Houston awarded $10.1M to revamp Airline Drive, Bissonnet Street

• Nearly 75% of people living within a half mile of the project corridors are people of color, and one out of three households in the area do not have access to a vehicle.

Driving the news: Wednesday's announcement will mean funding for wider sidewalks, pedestrian refuge islands, multiuse paths, improved bus stop accessibility, and new street lighting.

• It's all part of the city's Greater Northside and International Districts Safe Streets Project expected to cost nearly $12.7 million.

Details: The proposal comprises nearly 6 miles along the four corridors:

• Airline Drive from 28th Street to North Main Street and at other intersections including Parker Road and Link Road
• Bissonnet Street from Eldridge Parkway to Dairy Ashford Road
• Jensen Drive at Aldine Westfield Road and near Tidwell Road
• Tidwell Road from Nordling Street to Irvington Boulevard

Between the lines: The U.S. Department of Transportation safer streets grant aligns with the City of Houston and Harris County's Vision Zero mission to end traffic deaths by 2030.

Flashback: Earlier this year, Houston was separately awarded $28.8 million to redesign a deadly 7-mile stretch of Bissonnet from east of Hillcroft to west of Dairy Ashford.

Of note: As part of Wednesday's announcement, the Greater Southeast Management District also received $320,000 to conduct local safety analysis on the city's action plan.