• 2. Infrastructure & Mobility
  • Imagine Baytown Community Scorecard
  • 1. Community Reputation & Image
  • 2. Infrastructure & Mobility
  • 3. Community Amenities
  • 4. Neighborhood Quality
  • 5. Operational Excellence
  • Objectives
  • Accomplishments
  • Enhance pedestrian safety and multi-modal transportation.
  • Conduct traffic mitigation evaluations of primary corridors. (YR 1)
  • Prioritize transportation related capital expenditures
  • Continue to implement strategies to facilitate safe and efficient traffic flow in and around Baytown. (YR 2)
  • Continue the expansion and marketing of the trail system in Baytown. (YR 3)
  • Implement strategies to expand pedestrian/bicycle options and improve safety. (YR 2)
  • Continue to implement strategies to facilitate safe and efficient traffic flow in and around Baytown (YR 2)
  • Improve safety and mobility along Garth Corridor
  • Improve lighting and striping on major corridors. (YR 2)
  • Improve water, sewer, and drainage system and infrastructure. (YR 2)
  • Begin the process of reconstruction Garth Road. (YR 4)
  • Implement strategies to expand pedestrian/bicycle options and expand mobility options. (YR 4)
  • Continue improvements to water, sewer, and drainage systems. (YR 4)
  • Measures
  • Outcome Measure Dashboard
  • Citizen satisfaction with the overall flow of traffic and congestion management in Baytown
  • Number of road intersections with adaptive traffic programming
  • Roadway accidents
  • Citizen satisfaction with the overall maintenance of city streets
  • Total miles of city streets rehabilitated
  • Sidewalk and curbing rehabilitated/constructed
  • Citizen satisfaction with the maintenance of sidewalks in Baytown
  • Citizen satisfaction with the availability of sidewalks
  • Total miles of trails and bike paths in Baytown
  • Percentage of signalized intersections with pedestrian crossings
  • Initiatives
  • Develop a budgetary practice of reserving a portion of revenue to be focused on capital needs.
  • Complete Santavy from Garth to San Jacinto.
  • Continue to prioritize police visibility in high traffic areas.
  • Develop and execute creative events to promote the use of Baytown's trail system.
  • Acquire ROW along Hunt from Arabella to Main.
  • Augment/extend synchronization of signals and implementation of smart intersections.
  • Increase citizen awareness of trails through a targeted marketing campaign
  • Work with development to complete Hunt from San Jacinto to John Martin.
  • Continue working with TXDOT to implement on/off ramp reversals between Garth and John Martin.
  • Study potential roundabout at Texas Avenue/Market Street/Decker Drive as well as other traffic coordination measures from Sterling Avenue to Lee Drive.
  • Actively pursue the conversion of the abandoned Union Pacific rail line into a hike/bike trail.
  • Implement measures to address impacts of opening San Jacinto Boulevard.
  • Implement strategies from the Safe Routes to Schools & Trails assessment to connect neighborhoods to the existing trail system.
  • Test the feasibility of a Hutto extension to Spur 330.
  • Develop and begin execution of a strategy to connect the Goose Creek Trail from the current northern point at Baker Road to the new trail along San Jacinto Boulevard.
  • Continue pursuit and application for grant funding associated with Garth expansion.
  • Augment egress safety at Fire Station #1.
  • Continue pursuit of and application for grant funding associated with major transportation projects (Cedar Bayou crossing, Garth Rd., etc.)
  • Evaluate traffic loads on Alexander and Bayway and prescribe possible alleviation methods (YR1).
  • Continue to work with State and regional partners to advocate and implement flow and safety measures on major transportation corridors.
  • Study and develop recommendations to address traffic flow challenges on Sjolander Road, south of Interstate 10.
  • Work with developers to provide trail connectivity to the current system and to accommodate bicycle mobility.
  • Continue the installation of trail heads and trail markers.
  • Cooperate with Harris County Precinct 2 to improve county roadways.
  • Continue the implementation of the Sidewalk Master Plan.
  • Continue inter-jurisdictional cooperation in analysis of SH146.
  • Add pedestrian safety measures to Garth Road and Baker Road.
  • Develop and begin execution of a strategic transportation plan (YR 1).
  • Continue the implementation of the Trails Master Plan.
  • Continue to encourage and cooperate with TXDOT to improve traffic circulation at 330 and I-10.
  • Augment lighting along North Alexander and east Cedar Bayou Lynchburg.
  • Evaluate lighting on all major corridors of town and add lighting as necessary.
  • Install pedestrian ramps and crossing mechanisms.
  • Augment street striping.
  • Develop a trails master plan.
  • Identify, develop, and implement a citizen assistance program related to lateral sewer line replacement.
  • Improve lighting at intersections.
  • Address chronic neighborhood flooding issues (example: E. James Street, Allenbrook, etc.).
  • Continue implementation of sidewalk master plan.
  • Augment ditch maintenance program.
  • Continue to work with Metro to ensure continuation of Park/Ride Program.
  • Work with CenterPoint to augment LED replacement.
  • Begin marketing/promoting trails.
  • Construct a finance plan for approximately $60 million in a reconstruction project based on the principles of generational equity, cash-flow management, and inter-jurisdictional cooperation and participation.
  • Commission the redesign of Garth Road to accommodate a six-lane thoroughfare from I-10 South to Baker Road, piped storm ditches, buried utilities, redesigned intersections, landscaped medians, new decorative lighting, and pedestrian/bicycle conductivity.
  • Develop a construction phasing plan.
  • Assemble citizen group to monitor, advise, and advocate. Use outreach events and other strategies to communicate the importance of this initiative.
  • Complete the development of the Sidewalk and Trails Master Plans.
  • Emphasize filling sidewalk gaps.
  • Begin development of Mall to Marina (Goose Creek Phases 7 and 8).
  • Explore and begin to plan for additional trail connectivity (i.e. - Texas Avenue connection to Goose Creek Trail).
  • Continue to cooperate with Harris County for additional sidewalk transit funding. Also pursue shading structures as all bus stops (YR4).
  • Pursue discussion with Harris County Transit regarding addition of route between north hotels/mall area and Bayland Island.
  • Investigate and develop recommendation specific to self-serve bicycle rentals along trails.
  • Take advantage of opportunities to designate and/or install bike lanes. (e.g. - Market Street)
  • Work with Union Pacific to finalize abandonment of UP's Evergreen rail line.
  • Implement a citizen assistance program related to lateral sewer line replacement.
  • Continue to address chronic neighborhood flooding issues (e.g. - state streets, Texas Avenue, Bayou Oaks, Fayle Street, etc.) utilizing the new storm water master plan.
  • Continue to aggressively address ditch maintenance, using prioritization similar to PCI methodology.
  • Discuss with Comcast localized fiber needs and opportunities.
  • Continue addressing SSOI, growth, and annexation utility needs.
In Progress

Begin the process of reconstruction Garth Road. (YR 4)

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Analysis
Recommendations
Measures
Strategies
  • In Progress
    Construct a finance plan for approximately $60 million in a reconstruction project based on the principles of generational equity, cash-flow management, and inter-jurisdictional cooperation and participation.
    2. Infrastructure & Mobility  |  10/1/20 - 9/30/21
  • Completed
    Commission the redesign of Garth Road to accommodate a six-lane thoroughfare from I-10 South to Baker Road, piped storm ditches, buried utilities, redesigned intersections, landscaped medians, new decorative lighting, and pedestrian/bicycle conductivity.
    2. Infrastructure & Mobility  |  10/1/20 - 9/30/21
  • Completed
    Develop a construction phasing plan.
    2. Infrastructure & Mobility  |  10/1/20 - 9/30/21
  • In Progress
    Assemble citizen group to monitor, advise, and advocate. Use outreach events and other strategies to communicate the importance of this initiative.
    2. Infrastructure & Mobility  |  10/1/20 - 9/30/21