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East End leaders, residents urge council to preserve Polk Street access amid GRB expansion plans
Summary
Residents and community organizations urged council to resist proposals that would abandon Polk Street or remove exit connectivity during the George R. Brown expansion, saying closures would harm East End businesses, commuters and neighborhood access.
Houston — Community leaders and longtime East End residents told Houston City Council on July 8 that planned changes around the George R. Brown Convention Center could sever critical east–west links and leave neighborhoods disconnected from downtown destinations.
Speakers—including former council member Robert Gallegos, urban‑planning professionals and People for Polk advocates—faulted Houston First Corporation’s early traffic analysis and urged a collaborative, transparent planning process that preserves Polk Street access or delivers equivalent mitigations for commuters and local businesses.
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