Will Metro save the trees along MLK?
Last week Kevin Whited noted this KHOU-11 story on the displeasure of some residents with Metro's plan to run BRT/light rail down MLK:
The trees so carefully placed along the MLK median could soon give way to trains.
Metro’s plan to improve mobility calls for new lanes in the center of MLK, first for new guided buses, and eventually for light rail.
Dee Simon is having none of it. “We’re not willing to see our boulevard, named after one of our heroes, torn up. Look at the damage light rail construction has caused downtown, and it still hasn’t recovered.”
[snip]
Simon says she’ll fight on, to preserve the tree-lined MLK.
Does Metro plan on saving the trees that line MLK? UH is currently relocating 25 big oak trees that are in the way of a housing project, according to the Chron's East End/Third Ward Community News section.
Metro needs to do the same.
MORE: UT recently moved 16 oak trees, as part of the Memorial Stadium expansion project. See, Metro, it can be done!
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 08/04/07 09:29 AM | Print | Comments (0)
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