休斯顿Montrose西阿拉巴马街2700万美元改造：76家商户联署要求安全升级，六年约500起车祸
据FOX 26休斯顿报道，由数万名Montrose居民、商户主和信仰团体组成的庞大联盟，正公开支持对西阿拉巴马街（West Alabama Street）进行耗资数千万美元的重建，同时敦促市政规划者在最终设计定案前，把公共资金用在关键的长期安全设施上。
西阿拉巴马街重建项目由Montrose TIRZ 27和市工程师主导，将彻底改造谢泼德大道（Shepherd Drive）至Spur 527走廊之间1.6英里的路段。项目预计耗资2700万至3000万美元，计划2026年底至2027年初破土动工，工期持续到2028年底。
据组织者引用的市政车祸数据，这条交通繁忙的走廊六年内发生约500起车祸，造成约5700万美元的经济和人身损失，目前仍被列在休斯顿“高伤害路网”名单上。
“我们想看到阿拉巴马街重建，但更想看到它建得安全，”林荫之友组织（Friends of the Boulevard）的玛戈·芬德里克（Margo Fendrick）说，“花3000万美元却不让这条路对所有使用者更安全，那就太可惜了。”
目前官方方案已包括重新铺设路面、常规人行道修复和新增行人触发式闪烁信号灯。但由76家本地商户、公民俱乐部、信仰团体和三个超级社区（代表超过52000名居民）组成的西阿拉巴马改善联盟（West Alabama Improvement Coalition）正推动工程师加入更多具体安全设计。
“这条路大概二三十年没动过了，”联盟组织者亚历山大·斯派克（Alexander Spike）说，“这可能是一代人一次的工程，必须真正带来改变，而不是简单恢复原状。”
对残障居民而言，这次施工是消除日常隐患的关键机会。坐轮椅的本地居民安东尼·莫拉莱斯（Anthony Morales）告诉FOX 26，破损的路面、横穿人行道的车道和停在步行道上的车辆，经常把他逼进车流中。“要考虑所有人，不只是能走路的人，”他说。
沿街商户也对项目表示欢迎。一位商户私下告诉FOX 26，虽然施工会暂时影响客流，但如果最终能换来更安全、更宜人的商业走廊，这笔市政投资是值得的。工程师和规划部门预计未来几个月完成最终设计蓝图。FOX 26已就联盟的具体设计诉求联系市府官员，截至发稿尚未收到回应。
Houston's Montrose Backs $27M West Alabama Street Overhaul: 76 Businesses Demand Safety Upgrades After 500 Crashes in Six Years
A massive coalition of tens of thousands of Montrose residents, business owners and faith leaders is voicing strong support for a multi-million-dollar reconstruction of West Alabama Street in Houston — while urging city planners to spend public money on key long-term safety features before designs are finalized, FOX 26 Houston reported.
The West Alabama Reconstruction Project, overseen by Montrose TIRZ 27 and city engineers, will completely overhaul a 1.6-mile stretch between Shepherd Drive and the Spur 527 corridor. The $27–30 million project is scheduled to break ground between late 2026 and early 2027, with construction running through late 2028.
According to municipal crash data cited by organizers, the busy corridor recorded roughly 500 crashes over a six-year period, causing an estimated $57 million in economic and personal damage. It remains on Houston's High Injury Network.
"We want to see Alabama Street get rebuilt, but we just want to see it be built safely," said Margo Fendrick of Friends of the Boulevard. "We think it'd be a shame to see $30 million be spent and not be spent in a way that makes this road safer for all users of the road."
Current official plans already include a repaved roadway, standard sidewalk repairs and new pedestrian-activated flashing beacon signals. But the West Alabama Improvement Coalition — 76 local businesses, civic clubs, faith groups and three super neighborhoods representing more than 52,000 residents — is pushing engineers to add specific safety features.
"This road hasn't been touched in like 20, 30 years," said organizer Alexander Spike. "This is probably a once-in-a-generation type project, and we've got to make sure it's genuinely transformative rather than just reproducing the status quo."
For residents with disabilities, the project is a critical chance to fix daily hazards. Anthony Morales, a local wheelchair user, told FOX 26 that crumbling pavement, driveways cutting across sidewalks and vehicles parked over walkways frequently force him into active traffic lanes.
Merchants along the strip also welcomed the project. One business owner told FOX 26 off-camera that while construction will temporarily slow foot traffic, the city's investment is worthwhile if it ultimately creates a safer, more inviting corridor. Engineers expect to finalize design blueprints in the coming months. FOX 26 said it reached out to city officials about the coalition's requests and is awaiting a response.
图片来源：图：休斯顿蒙特罗斯区（Montrose District）街区标识牌，改造路段所在社区。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，CC0 授权
