The Houston Chronicle backs the drive for a walkable street once a week in Houston:
On vacation, we gravitate toward street life - spots with shop windows, sidewalk cafes, street musicians and people-watching galore. And we always wonder: How can we get more places like that in Houston?
In this car-dominated, city, it's hard to know where to start. But we like the idea floated in a new on-line petition. Why not, it asks, open one city street to pedestrians once a week? Why not, one evening out of seven, ban cars from one stretch of pavement, and let bikes and street life rule?
Read the whole editorial here.
And sign the petition on SignOn.org!
Streets for feet!
On vacation, we gravitate toward street life - spots with shop windows, sidewalk cafes, street musicians and people-watching galore. And we always wonder: How can we get more places like that in Houston?
In this car-dominated, city, it's hard to know where to start. But we like the idea floated in a new on-line petition. Why not, it asks, open one city street to pedestrians once a week? Why not, one evening out of seven, ban cars from one stretch of pavement, and let bikes and street life rule?
Read the whole editorial here.
And sign the petition on SignOn.org!
Streets for feet!