Houston Public MediaDuring the 8 months after Houston Mayor John Whitmire instructed the city’s planning department to “use discretion and waive sidewalk construction” for certain single-family projects, only 6% of about 3,700 approved projects received waivers.
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Houston waived more than 230 sidewalk construction requirements since rule change in September
Last fall, Mayor John Whitmire instructed the city’s planning department to use discretion in waiving sidewalk construction requirements. According to records obtained by Houston Public Media, about 6% of single-family projects since then received waivers.