Texas - Houston Press 10-06-2009 article
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The Houston Press cover story this week is about bicycling in Houston, particularly the hazards.
http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-10-08/news/ghost-riders/
And, a related article:
http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-10-08/news/ghost-riders-way-of-life/
webmstrk9
10-08-09, 11:07 AM
HA! bike lines my ass! As the article states, flat central!
From Page 3:
Meanwhile, millions of dollars flowed into the hands of consultants and the people who consult about consultants. City Councilman and current mayoral candidate Peter Brown (http://www.houstonpress.com/related/to/Peter+Brown), an architect in private life, was hired in 1995 to helped design a bike trail along White Oak Bayou (http://www.houstonpress.com/related/to/White+Oak+Bayou). In 2004, work had not yet begun, and he told the Houston Chronicle that the city had spent $6 million paying "program managers," as people who oversee consultants are called. Brown said the waste was downright "frightening."
aggarcia
10-08-09, 03:58 PM
A good article that gives the poor state of cycling affairs in Houston. Let's hope the progress Mayor White made continues with the next administration.
Be safe out there.