An ambitious redevelopment plan along Montrose Boulevard, years in the making, aims to improve the area's walkability, drainage system, and traffic safety. Some improvements include replacing its 80-year-old drainage infrastructure (one of the oldest in Houston's inner loop), paving new sidewalks on both sides of a mile-long stretch, and installing more pedestrian-controlled crosswalks. Many parents in the neighborhood said the latter is much needed. The project should have been under construction by now, but Mayor John Whitmire stopped it in late February after his administration took over. Read about the pause on the Montrose Boulevard Improvement Project online, at houstonpublicmedia.org 📸: Colleen DeGuzman / Houston Public Media #Montrose #CityofHouston #MayorJohnWhitmire