Montrose has so much to offer from restaurants and bars to museums and local shops. But it’s actually hard to walk around what should be one of Houston’s most walkable neighborhoods. A project to overhaul Montrose Boulevard was supposed to help fix that — until Mayor John Whitmire stepped in. Host Raheel Ramzanali talks with Houston Public Media’s Dominic Anthony Walsh about why the project got political and what it means for folks in Montrose and other Houston neighborhoods.

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