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Houston Mayor John Whitmire called the removal of Montrose's rainbow crosswalks "a manufactured issue" in his first public comments about the controversy.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/10/15/533402/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-rainbow-crosswalk-removal/

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Houston and Harris County leaders are considering a lawsuit over the upcoming removal of Montrose's rainbow crosswalks.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/10/14/533361/rainbow-crosswalk-houston-montrose-potential-lawsuit/

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Buffalo Bayou Park visitors can now charge electric vehicles there after Houston City Council member Abbie Kamin launched newly constructed chargers at the park Tuesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/08/05/528005/buffalo-bayou-park-gets-new-ev-chargers-funded-by-houston-city-council-member/

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Historic bricks laid in part by formerly enslaved people in Freedmen’s Town were unearthed and damaged this week in an apparent construction oversight that drew a swift response from community leaders and a Houston City Council member.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/06/06/523356/bricks-in-houstons-historic-freedmens-town-damaged-by-construction-work/

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The Montrose bridges that extend across Interstate 69 in Houston will be illuminated again after nearly $50,000 in repairs.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/04/07/518074/pedestrian-safety-lights-on-montrose-bridges-under-repair-by-houston-first-corporation/

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Houston Public Works removed cyclist safety protections, known as “armadillos,” that separated a bike lane from vehicular traffic along Heights Boulevard from Interstate 10 through Washington Avenue.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/03/21/516616/houston-public-works-removes-protectors-along-heights-boulevard-bike-lane-because-of-safety-issues/

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A raised crosswalk on Westheimer near Crocker Street is being removed as the METRO transit authority repaves the road. The local city council member says the resident-driven safe crossing is “potentially being thrown out of the window.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/03/21/516519/metro-to-remove-raised-crosswalk-on-westheimer-road-in-houstons-montrose-neighborhood/

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After replacing four of the seven board members last year, Houston Mayor John Whitmire wants to install new appointees in the remaining board positions on the Montrose TIRZ. The proposed leadership shuffle has drawn criticism.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/02/21/514479/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-seeks-replacement-of-three-more-montrose-tirz-board-members/

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Wider lanes for cars and no shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians — those are the main changes driven by Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s administration for the upcoming reconstruction of Antoine Drive.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/02/19/514260/antoine-drive-project-changed-to-have-wider-car-lanes-no-shared-use-path-for-cyclists-pedestrians/

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Mayor John Whitmire is defending his administration's decision to divert funding away from fixing faulty lighting on bridges in Montrose.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2024/12/05/507923/mayor-whitmire-takes-full-responsibility-for-spiking-montrose-bridge-lights-project/

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire, who paused part of a Heights infrastructure project, said the redevelopment authority leading the initiative is willing to make changes. The city council member for the area urged him to move it forward as planned.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/05/16/487777/redevelopment-authority-willing-to-make-modifications-to-shepherd-durham-project-houston-mayor-says/

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