@shea_jordan @tbirdtko Ramirez better than a lot of so called democrats on council
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Tom Reeves
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I just find it so interesting that Alejandra Salinas has been on Houston City Council all of three months and she’s done more to protect the Hispanic and immigrant community than Julian Ramirez, Mario Castillo, and Joaquin Martinez have done in three years.
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@gratifihouston I learn more and more about the intricacies of city government than I ever wished
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Lemme break it down for you. The city attorney Arturo Michel is like Pam Bondi at the DOJ.
They are suppose to represent the people. They don't.
Michel works for Whitmire.
Mike Morris@mmorris011
New = A plan to limit Houston police cooperation with ICE is moving forward, without a key provision houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron @DegroodMatt
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@NoahMF When I challenged her on Whitmires ICE collaboration during the campaign she was very passionately against. Im glad to see her standing on her principles
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@krobbn @NorthlineLex Conservatives think in zero sum terms. It’s a common problem when trying to reason with them
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@NorthlineLex You can improve traffic flow and safety at the same time. They’re not mutually exclusive, so it’s a dumb argument on that basis.
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the reason that raised crosswalk was installed by Mayor Turner is because someone died there and was a hot spot in the high injury network.
Her justification completely ignores the facts as Mayor Whitmire prioritizes traffic flow over the death of vulnerable road users.
WalkandRollHouston@walkrollhouston
We are rarely at a loss for words but this "explanation" from Gafrick is garbage. No facts provided. This raised crosswalk has been in place for 2 years. None of the streets in this area are alternatives to Westheimer. Lying to Houstonians is disrespectful.
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@AudreyForHOU You gotta be kidding. That street and school has been there for decades. Kids have walked to school. We cannot protect everyone from everything. I rode my bicycle 1 mile every day to Elementary school on streets with no sidewalks.
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Houston should invest in street safety infrastructure so that pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers are safe on our streets. Especially around schools.
As a mom who walks her kids to school, this is why I’m running to represent Houston City Council District C.
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@BayouBikeyBoi @evan7257 Are you familiar with the works of Bill King?
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Reminds me of sunbelt growth commentary frequently made by @BayouBikeyBoi. We need an op-ed @evan7257
Solved Problem Solver@bestpeterward
@atlanticesque Based on what Dallas coworkers tell me about their commutes I fear this is just a honeymoon period. As with Cali, car dependence more than zoning puts a ceiling on how much these cities can grow/build out to mitigate housing cost. Investors anticipating 3%+ rent growth for Austin
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@Chan_man0 I don’t think it helps when every journalist and politician’s attitude toward your neighborhood is “eat shit and die!”
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@walkrollhouston That intersection and especially Durham is terrible during school hours. No one pays attention to the flashing school zone signs. It burns me up
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@Treeves2 When I cross Shepherd at 13th during school hours, the crossing guard will wade into 4 lanes of traffic for me, even with no kids waiting. These people are heroes and shouldn't have to be.
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An amazing human puts their body in harm's way so other humans can cross the street BECAUSE WHITMIRE REMOVED THE KATZ'S RAISED CROSSWALK.
walkandrollhouston.com/handsoffwhitmi…
Houston Chronicle@HoustonChron
In Montrose, a volunteer crossing guard in a neon vest uses a flashlight to help pedestrians safely cross busy Westheimer near Crocker. He’s been showing up since October—every Friday, Saturday and Sunday—starting early mornings and returning after dark to look out for the neighborhood. 🔗bit.ly/4lyflGu
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@EricHippler @BayouBikeyBoi Again, you keep dodging the main argument that it’s not paid for by the people using it. All those cars you see during your rush hour commute are freeloaders
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@Treeves2 @BayouBikeyBoi There are legitimate functions of government. Infrastructure is one of them.
I’m not interested in the adolescent nihilist view on government.
Should we maximize efficiency on this stuff i stead of the boondoggle it always is these days? Absolutely.
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Its the suburbs and the highways, they provide direct access to the primary regional market without cost to people that don’t contribute to the services that said market requires, it completely undermines the economics of running a city
sp6r=underrated@sp6runderrated
One weird thing about America is how state governments are actively hostile to their cities, and city residents basically want growth to stop. The decline of chicago, which is real, should be treated as an immense crisis in Illinois but shrugs.
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@EricHippler @BayouBikeyBoi Sounds like you want free money. The modern GOP
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@Treeves2 @BayouBikeyBoi This is a retarded discussion. The government builds roads. That is how it is done. They build roads where people are to where people want to go.
Suggesting the government shouldn’t build roads is stupid.
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@HOUmanitarian @BayouBikeyBoi Gas taxes don’t pay nearly enough to maintain much less build new freeways. The gas tax hasn’t been keeping up with inflation for 30 years
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@BayouBikeyBoi Suburbanites do pay more in gas taxes to feed the SUVs they commute in. They just leave the city folk holding the externalities of smog, noise, traffic and road rage.
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@EricHippler @BayouBikeyBoi The keyword here is subsidized. The suburbs wouldn’t be as attractive if they had to pay to use the freeways. Just look at how angry that bridgelands community was that the only way out was 99
khou.com/article/news/l…
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@BayouBikeyBoi I mean, if a suburb is more attractive than the city, thats kinda on the city’s leadership failure is it not?
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@NoahMF @0liviajulianna Two things be wrong at the same time. The rodeo is a good ol boy network and their claims about her seeking special requests should be investigated. I don’t buy it for a moment
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This feels like a lifetime ago. Bike lanes and mass transit got swept up in the culture wars, and Houston business leaders got a severe case of brain worms. Other Texas cities continue to pass us up
Allyn West@allynwest
@Treeves2 Remember the Amazon texasmonthly.com/the-culture/ho…
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@urbs_caeli The question remains if Whitmire can retain this coalition. Republicans yes, conservative democrats 50/50. Low info voters, depends on the opposition and if they are good at messaging the failures of his administration
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@Treeves2 You are not wrong, but I think what this teaches us is that technocratic management (for better or worse) just isn't a real possibility for Houston. It's fundamentally political, which means building *public* coalitions and persuading local power brokers of your vision.
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Mayor Turner gets painted with this huge woke brush regarding bike lanes. The reality is he was just listening to experts (and business leaders) telling him that’s what attracts young talent for our megacorps
swagner@BayouBikeyBoi
@Treeves2 There’s not a single marketing person in the world that would’ve ripped up the Austin street bike lane (and they didn’t downtown) because they know they only way to attract real tourists is to make places walkable and interesting like NYC/Paris/London
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@urbs_caeli I would disagree. Houston has a long tradition of practical decision making. It just has to align with business interests. Whitmire was a unique circumstance of a Republican in disguise that allowed him a a coalition of republicans, conservative democrats, and low info voters
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@BayouBikeyBoi When they relocated their hq they hosted employee sessions for the California people to familiarize themselves with Houston communities. On a panel of 6 they chose 3 inner loopers who all biked to work 😂#nobodybikesinhouston
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