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Residents, convention workers urge council to keep Polk Street open during George R. Brown expansion
Summary
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.
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.
At the council’s public-speaker period, Christina Galvan, who said she has “proudly served for years as both a volunteer and employee at the GRBCC,” urged the council to “please deny the abandonment of Polk Street,” saying the corridor is a daily lifeline for volunteers, employees, vendors and visitors who rely on bus service and ride‑share…
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