Residents, convention workers urge council to keep Polk Street open during George R. Brown expansion
Public speakers at the Houston City Council meeting urged the council to deny abandoning Polk Street for the George R. Brown Convention Center expansion, citing impacts to transit, workers and neighborhoods; multiple speakers asked the city to press Houston First to redesign around the street.
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Community members and convention center workers told the Houston City Council that closing Polk Street for the George R. Brown Convention Center expansion would harm downtown employees, volunteers and east-side neighborhoods.
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