The committee will advise and make recommendations to the Planning Commission and Planning Director on bicycling issues in Houston, including amendments to the Bike Plan, bicycle safety and education, strategies for funding projects, and promoting public participation in bicycling. The Committee was established by ordinance in 2017 to assist in implementation of the Houston Bike Plan.

The Chair and Vice Chair of the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) formed two subcommittees in May 2018. The two subcommittees are the Infrastructure Subcommittee and the Education Subcommittee. These two subcommittees were established in order to draft recommendations for consideration by the BAC. The Infrastructure Subcommittee will address topics related to selecting, designing and implementing the Bike Plan’s proposed network of bikeways.  The Education Subcommittee will address educational programs and tools needed to increase safety for vulnerable road users. The equitable distribution of new bike infrastructure and safety of vulnerable road users will be core components of both subcommittees.

The subcommittees will meet in alternating months that the full BAC is not meeting (i.e. Infrastructure Subcommittee will meet in May, the Education Subcommittee will meet in June, and the full BAC meeting will be held in July).

Agenda items include the following:

1. Director’s Report
2. Chair’s Report
3. Approval of minutes
4. Discussion regarding National Walk & Bike to School Day
5. Presentation by Houston Health Department regarding the Bike Rack Program
6. Presentation by Houston Bike Share regarding dockless mobility recommendations
7. Presentation by Houston Public Works regarding Safer Streets Initiative updates
8. Announcements
9. Public comment

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the program starts at 7:30 pm. Everyone is welcome.

Bakeyah Nelson, Executive Director of Air Alliance Houston, will discuss CEER, the Coalition for Environment, Equity, & Resilience, and will relate the Coalition’s mission and history, as well as recent activities and the next steps for the coalition.

CEER aims to drive community voices into the post-Hurricane Harvey decision-making process to promote equity and resilience by emphasizing land, water, air, waste, and housing policies that reduce human exposure to pollution and strengthen environmental conservation.

The Texas Trustee Implementation Group will hold the 2018 annual public meeting on October 15, 2018 at Texas A&M University in Galveston, Texas. There we’ll provide an update on the work we have accomplished since the historic settlement with BP. We’ll also highlight a few of our ongoing restoration projects and talk about our plans for future efforts.

The Brays Bayou Association meets the third Monday of each month at The Gathering Place. Brays Bayou Association does not currently have a website.

All are welcome to Houston Renewable Energy Group’s monthly meetings! They will have a presentation on an interesting aspect of renewable energy in Houston, review HREG business, progress, and plan events. After the meeting, they usually spend some time socializing and finding out what is happening on the renewable scene in Houston from each other. Monthly Meetings are the best place for members to learn about HREG, ask questions, and provide suggestions.

If you are interested in volunteering or becoming a voting member, attending this meeting would be a great opportunity for you to learn more about what HREG does and how you can help. For more information, contact HREG.

Bay Area meetings are on 3rd Wednesday of every month, and start at 6:30 p.m. for a social hour; speaker and discussion from 7-8:30 pm.

Air Pollution Scientist Shahir Masri and School Educator Athina Simolais will be speaking about climate change. This couple is taking a year off from their regular employment to travel around the US trying to raise awareness about global warming.

They both bring their specialties to the task: His area of research is Environmental Exposure Assessment with a Ph.D. from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Masri is on leave from the University of California Irvine. Her teaching is in middle and high school, from which she’s taking a year off.

Harris County and participating jurisdictions are working to update the Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Action Plan (MH-MAP). The Plan identifies natural hazards affecting Harris County and carious mitigation strategies and actions to lessen the impact of disasters.

Harris County has established a Steering Committee that is multi-disciplined and represents the entire Planning Partnership to update the Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Action Plan. The Steering Committee will meet bi-monthly through the course of this update process.

The Steering Committee meetings are open to the public. Residents, neighboring communities, and stakeholders are invited to participate in the plan update. Public comments will be received at the Steering Committee meeting.

The Bacteria Implementation Group (BIG) will hold its Fall Meeting on Tuesday, October 23, at the Houston-Galveston Area Council. Agenda topics include 2018 Annual Report, BIG I-Plan revisions, and TMDL updates. To learn more about BIG, visit h-gac.com.

An RSVP is requested. Please register through events.r20.constantcontact.com.

At the October CWI workshop, we will be discussing recovery and resiliency after Hurricane Harvey. Following each presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and further delve into the topic area. Conference Room B, Second Floor. For more information visit H-GAC’s website.

1. reaching 24% by 2040 in protected/preserved nature-based infrastructure in the 8-county region,
2. reaching 50% by 2040 in nature-based stabilization of riparian, developed & undeveloped, agricultural and coastal areas in the region, and
3. working toward a .4% annual increase in nature-based carbon offsets on stabilized regional lands through enhanced native soils, plants and trees throughout the region.

Houston Wilderness will hold a conference call on Wednesday, October 31st at 11 a.m. to provide details on the background data/information associated with the three key goals.Thoughts and comments are welcomed.

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