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‘You can’t even drive up and down the street’ | Residents in Houston’s Third Ward fed up with partygoers flooding neighborhood
KHOU 11 News pushed for solutions by bringing neighbors’ concerns to the Houston City Council Member who represents the area.
HOUSTON — Residents of a Third Ward neighborhood in Houston said they are being overwhelmed by partygoers taking the nightlife too far — and down their streets.
People who live near Emancipation Avenue and Wheeler Avenue said their block now essentially turns into a parking lot, especially on weekend nights, making it nearly impossible to get in or out of their homes.
“Sometimes you can’t even drive up and down the street,” said one resident, who asked to remain anonymous.
Several neighbors voiced their concerns to KHOU 11 News, sharing stories of blocked driveways, loud noise and sleepless nights.
“People start blocking driveways, which happens. Some people have even just pulled up in my driveway and just chose to stay there for the evening, so it can get frustrating for sure,” the resident said.
He added that the noise often lasts well into the early morning hours.
“Anything past 10 p.m., well into early morning, 2, 3, 4 in the morning,” he said.
KHOU 11 News brought those concerns to Houston City Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, who represents the area. She’s calling on those causing disturbances to be more respectful, and says the city will respond.
“We want them to know that it is not acceptable, and we will do all that we need to do to try to stop them from doing that,” Evans-Shabazz said. “I’m going to make sure that I stay on top of it to get HPD to go there on a regular basis.”
Damon Glaspie, who operates paid parking lots in the area, said he has also been impacted and wants action to be taken for the safety and convenience of his customers.
“We need to make sure our driveways are clear, our lanes are clear, so we can get people in and out safely,” Glaspie said.
KHOU 11 News noticed increased police patrols on Sunday night.
In the meantime, some neighbors said they recently worked together to get the city to begin enforcing residential permit parking on their street — a new rule that’s set to take effect at the end of this month.