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John Whitmire: “I'm not for road diet because I don't think that serves our…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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The State of Houston: A Conversation with Mayor John Whitmire

Published | Video Starts at 43:31

And I'm actually working with Brionis to try to come in from the north side into Memorial park off of the MKT bike trail. But I'm not for disturbing mobility when our congestion is growing and growing. I'm not for road diet because I don't think that serves our best interest. But I will be, you know, the biker's good friend. Now some don't want to be my friend because they belong to folks coalition that are kind of unhappy about the last election. (43:31–43:37)

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Asserts opposition to reducing road lanes as a policy.

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