UPDATE: Below is my post from August of 2023. Now more updates and funding are requested by Holly St residents and the matter will come before City Council in May, 2024. The Rice University path has been there for decades, no perks, just a quiet path for walking or jogging. If the Holly Street Trail needs repair, asphalt or crushed granite paths are both good surfaces for walking or jogging.
After the recent community safety meeting it’s apparent that we need funding for more traffic cameras, police officers, and police presence. Per a recent Request for Public Information, an additional $50,000 has been spent. To date, over $320,000 on the Holly Street Trail, and now more expenses may be approved by Council. Find my letter of April 26, 2024, to the Mayor and City Council here.
8/23/2023: Residents are once again complaining about the poor conditions along the Holly Street Trail. That’s the esplanade portion of Holly that runs from the Loop to South Rice Avenue. The walking trail portion was developed many years ago.
After complaints in 2014 from homeowners along Holly Street, the City began to make landscape improvements. During the approximate 6-year period from March of 2014 through February of 2020 the City paid out over $270,000 for Trail improvements. Find the list of expenditures here.
In the near future I plan to submit another Public Information Request for a list of City expenditures for the Trail for the past 3+ years. With our finances restrained due to almost $100 million in bonded debt, is it time to just pave it or plant grass? Stay tuned.
Construction on the new Bellaire High school is complete. The original building was demolished during the week of July 13-17, 2021. 
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