What’s wrong with this picture?
This is the Texas Department of Transportation’s brand new Houston District Headquarters on Washington Avenue. Where’s the sidewalk? There’s a nice paved path from the parking lot to the building, but there’s no path at all along the street. In fact, there’s a bus stop in front of the building, but the only way to get there is walk across the grass or on the shoulder. The private company next door has a sidewalk. But TxDOT — the agency in charge of transportation — doesn’t.
The message from our state government, loud and clear: Pedestrians don’t matter. Transit riders don’t matter. Bike riders don’t matter. Only people in cars matter. Shouldn’t all taxpayers have access to this building?
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