Pat Walsh Bikeway — Houston Bike Route Project

The Pat Walsh Bikeway is a Houston bike route project honoring Pat Walsh, the city's Planning Director from 2014 until his passing in 2018. Walsh shaped how Houston moves — he guided the adoption of Plan Houston in 2015 and led the first Houston Bike Plan update in 25 years in 2017. Walk and Roll Houston organized this bikeway in his memory.

The Pat Walsh Bikeway is a dedicated bike route named after the Houston Planning Director who helped set the city's course for walkable, bikeable neighborhoods. It is part of Walk and Roll Houston's broader effort to build out bike infrastructure and improve transportation choices across the city.

Use this resource to learn about the bikeway's purpose and its connection to Houston's larger transportation planning story. If you bike or walk in Houston, this route is a hands-on way to see what thoughtful city planning can look like on the ground. You can also use what you learn here to follow or join conversations about bike infrastructure and walkability in your own neighborhood.

This project ties directly into Houston's ongoing work on bike infrastructure, walkability, and city transportation planning. It connects to Plan Houston — the city's general plan adopted in 2015 — and the 2017 Houston Bike Plan, which was the first major update to the city's biking blueprint in 25 years. If you care about how Houston grows and moves, this bikeway is a good place to start.