation.

A video highlighting Dr.Bamberg's career was thenshown, which was followedby a performance by theNimitz High School mixedchoir, under the directionof Melissa Dightman.

Following the perfor-mance, a number of elect-ed officials presented Dr.

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Bamberg with proclama-tions.

Houston Mayor present-ed her a proclamation andannounced that April 15,2018 was "Dr. WandaBamberg Day" in the Cityof Houston. Aldine ISDTrustee Dr. Viola M. Gar-cia presented Dr. Bamberga proclmation on behalf ofState Senator Sylvia Gar-cia and the Texas Senate.State Rep. Armando Wallepresented Dr. Bamberg aproclamation on behalf ofthe Houston of Represen-tatives. Landon Reed, rep-resenting Harris CountPrecinct 4 CommissionerJack Cagle's office, pre-sented Dr. Bamberg aproclamation as well. All ofthe elected officials laudedDr. Bamberg for her lead-ership and service to Aldi-ne ISD and as a strongproponent and informedleader in education locallyand across the state.

AISD Board PresidentSteve Mead accepted thebuilding on behalf of theBoard of Trustess, Execu-tive Director of Curricu-lum and Instruction CarlosBarron accepted the build-ing on behalf of the staffthat will occupy it andDavis High School studentDaniel Lopez accepted thebuilding on behalf of theAISD student body and theAldine community.

Dr. Bamberg then deliv-ered her remarks. Shethanked the Board fortheir support over the last11 years and her family fortheir support. Dr. Bam-berg also thanked her ad-ministrative team, districtprincipals and staff fortheir service over the last11 years, as well as theelected officials she workedclosely during her tenureas superintendent.

Deputy SuperintendentDr. Archie Blanson deliv-ered closing remarks.

Lone Star College was named a Top 25 CommunityCollege for Hispanics. LSC ranked #1 in the nation inthe number of undergraduate Hispanic students for2016.

Lone Star Collegerecognized as a Top 25Community College forHispanics

to Hispanics. The rankingswere determined by the In-tegrated PostsecondaryEducation Data System, amethod of surveys conduct-ed by the National Centerfor Education Statistics.

In addition to being rec-ognized as a leader in His-p a n i c e d u c a t i o n b yHispanic Outlook, the U.S.Department of Educationhas designated LSC as anHispanic Serving Institu-tion, a recognition that isgiven to nonprofit insti-tutes with a full-time un-d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n tenrollment that is at least25 percent Hispanic.

“I am very proud of therole Lone Star Collegeplays in helping our com-munity,” said Head. “I’malso excited about our new-est college, Lone Star Col-lege-Houston North, whichwill focus on educationaland student support.”

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Pictured with Aldine ISD Superintendent Dr. Wanda Bamberg are VISA volunteerswho accumulated the most hours during the 2017-18 school year by grade level.Pictured are, (l-r): Maria Ramirez, Rosa Zuniga and Tamara Davis. Not pictured,Kurtis Ferell, Elaina Rollins and Jessika Rodriguez.

Aldine ISD’s VISA volunteers honored

Aldine ISD held a reception on Thursday, April 5, to honor its many VISA(Volunteers In the Schools of Aldine) volunteers. Pictured are three VISA volunteerswho have accumulated more than 15,000 volunteers hours of serve over theyears at various Aldine ISD schools. Pictured with Aldine ISD Superintendent Dr.Wanda Bamberg are (l-r); Cheryl Knighton, Juanita Honeycutt and TommyeNewman

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WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Rep. Green washonored by the Biotechnol-ogy Innovation Organiza-tion (BIO) for hisleadership as an Innovatorin Biotechnology. The bio-technology industry sup-ports 89,746 jobs across5,578 establishments inTexas.

“I am happy to acceptthe Innovator in Biotech-nology award on behalf ofBIO. As the Ranking Mem-ber on the Energy andCommerce Subcommitteeon Health, I was happy towork with my Republicanand Democratic colleagueson the committee to passinto law the FDA Reautho-rization Act, which reau-thorized critical user feeprograms that contributeto the success of many bio-technology products andadvances patience are.”

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The Aldine Noon Opti-mist Club hosted the win-ners of their annualOptimist Essay Contestlast Wednesday, April 11,2018. The event was heldat the East Aldine Districtoffice on Aldine MailRoute.The First, Secondand Third place studentsattended along with theirparents and counselors.Students presented theirwinning essays to the lun-cheon guests.

The topic to be ad-dressed this year was "CanSociety Function WithoutRespect?"

First Place winner wasPatricia Turcios from Mac-Arthur High School. Patri-cia received a medal anda check for $500. SecondPlace winner was CrystalWilliams from Davis HighSchool. Crystal received amedal and a check for$400. Third Place winnerwas Melissa Angulo fromMacArthur High School.

There were 76 applica-tions with entries from ev-ery high school in AldineISD.

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By Charlotte Jackson

Back in 2016, there wasa much publicized race tofill some mighty big shoeswhen Harris County Pre-cinct 3 Constable Ken Jonesannounced his retirement.On the Democratic Prima-ry Ballot, there were sevencandidates and countlesshours along with massiveamounts of money spent tonarrow it down to one can-didate to face the Republi-c a n o p p o n e n t i n t h eNovember Election.

By the time the new Con-stable was sworn into office,our communities had seenwell over 1,000 campaignsigns and rumors circulat-ed around the Precinct.Suddenly everyone had anopinion as to who shouldhave won and at times itseemed like optimism wasa word of the past.

By late summer of 2017,there appeared to be sometype of sting operation withtraffic stops and tickets.The next thing you knew,Hurricane Harvey had hitand lives were in disarray.Some parts of the commu-nity grumbled that they hadnot seen a presence of theConstable or his deputies.Yet other areas seemed tosuddenly have patrol carsmaking their rounds. Con-stable Sherman Eagletonhas been busy working withCommissioners Court to re-ceive funding and makingarrests not only along thetoll road but in the neigh-borhoods. Last week, alongthe toll road, during a traf-fic stop, there were 359grams of Xanax, 99 gramsof hydrocodone, 38 grams ofoxycodone, almost 7 gramsof vyvanse and a little overa pound of marijuana recov-ered during the arrest of thedriver. Just a few days lat-er, Constable Eagleton’sCrime Interdiction Unionseized over five pounds ofheroin on a traffic stop. ThePatrol Division and CrimeInterdiction Unit joinedforces in Cloverleaf, they

worked together to exe-cute a search warrant andthey were able to take ap-proximately nine poundsof synthetic marijuana(Kush) off the street. Andat the same time that histeam is out there protect-ing our residents fromthese substances, theteam has been busy hav-ing a presence in the com-munity.

To the Constable aswell as other who work forPrecinct 3, thank you forall that you are doing forour community. To theskeptics who are stillwanting to find faults,why not use that energyto get involved? There aresome who want to com-plain about the homelessor the crime in neighbor-hoods. Have you lookedinto a way to resolve theissues? Perhaps yourHome Owners Associa-tion or Civic Club needsto get a speaker to comeout from Crime Stoppersor from one of the law en-forcement agencies andexplain what they are do-ing and how you can help.There is no need to waitfor National Police Week,tell an officer or deputythank you today. Stopand pray for them today.Get information about theCitizens Police Academyor share with a teenagerabout the programs avail-able for them to gain ex-p o s u r e t o l a wenforcement.

Rep. Gene Green Honored as a2018 ‘Innovator in Biotechnology

gral part of the U.S econo-my – creating high-skill,high-wage jobs that areinnovating in the health,energy, agriculture andenvironmental industries.

“Rep. Green’s leadershipin supporting the biotech-

nology industry has sup-ported 89,746 jobs in Tex-as. As we continue to growand innovate, these good-paying jobs will not onlystrengthen the economy,but they will help to heal,fuel, and feed the world,”

said BIO President andCEO Jim Greenwood. “Welook forward to continuingto work with Rep. Green tosupport these workers andthe critical, life-savingwork that they do in Tex-as.”

Rep. Gene Green receiving the award.

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The NICS checks avail-able records on personswho may be disqualifiedfrom receiving firearms.Abbott and Paxton said arecent study found thatonly 68 percent of arrestsin state criminal historyfiles nationwide were re-ported to the NICS. ButTexas’ overall rate is 84percent, with a 95 percentreporting rate for arrestswithin the past five years.

Recipients of the letterincluded the Texas Depart-ment of Public Safety, Tex-as Commission on LawEnforcement, Office ofCourt Administration,Sheriff ’s Association of Tex-as, Texas Police Associa-tion, Texas Court ClerksAssociation, Texas Countyand District Clerks’ Associ-ation and Texas Districtand County Attorneys As-sociation.

“We congratulate you onthis success, but there con-tinues to be room for im-provement,” Abbott andPaxton wrote. “Our goal is100 percent reporting of fi-nal dispositions statewide.We encourage you to reviewyour processes to ensurethat all relevant informa-tion is being reported.”

Federal law, the officialssaid, disallows the transferof firearms to any personwho is:

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All criminal justiceagencies in Texas, includ-ing court clerks, are re-quired to reportinformation that identifiespeople ineligible to possessfirearms to the Depart-ment of Public Safetythrough the Criminal Jus-tice Information System.The rules are outlined instate Code of CriminalProcedure. The informa-tion then is provided to theNICS database.

“NICS is vital to mak-ing sure guns stay out ofthe dangerous hands ofindividuals with a highrisk of committing vio-lence,” Paxton said. “By do-ing everything we can toensure that all relevantinformation is being re-ported timely and accu-rately to NICS, Texas canhelp prevent shootings be-fore they happen and savelives.”

Death count isamended

The Texas Departmentof State Health Serviceson April 9 announced thata new study by its own re-searchers found the num-ber of maternal deaths inTexas in 2012 was lessthan half the number pre-viously reported.

Published in the jour-nal Obstetrics & Gynecol-ogy, the study determinedthere were 56 maternaldeaths among Texas resi-dents, compared with 147reported in national sta-tistics.

The study shows dozensof women were identifiedon their death certificatesas being pregnant at thetime of their deaths, whenthey were not, the DSHSsaid.

“This more accurate,verified data is an impor-tant part of our ongoingwork to improve maternalhealth in Texas,” said Dr.Manda Hall, DSHS associ-ate commissioner for Com-munity HealthImprovement. “Better datawill improve our ability toimplement and assessways to reduce maternaldeaths and other severepregnancy complications.”

DSHS said it is imple-menting legislation aimedat improving the quality ofdeath data by developingbest practices for investi-gating and reporting ma-ternal deaths.

Also, the departmentsaid it is creating newtraining for medical certi-fiers such as doctors, jus-tices of the peace andmedical examiners. Final-ly, the department is devel-oping a new registrationsystem to prompt certifiersto confirm the pregnancystatus before allowing adeath record to be submit-ted.

Funding isannounced

Gov. Abbott on April 10announced that Texas hadbeen awarded some $5 bil-lion from the Departmentof Housing and Urban De-velopment for disaster re-covery from HurricaneHarvey and previous floodevents.

“The additional Com-munity DevelopmentBlock Grant funds an-nounced today will injectbillions of dollars that aredesperately needed to helprestore our communities,”said Abbott.

HUD’s Community De-velopment Block Grant Di-saster Recovery Programfor the rebuilding of hous-ing, businesses and infra-structure is the source ofthe funding. It comes fromsupplemental funding re-cently passed by Congress.

Allocations are sentState Comptroller

Glenn Hegar on April 11announced he would sendcities, counties, transit sys-tems and special purposetaxing districts $651 mil-lion in local sales tax allo-cations for April.

The amount is 5 percentmore than was distributedin April 2017.

Local sales tax alloca-tions are based on salesmade in February by busi-nesses that report taxmonthly.

(NAPSI)—If yourbrakes are trying totell you something,you should pay atten-tion. A properlyoperating brakesystem helps ensuresafe vehicle controland operation and itshould be checkedimmediately if yoususpect any problems.

“While an annualbrake inspection is agood way to ensurebrake safety, motoristsshould not ignoresigns that their brakesneed attention,” saidRich White, executivedirector, Car CareCouncil. “Knowing thekey warning signs thatyour brakes may needmaintenance will go along way towardkeeping you andothers safe on theroad.”

What To Watch OutFor

Motorists shouldlook for the followingwarning signs thattheir brakes need to beinspected:

• Noise: screeching,grinding or clickingnoises when applyingthe brakes.

• Pulling: vehiclepulls to one side whilebraking.

• Low Pedal: brakepedal nearly touchesthe floor before engag-ing.

• Hard Pedal: youmust apply extremepressure to the pedalbefore brakes engage.

• Grabbing: brakesgrab at the slightesttouch to the pedal.

Babin urgesparticipationin NationalPrescriptionDrug TakeBack Dayon April 28

WASHINGTON –U.S. Rep. Brian Babin(R-TX) today issued astatement encouragingresidents of the 36thDistrict to participatein the Drug Enforce-ment Agency’s (DEA)National Drug TakeBack Day on Saturday,April 28:

“April 28 is the dayAmericans across thenation will dispose oftheir old prescriptiondrugs at hundreds oflocations across thecountry. I encouragefolks in the 36thDistrict of Texas to takepart in this NationalDrug Take Back Day,”says Babin. “The opioidcrisis is a public healthissue that we can allhave a role in address-ing. Too many prescrip-tion drugs find theirway into the wronghands because they aresitting unused orexpired in homes acrossthe country. Look inyour home medicinecabinets, then drop offyour old prescriptionsnext Saturday. It cansave lives.”

This day provides asafe, convenient andresponsible means ofdisposing of prescrip-tion drugs, while alsoeducating the publicabout the potential forabuse of medications.Addressing the opioidcrisis has become anational priority for theAdministration, so thisis a timely and practicalway for local communi-ties to be involved inthese efforts. Residentscan participate on April28 from 10:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m. at drop-offlocations located allaround the 36th Dis-trict. To find a collec-tion location near youvisit the DEA’s collec-tion site search.

For more informationon National Drug TakeBack Day, visit https://takebackday.dea.gov/.

Hurricane RepairPrograms,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Your brakes may be tryingto tell you something

• Vibration: brakepedal vibrates orpulses, even undernormal braking condi-tions.

• Light: brake lightis illuminated on yourvehicle’s dashboard.

Because brakes are anormal wear item onany vehicle, they willeventually need to bereplaced. Factors thatcan affect brake wearinclude driving habits,operating conditions,vehicle type and thequality of the brakelining material. Besure to avoid lettingbrakes get to themetal-to-metal point asthat can mean expen-sive rotor or drumreplacement.

The Car Care Coun-cil offers a free customservice schedule and e-mail reminder serviceto help car ownersremember to have theirbrakes inspected andtake good care of theirvehicles. It’s an easy-to-use resource de-signed to helpmotorists drive smart,save money and makeinformed decisions.

The Car Care Coun-cil is also the source ofinformation for the “BeCar Care Aware”consumer educationcampaign promotingthe benefits of regularvehicle care, mainte-nance and repair toconsumers.

Learn MoreFor a copy of the

council’s “Car CareGuide” or for furtherinformation, visitwww.carcare.org.

(NRCS) and the FederalEmergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) to designand construct the repairs.

More than 1,200 indi-vidual damage sites wereverified and prioritized af-ter Hurricane Harvey.This included sinkholes,bank erosion, failed con-crete, collapsed outfallpipes and other damage.These damaged sites werethen grouped for projectdesign by the selected en-gineering firms.

During this phase, Har-ris County residents maysee workers out along thebayous and channels withsurvey and geotechnicalboring equipment. Fielddata collected during thisphase will help the FloodControl District fully eval-uate the type of damagesand repairs needed. Later,after project constructioncontracts are awarded in acompetitive bidding pro-cess, residents will seeheavy construction equip-ment such as trucks andbackhoes. Construction isexpected to begin on someproject sites later this year,and to be completed in2019.

The Flood Control Dis-trict has requested morethan $84 million in con-struction funding from theNRCS and FEMA for mak-ing these repairs. Whilethe focus is on areas thatqualify for federal disasterfunding, other areas re-quiring maintenance re-pairs have been added tothe projects in some cases,and will be constructed us-ing available local fundingalone.

This comprehensive ef-fort to repair Harvey dam-age i s NOT the f i r s tHarvey-related repairsconducted by the FloodControl District. Alreadyapproximately $26 millionin post-Harvey and TaxDay repairs are COM-

PLETE, UNDER CON-STRUCTION or IN FINALDESIGN. Disaster Recov-ery Program efforts are inaddition to the Flood Con-trol District’s year-roundmaintenance efforts.

• Since late August2017, the Flood ControlDistrict has committed al-most $6 million in localdollars for initial Harvey-related emergency repairsand authorized nearly $4.9million in projects. All areeligible for federal reim-bursements. More here:https://www.hcfcd.org/hur-ricane-harvey/drainage-network-repairs/

• Another $8.14 millionproject targeting channelrepairs in east HarrisCounty also is under con-struction. More here: ht-t p s : / / w w w . h c f c d . o r g /projects-studies/multi-wa-tershed/sediment-remov-al-in-precinct-2/

• A separate repair ef-fort of approximately $12million is in final designand will be bid for con-struction this summer. Inthe works since the 2016Tax Day flood and updat-ed to include needed Har-vey repairs, it targets 30project sites in the CypressCreek, Little CypressCreek, Addicks Reservoirand Greens Bayou water-sheds of mainly north andwest Harris County. (It isincluded in the $84 millionfunding request to theNRCS.)

• Earlier multi-million-dollar projects to repairdamage from major 2015floods are under construc-tion at multiple sites in theCypress Creek, GreensBayou, White Oak Bayou,Carpenters Bayou, SimsBayou and Vince Bayouwatersheds. These projectstotal approximately $3.8million.

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Nothing but smiles as Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, withHouston Mayor Sylvester Turner on the left, announces Precinct One’s$10 million, one-year commitment for pedestrian- and bike-safetyimprovements on Houston streets.

Bike Plan than to an-nounce over $15 million ofnew and improved bikelanes and safer streets.

“Together,” the Mayorsaid, “this funding can re-sult in over 50 miles ofhigh-comfort bike lanesadded to the city bike net-work as well as new side-walks and/or a number ofintersections improved toprotect safety of both cy-clist and pedestrians.”

Mayor Turner said someof the projects include ded-icated, on-street bike laneson Austin and Carolinestreets in Midtown. Also,similar high-comfort lanesare proposed for Hardyand Elysian streets on thenear-northside.

Commissioner Ellis saidhe wants to challenge oth-er cities, entities, nonprof-its and organizations tofund more safety projects.

The Precinct will focuson projects that can becompleted quickly, such asre-striping streets to addbike lanes or safety im-provements at intersec-tions. Such projects willhelp motorists, cyclists andpedestrians safely sharethe roadways and reduceaccidents.

According to a Houston-Galveston Area Council

report, the number of bicy-cle- and pedestrian-in-volved crashes, injuriesand fatalities have in-creased since 2012. Thereport says 54% of thoseaccidents occur on citystreets, like the ones thatwill be improved underthis partnership.

Safety issues are one ofthe major impediments forpeople who already use orwant to use cycling andwalking as regular formsof transportation.

“And to a great extent,we in this region are de-fined by our highways.They are important, and soare toll roads. But thereare many destinations thatwe can reach a heck of a loteasier (by alternativetransportation),” Commis-sioner Ellis said.

According to the U.S.Census Bureau, cycling isthe fastest growing form oftransportation for com-muters. More people wantsafe, viable alternatives tocars for daily transporta-tion and want to live inneighborhoods and citiesthat are bike and pedestri-an friendly.

“More and more peoplewill be riding (bikes) whenthey believe that it is safe

to do so,” said John Long,executive director of Bike-Houston. “The construc-tion of these projects overthe next 12 months willmake visible progress andimprove that network andbring more and more peo-ple out.”

Not only will this effortbring needed safety im-provements, it also hasgreat potential to help po-sition the region as a na-tional leader in urbanmobility, provide tremen-dous public health bene-fits, reduce pollution, andenhance overall quality oflife. Such benefits will helpattract professionals andbusinesses that want torelocate to a bike- and pe-destrian-friendly city,making the region moreeconomically competitivewith other major citiesacross the country.

“This is about makingthe City of Houston andHarris County a nationalleader in urban mobilityand a more economicallycompetitive region,” Com-missioner Ellis said. “Wehave to compete with oth-er cities like New York andMinneapolis and Chicago.”

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Earth Day event in Aldine,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

EARTH DAYCLOCKWISE, fromupper left: Treeplanting and weeding,along Greens Bayou;Refreshments providedfor volunteers;Plucking trash alongthe bayou after theHurricane; having funwith the Chick-fil-amascot.