“It doesn’t change the fact more lanes mean more traffic.”

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“It doesn’t change the fact more lanes mean more traffic.” “Houston is the beating heart of the entire metropolitan area. Commutes from outlying communities need more creative solutions and people are hungry for public transit.”

“Flooding effects everybody.”

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“We have to know the downstream effects of every decision that we make in every construction project from now on. Flooding effects everybody.”

“We won't stop demonstrating until this project is stopped and re-worked entirely."

KHOU: Organization demands city put a stop on I-45 expansion project:

"We're here today to tell the Houston-Galveston Area Council, to tell the Houston City Council, to tell TxDOT we don't want this project.”

"We want to see more public transit in Houston, we want to see environmental justice and we want to see equity in our transportation planning."

"This is going to be the first of many demonstrations we will be holding, and we won't stop demonstrating until this project is stopped and re-worked entirely."