The City of Houston Bikeway Programs just opened the MKT Rails to Trails project which adds 5 additional miles of trails to the City of Houston bikeway network. The trail runs along Nicholson from 26th Street to 7th Street and from Shepherd east along 7th Street, to Spring Street and White Oak Bayou under I-45, where it connects to the proposed Heritage Corridor West Trial near downwton providing a connection to the University of Houston and other downtown bikeways and destinations.