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Grand Parkway debate highlights Houston beltway plan
Houston planners first proposed the Grand Parkway in 1961 to ease growth driven traffic and spur regional development. Segments B and D near Brazoria and Katy progress through studies, public meetings, and rights of way acquisitions with environmental reviews due, while critics from the Houston Sierra Club warn of habitat loss pollution and urban sprawl.
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Houston
Texas
Katy
Brazoria County
League City
Galveston County
Grand Parkway Association
Texas Department of Transportation
Galveston
Brazoria
Yarbrough
Texas City International Terminal
David Garnet
The
Garnet
Association
Ed Poole
Grandply
Taylor
Gulf of Mexico
Poole
Houston Sierra Club
Iowa Colony
Alvin and Manuel
Friendswood
Dickinson
Texas City
Hitchcock
Club
Chocolate Bayou
West Fork
Mustang Bayou
Halls Bayou
Chocolate Bay
West Galveston Bay
Garnet and Poole
Santa Fe
League City City
Germet