Houston First’s traffic study of contentious Polk Street closure finds ‘no adverse impact’
The Houston First Corporation wants to sever a two-block section of the artery connecting the East End to downtown. According to a traffic study, the planned closure will have “no adverse impact.”
Contention over planned Polk Street closure continues as community meetings resume
The controversial plan to close a thoroughfare between the East End and downtown Houston will be the subject of two community meetings over the next two weeks. Of more than 200 public comments on the potential closure, none expressed support.
Houston’s East End residents concerned about closure of Polk Street for convention center expansion
A critical connection between the East End and downtown is slated to close because of Houston First’s George B. Brown Convention Center expansion. East End residents say they’ve been left out of the process.
It’s now illegal to sit or lie down on sidewalks at Magnolia Park in Houston’s East End
Houston City Council voted to apply the city’s civility ordinance to the area. It’s now the 12th area where the rules are in effect.
Federal Aviation Administration to investigate helicopter crash in Houston’s East End Sunday
Flames erupted near the intersection of Engelke and Ennis streets after a helicopter allegedly hit the tower just before 8 p.m., according to the Houston Fire Department.
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