They might - if you help us by taking action NOW to stop the Montrose TIRZ from continuing their tree-devastating project design further down the boulevard.

PLEASE TAKE THIS SIMPLE ACTION BEFORE APRIL 24 -  the very last day for public commentary before the funding for Phase 2 gets decided:

Send email to publiccomments@h-gac.com  with a copy to savemontroseliveoaks@gmail.com  saying:  

“My name is (your name).  I live in (Montrose, nearby neighborhood, greater Houston, Texas, planet earth…).  I strongly oppose the Montrose TIRZ funding request for Phase 2 of the Montrose Blvd project #1235, until a more environmentally responsible design is developed.  We do not need a 10' wide concrete sidewalk, but we do need our mature trees. (Please list one or more reasons in your own words).”

Length and specifics of your email don't matter.  SENDING it with your name and noting your objection is what counts. 

Update on current project status and threat of Phase 2 funding going through:

Although we are making good headway and seem to have the mayor’s support to save at least some of the trees in Phase 1, there is still a MAJOR threat to ALL of the trees on the east side of Montrose Blvd and to the majestic live oaks in the medians south of Westheimer. 

The TIRZ confirms in their H-GAC funding requests for Phase 2 of the project that they STILL intend to take every tree on the east side down and they STILL insist on shifting the lanes inward and cutting deeply into the medians to make space for a 10’ wide concrete sidewalk.  All that added HEAT!  All that CONCRETE!   And ZERO SHADE for a generation!  Even after they plant their tiny replacement trees, they won’t be positioned to shade that expanse of concrete. Montrose is #4 is tree canopy loss in all of Harris County.  This will push us further up that very undesirable ranking.

And why?  For the insanity of building a 10’-wide sidewalk where fast cyclists, e-bikes, dog-walkers, strollers, schoolchildren and other pedestrians will have to compete for safety and contend with cars coming in and out of the many driveways and side streets.  They claim the environmental impact will be more than offset by an enormous reduction in vehicle usage because of so many people switching to bikes, buses and walking on this unshaded ten-foot sidewalk.

PLEASE SEND EMAIL TODAY TO:   PUBLICCOMMENTS@H-GAC.COM

SAVEMONTROSELIVEOAKS@GMAIL.COM