After spending the past year (post-Harvey) unemployed, I finally landed a new job (and I’m loving it). However, the new job took me to Austin. I started the new job on the first day of early voting: Oct 22.
I went to the Harris County Clerk’s Office on Wed Oct 12 to request my ballot-by-mail. After a full week of early voting and not having yet received a ballot, I called and then officially wrote a signed letter delivered via email to the clerks office requesting a second ballot.
Mayor Sylvester Turner
sylvester.turner@houstontx.gov
@SylvesterTurner
Council Member Ellen Cohen
districtc@houstontx.gov
@EllenCohen1
Dear Mayor Turner and Council Member Cohen,
When I read the Chronicle article attached below, I understood the need for a detour around the often used route, and appreciated the thought put into it. It seemed like a good solution.
The article states “The detours will not be continuous, but periodic throughout the construction project when construction nearby could create unsafe conditions along the original bike trails” as well as “the detour and reroute are expected to begin between April and May and will last through the third quarter of 2017.”
However there seems to be either,
going on in this situation.
There are already signs up along the path redirecting users to use the detours. They have been up for over 10 days. There is also signage that appears to indicate that cyclists should use the sidewalk on the west side of Houston Avenue as the detour.
This is neither safe, nor acceptable.
I would like to know if the original decision has been changed or if there is a timing and communication failure occurring. Please remedy the situation.
Your Constituent,
Bill Shirley
“Heights Area Bike Trails to be Rerouted to Houston Avenue“, Tara White, Houston Chronicle, Wed Mar 9 2016
CC:
Council Member Karla Cisneros (as the detour is in your district)
districth@houstontx.gov
@Karla4Houston
Deidrea George, TxDOT Houston Public Information Office (quoted in the article)
Email via web-form
@TxDOTHoustonPIO
Tara White, freelance writer for Chronicle (author of the article)
viewpoints@chron.com
@houstonchron
“Pedestrian facilities along Studewood Street are in great condition north of White Oak Drive, but virtually nonexistent along the 4-lane segment of the roadway south of White Oak Drive which includes a 4-lane bridge. However, the use of this segment by pedestrians is evident by foot paths flanking both sides of the corridor. The contra-flow … Read more
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Power out in the heights. Usually have 20 wifi points visible. Now only mine (on a UPS).
