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East End advocates urge pause on Polk Street closure for GRB work, ask mayor to require alternatives
Summary
People for Polk and other speakers asked Mayor Whitmire and council to pause Houston First’s Polk Street closure plans for the convention district and present alternatives that keep Polk open.
Residents and advocates for the East End told the Houston City Council on Sept. 9 they are opposed to closing Polk Street as part of the George R. Brown (GRB) convention‑district redesign and asked Mayor John Whitmire to pause the project and engage the community.
“Polk Street matters,” Roy Hirsch, a member of People for Polk, told the council. He urged the mayor to pause Houston First’s current work, hold a two‑way dialogue with community members and consider designs that preserve Polk’s east‑west…
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