Montrose Safe Routes to School

School crossing sign beside a Montrose street, with people walking on the sidewalk

Overview

School crossing sign beside a Montrose street, with people walking on the sidewalk

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In 2022, families and neighbors in Montrose worked together to identify 64 improvements to make walking and biking safer for children traveling to school.

Map of the Montrose Safe Routes to School project area, with proposed sidewalk paths on streets near Wharton Dual Language Academy and Carnegie Vanguard High School

The latest TIRZ plan, released September 15, includes only 5 of those improvements. While new sidewalks are part of the update, key safety features like all-way stops and crosswalks have been removed.

To truly connect schools and neighborhoods, we need to restore:

  • All-way stops at Clay & Crocker, Stanford & Peden, Stanford & Bomar
  • The 16 crosswalks identified by the community

Comments are due September 29. Let City Council, Houston Public Works, and the Mayor’s Office know that safe routes should reflect the community’s priorities.

Walk & Roll Houston logo showing a walker, a wheelchair user and a child on a bike

Learn about the community’s response to changes to the 2022 Proposal for Safe Routes to School here by visiting Walk & Roll Houston.

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