Read this April 11th report from the Kinder Institute to learn more about the canopy loss Montrose has experienced in the last ten years and the many devastating effects that removing mature trees has on our neighborhood.  https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/harris-county-losing-more-trees-new-datasets?utm_source=Monthly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0a384a6944-Urban-Edge-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0d1f6bbea4-0a384a6944-712449572&mc_cid=0a384a6944&mc_eid=ac8243c67a

TAKE ACTION:  Please attend the next Montrose TIRZ public board meeting tonight Monday, April 15 at 6:30pm at St Stephen's Episcopal Church (1827 W Alabama St, Havens Center, Houston, TX 77098) or register here to attend online: https://tinyurl.com/2yu38p3e

Key points we continue to drive with the TIRZ:

• Most Montrose residents do NOT want a 10-foot wide sidewalk at the expense of all the sidewalk trees.  We can have nice 5 or 6-foot wide ADA compliant sidewalks that keep the trees.
• We do not need such an enormous path to encourage more cycling.  We have intelligent cycling pathways, both north-south and east-west, in Montrose that are already built or planned to be built soon.  Multi-modal transportation does not mean designing every street to accommodate every form of transportation.  Montrose, as a city-defined major thoroughfare, is not a smart choice for expanding bikeways, especially at the COST OF EVERY SIDEWALK TREE!
• Removing shade from the sidewalks makes Montrose Blvd LESS pedestrian-friendly and LESS encouraging for bus riders who will have no shade at the bus stops nor as they walk to their destination. This plan will discourage people from making more environmentally responsible transport choices.