On top of selfish development, we have the added bonus of 1000s of builders and landlords that don’t understand the codes in the US and know that in a sanctuary city like Houston they won’t get tickets or arrested for violations unless someone is killed.

That’s kind of a shocking claim to make. Is it actually truw that illegal aliens are not ticketed or arrested for moving violations? Sounds kind of far-fetched to me.

The problem with Houston drivers are no different than any other city. Most drivers are selfish and don’t think of the rest of the vehicles on the road. Trying to cross three lanes at the last minute is a very selfish (and stupid) act. Just miss your exit and go to the next one. The last minute breaking and lane changing is one of the largest contributors to our traffic.

On top of selfish driving, we have the added bonus of 1000s of illegal immigrants that don’t understand the rules of the road in the US and know that in a sanctuary city like Houston they won’t get tickets or arrested for violations unless someone is killed.

One - that Houston has a naturally beautiful and scenic landscape that will be revealed when the signs are down. What’s natural and scenic about Houston are the clouds, everything else shows the sign of human hands, the prairie is all but gone.

Two - that Houston drivers will magically begin to drive competently once all highway distractions have been removed. Houston drivers are by far the most incompetent and scatter brained and dangerous of any people in the world. The only things that would help to make them safer are banning cellphone use while driving, and teaching Houstonians how to look down the road beyond the 2 feet of highway that are directly in front of the nose of their car or truck.

The problem is that regulations got the power poles where they are today.

Also, the city doesn’t have the power to force power lines underground and out of the way. The city would have to pony up the money when they rebuild a street to put power lines down. Good news is the that the Kirby Street reconstruction will do this for that section.

Have any council members driven through the streets of Houston particularly inside the loop - ever? The inflatables are nothing compared to the mishmash of utility poles, wires, and cables that crisscross residential streets and major avenues all over town. Just look up, it’s a complete wreck.

There seems to be absolutely no regulations regarding where they are placed, how they are hung, how many per block, how ow they hang, how many per building, etc., and there is no coordination of the various utility’s cables and poles. It is a mess. Drive down Dunlavy, Fairview, Westheimer, Shepherd, West Gray, Jensen or most any other street and look up at the what is truly a “blighted visual atmosphere”.

I do think the low flying airplanes dragging banners are an annoyance. Mostly because they sound like they about to crash-land any moment while flying LOW circles above the hood.