Katy Prairie Conservancy Supports Deletion of Roads but Opposes “New Lines”
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Katy Prairie supports the deletion of E-14 through E-32 because those roads were simply legacy placements of proposed roads for development which is now impossible because of our conservation easements (maps attached)
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Katy Prairie opposes the deletion and realignment of Tuckerton and Jack (D-2 and D-12) which is used as support for the proposed realignment of Tuckerton and Jack Road. We oppose the proposed “new line” diagonally through our preserves; alternate East/West routes are possible
Traffic Calming Should Be Expected Through Parks and Preserved Open Space
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Katy Prairie supports East/West mobility by keeping the existing alignment of West to Sharp to Hebert in Waller County (including deletion of western portion of West marked E-32) because these turns provide a traffic calming opportunity for those that drive through our properties but maintain connectivity to the Grand Parkway and to the west
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Katy Prairie supports traffic calming because we want people to enjoy our lands; not rush through them. Compare Memorial Park with its thoroughfare at 40 miles an hour, to Hermann Park with its meandering road that forces traffic to slow down.
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Katy Prairie supports adding E-12 so that Betka Road is a major thoroughfare at the north end (and unconnected to) our properties
Flooding Constraints Must Be Considered
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Katy Prairie opposes Bridgeland’s deletion of Tuckerton because it works to force the new “proposed” realignment of Tuckerton to Jack across the floodplain of Cypress Creek
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Katy Prairie supports the deletion of E-22 at Jack Road for the same reason; on the ground constraints regarding the floodplain should drive some of this decision
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Katy Prairie supports deletion of roads because the environmental profile in Harris County’s draft study shows the 100-year floodplain and overflow will necessarily limit development and as recent rains demonstrated, flooding in this region will likely only grow (Draft Study at 9, 17)
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