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Energy & Environment

EPA Grant Set To Help Redevelop Contaminated Sites In Underserved Houston Neighborhoods

Katie Watkins

Posted on May 27, 2021 · The sites include a former incinerator, thermal processing facility and two abandoned commercial high rises.

Tags anne haynes brownfields chemicals and redevelopment division discovery green east end Environmental Protection Agency epa Gulfton houston land bank Kashmere Gardens land Minute Maid Park Near Northside Sunnyside

Transportation

City Is Planning Major Changes To Busy Southwest Houston Corridor

Gail Delaughter

Posted on September 4, 2020 · The project is designed to enhance safety for pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders in a neighborhood where many people don't drive.

Tags bike lanes cycling Gulfton pedestrian safety

Transportation

City of Houston Announces Long-Awaited Pedestrian Improvements In Gulfton

Gail Delaughter

Posted on April 18, 2019 · Pedestrians in Houston’s Gulfton neighborhood face issues like broken sidewalks and a lack of safe crosswalks.

Tags crosswalks Gulfton pedestrian sidewalks traffic safety

Transportation

Study: Transit-Dependent Houstonians Are Struggling With Poor Sidewalks

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 25, 2019 · A new study looks at the challenges many Houstonians face because they don’t have adequate sidewalks. It’s a particular problem in one neighborhood where a lot of residents depend on public transit.

Tags Gulfton immigration public transit sidewalks walkability

Transportation

Lots Of Turning Vehicles Can Make Walking Especially Challenging For Houston’s Pedestrians

Gail Delaughter

Posted on July 24, 2018 · Houston remains one of the top cities where a pedestrian is likely to get hit and many of those crashes happen when a vehicle is making a turn. Experts say road design is a big factor but there's also driver behavior.

Tags crosswalks Gulfton pedestrian Texas Medical Center traffic safety

Arts & Culture

Mayor Announces Arts Grants To Grassroots Organizations

Catherine Lu

Posted on February 27, 2018 · The Houston Mayor’s Office has awarded five community-driven arts grants that will serve under-resourced neighborhoods.

Tags Acres Homes Gulfton Houston Arts Alliance Mayor's Office Near Northside Second Ward third ward Visit My Neighborhood

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Southwest Houston Residents Use Photography To Express Public Health Concerns

Syeda Hasan, KERA News

Posted on November 6, 2015 · Residents of Alief, Gulfton and Sharpstown captured images of things that keep them from living a healthy lifestyle.

Tags Gulfton health photography sharpstown Southwest houston

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Here’s how to celebrate Star Wars Day in the Houston area

Haya Panjwani

Posted on May 4, 2022 · Houston has a bunch of great places to celebrate Star Wars Day, here's just a few spots you can hit tonight or later this month.

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Turning a landfill in Sunnyside into a solar farm, and what motivates Gov. Abbott (April 25, 2022)

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Cleanup of the San Jacinto Waste Pits must continue as planned, EPA says

Katie Watkins

Posted on April 18, 2022 · The waste pits were built in east Harris County on the San Jacinto River in the 1960s to store hazardous waste from a nearby paper mill.

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