The headline says it all. Whitmire's TIRZ board erased key safety improvements. Another project radically changed to make it worse. At a cost of $223,000. www.axios.com/local/housto...

Who does this sound like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Why are we screenshoting a post from Whitmire's TIRZ board? Because they don't allow comments. Because they don't actually care what we want. The nut doesn't fall far from the tree! Send in those comments - we've made it easy for you www.walkandrollhouston.com/montrose-saf...

Connections create communities. What Whitmire and @HoustonFirst are doing Downtown is destroying communities with the help of the councilmember @JMartinez4Hou. Learn more at www.peopleforpolk.com www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

We can make this happen! Send your email now to tell the city what the community wants. www.walkandrollhouston.com/montrose-saf...

It use to be a transit agency. And Houstonians vote to fund transit. But Whitmire cancelled the BRT's, raided Metro to repave his commute on Washington Ave. for $6 million. No engagement, no transparency. All because he can. The Transparency Ordinance cannot come fast enough. tinyurl.com/2jtcz8ec

Thrilled Houston Public Works has accelerated this repair but the detours here are terrible. Harris County Precinct 2 @adriangarciahtx.bsky.social is working on an amazing connector here but it's not complete. The community could use some help here!

In a huge win for the community, Whitmire's TIRZ board has quietly changed the lane widths for W. Alabama! We made the point loud and clear that 12' lanes are for freeways, not our neighborhoods. @NACTO says 10' should be the standard here. communityimpact.com/houston/heig...

Fantastic job by District C @abbiekamin.bsky.social to get the 11th Street bike lane and sidewalk cleaned up after @ATT left it unusable for weeks! Before and After

Misleading information in this @axios.com story: -Drivers were responsible for the 2 fatalities -Another Whitmire ban does nothing to improve safety -Eridehero is a product testing company driving traffic to it's reviews Whitmire's ban is bad for Houston. www.walkandrollhouston.com/urbanizerblo...

4th Ward is a community surrounded by streets on the High Injury Network and a freeway. We are here to help them get sidewalks and crosswalks at two schools fixed! And we need your help too.

Looking at Telephone Rd which carries 7,000 cars. 7 schools in the area. A failure to represent the community by @JMartinez4Hou and Harrisburg TIRZ. Whitmire and Gafrick have abused their power to force 4 and 6 lane roads through our neighborhoods. carfreeamerica.substack.com/p/why-4-lane...

This is what democracy looked like! It was Houston writ large - diverse and demanding respect for our freedom. Thrilled to hear from so many Houstonians fed up with the Mayor's attacks on our safety. Not surprisingly, an LGBTQ Hispanic leader led the way. www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

Lots of frustration with the state of Houston's sidewalks but we don't talk enough about actual fixes. Denver (and Austin) lead the way. Whitmire's proposal makes it worse. www.walkandrollhouston.com/urbanizerblo... www.governing.com/infrastructu...

Add to the scandalous list of money the Mayor wastes. $489,000 for the Telephone Rd. redesign on the table for the Harrisburg TIRZ. All because Whitmire has the power to railroad another project. Board votes, reluctantly, to approve. One no vote.

When Emmanuel Molina was killed in a crosswalk, we held a press conference, invited the council member and spoke with her, emailed AND spoke about it at city council. NOTHING.

Today I went to the H-GAC board meeting to explain that Gafrick's "guiding mobility principles" is a meaningless, ridiculous phrase. When the media quotes it without context, it's publishing propaganda. Knock it off.

What is this you ask? This is some very fine tactical urbanism. It's taken us years to make this speedy frontage road safer to cross.

Hit the road Matt! About 50 people here! Parody is much needed for our mental health after the nightmare of Whitmire's Montrose TIRZ board.

🛴Hands Off Our Scooters, Whitmire! 🛴 What he's tried to ban: Concrete medians Protests near his house Sidewalks Bike lanes Raised crosswalks The homeless BRT’s Scantily clad ladies on Washington Ave. And now scooters. www.walkandrollhouston.com/urbanizerblo... Learn more at

When Jordan says take his proposals, he means it. We urge all of the candidates, for all races, to take a look at this platform. Houstonians deserve a city where we can all walk and roll, safely and easily, as we need.

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. The Mayor loves to ban our stuff. This isn't governing. We'll be at the first evening City Council meeting on 08/26 at 6 pm to tell them hands off our scooters. www.walkandrollhouston.com/speak-at-cit... tinyurl.com/bdepktua

Whitmire wants to ban our freedom of mobility. Constantly gaslighting us that cars are necessity and everything else is for recreation. Don't fall for it. Use your freedom of mobility to tell City Council on August 26th at 6 pm to focus on real problems. www.walkandrollhouston.com/speak-at-cit...

The Mayor makes sh*t up all the time. Remember 900 murderers? This time we submitted a TPIA to get the poll. Surprise! Nothing. @unitedairline.bsky.social Not a good look for it to be used to pass an ordinance criminalizing the homeless but it's not publicly available.

Waking up to this awful news. While the Mayor talks about public safety, it's clear it doesn't include all of us. The Mayor and Mark Jones at Rice must retract their many statements that mislead Houstonians into thinking people only bike for recreation so we don't matter.

Still waiting for HPW to address. Several 311's submitted. If AT&T is responsible, why has the city let it drag on? Well known the Mayor hates the 11th Street Safety Project. But not as much as we hate it when the disabled are run over. @abbiekamin.bsky.social

Given that HISD expanded the range to 3 miles where buses will not pick up students, this seems like a no brainer. School pick up zones are the worst.

Shocking that this isn't a huge scandal. The amount of money he's wasted is staggering.

What do you see? We see a sidewalk which wants to go somewhere. But the Mayor wants to ban more sidewalks. www.walkandrollhouston.com/urbanizerblo...

We love this sibling of the residential roundabout. Notice the sexy bulb outs. @urbanismspeakeasy.com

Looking at all of the HAWKS Whitmire and Gafrick want. Do not be distracted by these shiny objects Harrisburg TIRZ. @strongtownshtx.bsky.social

As he does, the Mayor ignored the community and made Metro repave Washington Ave. No safety improvements. Please take this survey from H-GAC to identify and prioritize what we need now. Survey ends today! hzplanning.typeform.com/WACS-Short

The Mayor trying to (unsuccessfully) square his circle because he actually doesn't care about safety for people.

Die again. www.walkandrollhouston.com/handsoffwhit...

Freedom of mobility means freedom for all, ya'll.

Banning stuff is not a solution. If you haven't already, please take a moment to tell city council to vote NO. We want freedom of mobility. atotb.org/blog/houston...

At the Montrose TIRZ where a cartree person is claiming the remaining tree at the cemetery is *thriving". These people will lie right to your face.

It's grim out there for Houstonians walking and rolling. Whitmire and Gafrick work every day to make it worse. www.axios.com/local/housto... #axioshouston

12 foot lanes do not belong in our neighborhoods. 1.5 times more crashes. www.npr.org/2023/11/13/1...

Tell the Mayor to stop destroying our stuff. www.instagram.com/reel/DMEcsAi...

We don't know what this is but it's not democracy.

How it started v. how it's going.

Remember that time METRO Houston said maintenance of the red lanes Downtown outweighed the benefits? Nope, not true. Removed because the Mayor who has ZERO expertise in planning or traffic engineering goes with his vibes. (Text with Gafrick). www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Example #2439 where every other Texas city is making progress while Whitmire and Gafrick drag Houston back to the 20th century.

We support CM Mario Castillo's proposal to have 1 public session a month at 6 pm so more Houstonians can participate in democracy and wow is that more important than ever. One city council member continues to actively lobby against this proposal!

Gafrick was a former planning director so she is well aware that many Houston streets do not have sidewalks where kids can ride their bikes. The bad faith from the city is disgusting.

Looking at the Irvington Roundabout. Even though the Mayor doesn't like facts, maybe a simple diagram will help. Another safety improvement project he wants to remove and waste our money in the process. www.walkandrollhouston.com/irvington-ro...

Need Houstonians and especially city council to understand what is happening. The Mayor's special aide Gafrick has unchecked power to radically change projects. One of many examples. It is INSANE to remove protected left turns from this project:

Last week Council Member Castillo's proposal to make city council more accessible for Houstonians was blocked. Here's how you can let city council know we want this. www.instagram.com/reel/DLgDke_...

Yesterday @marthacastextatum.bsky.social blocked this proposal because she "didn't think there was interest in it". Not true. Public session the day before was standing room only! Contact city council to tell them democracy only works when people participate. shorturl.at/ILobm x.com/i/status/192...