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Infrastructure Failings Around METRO Rail

June 11, 2013by Pedestrian Pete 1 Comment

With new construction taking place for the extended METRO Rail lines, one would think the City of Houston would follow their own Ordinance against pouring sidewalks with utilities blocking handicap […]

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Heights’ Development on FOX 26

June 3, 2013by Pedestrian Pete 2 Comments

Pedestrian Pete, Eileen Reed, and Tom Dornbusch are in the Heights to report on the abominable development around the new Heights’ Walmart. Watch the video below, and Pete’s previous segments, […]

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Development in the Heights (Full Video)

May 20, 2013by Pedestrian Pete 8 Comments

A compilation of Pete’s walk around this new development in the Heights’ Walmart. Make your own judgement, but don’t you think the City could do better? See each clip of Pete’s […]

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Litter On A Stick, Walk with Pete, Missed Opportunity
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Development in the Heights (Part 5)

May 20, 2013by Pedestrian Pete Leave a comment

Pete concludes by walking the sidewalk “from nowhere and to nowhere.” Can you guess where it goes? See more of Pete’s walk here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

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Development in the Heights (Part 4)

May 18, 2013by Pedestrian Pete Leave a comment

Making his way around the development, Pete finds a sidewalk from nowhere and to nowhere. Watch the final video (Part 5) to see Pete walk the sidewalk for himself. See more […]

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Development in the Heights (Part 3)

May 17, 2013by Pedestrian Pete 5 Comments

Pete visits the Walmart site in this new development. With no drainage requirements and countless examples of “litter on a stick” impeding the pedestrian right of way, one wonders where […]

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Litter On A Stick, Missed Opportunity

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