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Volunteers conduct their own Polk Street traffic study ahead of its closureAs public comment ends on Polk Street closure, residents take traffic counts into their own hands amid concerns over transparency.

5/1/2025 - Houston Chronicle

Who can buy a public street in Houston? Here's how the process works.How Houston's street abandonment process works, from applications to city approval

3/23/2025 - Houston Chronicle

4/29/2025 - City Cast Houston

The Battle for Polk Street: City Leaders vs. East End

3/18/2025 - Axios Houston

East End residents want more engagement about Polk Street closure as public comment deadline approaches | Houston Public MediaHouston First Corporation, the tourism and convention marketing arm of the city government, wants control over a section of the street next to the George R. Brown Convention Center ahead of a $2 billion expansion.

4/28/2025 - Houston Public Media

3/18/2025 Bisnow - $2B Convention Center Redevelopment Plan Hits Early Road Bump with Neighbors

3/18/2025 Houston Chronicle - ‘Against our wishes and needs’: East End residents demand answers over Houston's Polk Street closure

3/17/2025 KHOU 11- Community tensions rise over George R Brown Convetion Center expansion plans

3/17/2025 FOX 26 - Houston officials face community concerns over George R. Brown Convention Center expansion

3/6/2025 KHOU 11 - George R Brown Convention Center Expansion Renderings Revealed Polk Street

3/6/2025 KHOU 11 - Houston's GRB South will feature the largest ballroom in Texas, but not everyone is excited

3/12/2025 Houston Public Media - Houston's East End Residents Concerned about Closure of Polk Street for Convention Center Expansion

2/25/2025 KHOU 11 - Future of Polk Street in question | Residents voice concerns over plan to expand GRB

2/24/2025 KHOU 11 - Expansion of Houston convention center raises concerns among East End residents

2/7/2025 ABC 13 - Portion of Polk Street in downtown could shut down as part of roadway projects, Houston First says

2/6/2025 Chron.com - Why this busy downtown Houston street is being abandoned by the city

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