Houston is an incredibly dangerous place to be a pedestrian: only Miami is worse, and someone dies every other day on average on our streets, according to a special feature in the Chronicle. Houston Tomorrow’s Jay Crossley says the Bayou Greenways network and similar systems are a great start, but he argues we need to go farther, using Portland as an example. That city quickly and cost-effectively built a grid of greenways (including trees, speed bumps, small roundabouts and stop sign reorientation) that serves 65% of all households in the city. Besides providing a safe walkway and beautiful amenity, Jay says they improved water quality and flooding problems. He believes Houston could build 200 miles of neighborhood greenways for $50M.
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