Northside / Northline

John G. Osborne Elementary will be 1200 feet away from the expanded freeway.

Community Safety

• Increased speed on the access roads that will impact pedestrians and cyclists
• More impermeable concrete will increase flooding and urban heat island effect.*
  

From TxDOT’s Community Impacts Assessment:

“There is potential for some negative impacts to community cohesion in the Northside/Northline super neighborhood due to a loss of some services. No mitigation measures specifically for community cohesion impacts are proposed, but numerous direct mitigation measures are proposed for Northside/Northline.”

Displacements include (from north to south)

• Passion Cabaret
• BNW Auto Repair
• Taj Inn & Suites
• Denny’s
• North Freeway Business Park
• Capps Van & Truck Rental
• Supreme Mattress and Furniture
• Walgreens
• Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken & Seafood
• Houston Urology Partners
• Popeyes
• Monsoon Inn & Suites
• Casa Quetzal – unaccompanied minor shelter
• Houston Pediatric Clinic
• Kindred Healthcare
• Nilkanth K. Patel, RPH – pharmacist
• Jenny’s Deli
• Javy Auto Sales
• 1 Stop Income Tax & Insurance
• Regions Bank
• North Houston Medical Plaza
• Scope Vision Care
• Auto Fit – car parts
• Safe-Keeping Self Storage
• Symphony Inn
• Convenient Urgent Care
• PGM of Texas – automotive recycling
• HTS Inc. – construction engineers
• Dave Cory Motors
• Bradley Tractor City
• Lone Star Auto Sales
• Town Inn
• McDonald’s
• Guest Inn & Suites
• Advance LED Lights
• Farmers Insurance
• Sleep Shop Super Store
• Drive Away Autos
• Centro Christiano Alpha Omega – church
• Southwind Motel
• Southern Pacific Foods Corporation – wholesaler
• Faith Tabernacle Church
• Las Haciendas Design & Engineering
• JCI Grill
• Hero Performance – gym
• Feine Coffee
• Farmers Insurance
• Culinary Institute Lenôtre
• Herc Rentals
• Savvi Commercial and Office Furniture
• Northline Adult Daycare Center
• Texas Health and Human Services Offices
• International Service Org
• Southern Ice Equipment Distributors
• Houston Supply & Manufacturing Co – oilfield supply
• Creative Works – office furniture
• Prime Automotive Warehouse
• Derby Logistics Inc
   

* Urban Heat Island (UHI)

Urban  heat island (UHI) is a health concern. Increasing the percentage of  impervious surface is linked to an increase in surface temperature.

The  extent of tree canopy in an area can have a direct effect on  temperatures and health. Higher levels of tree canopy coverage can help  curb urban heat island effects by lowering temperatures. Not only is  extreme heat the primary weather-related cause of death in the U.S.  according to 2018 National Weather Service Office estimates but hot  temperatures also create the weather conditions necessary to produce  ground-level ozone.

Loughner  CP, Allen DJ, Zhang D-L, Pickering KE, Dickerson RR, Landry L. Roles of  Urban Tree Canopy and Buildings in Urban Heat Island Effects:  Parameterization and Preliminary Results. Journal of Applied Meteorology  and Climatology. 2012; 51:1775-1793.