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I don't understand. Instead of getting out of one's car and picking up the few pieces of garbage, you are asking for city services that are already stretched too thin to do it? .

What's sad is that the schools and parents don't teach "Don't Mess With Texas" and the students leaving school walk by the park and throw trash there and parents go and teach their children to leave their trash around the park for the neighbors who live by it to "appreciate". So I'm supposed to take care of their mess.

What do you think this SeeClickFix photojournalism campaign is going to accomplish?

The city is laying off firefighters, for gawd's sake. It is not going to come out and pick up this trash, or scold the nearby schoolchildren and parents! You realize that is not going to happen, right?

So what are TWO of you (the original poster and now you) hoping to accomplish with this post that some overworked staffer at the City of Houston is nonetheless going to have to read and dismiss?

I think Birdy is right -- probably that energy is better expended by getting out from behind the keyboard, parking the car, and picking up the trash. That may not be "fair" and it may be "sad" but it ultimately would produce a nicer neighborhood, something you could surely take pride in contributing to!

So a COH staffer has to read posts from Birdy, Veronique, etc. I'll just respond with one more post on this report and just limit future ones to valid requests as the other reports have been. I did talk in person to the Principal at the nearby school and asked if he could add additional trash cans. Also, could they include a session on littering. Hoping that would get the children to also get their parents to quit littering. Picking up dirty diapers after the parent throws it on the curb from their car is trash I will not pick up. I do pick up other trash that does not appear dangerous. I don't have the bravery to be in HFD or HPD but I do include volunteer work to help them.

Section 8, please don't be sad. Make some friends! Get out some! Don't be so provincial!

(and I bet you pick up after your dog or cat, don't you) :o)

I think each person's trash picking tolerance varies. Like, if I saw 3 or 4 mattresses strewn throughout in a yard, I'd probably report that as well (as I do not intend to haul away every mattress I see). However, if I see one trash bag with a couple papers around it, I might pick it up myself... "might".

That's the spirit, TooMuchGrounded! Be the change you want and all that.

Whose responsibility is it to pick up that trash? I know the bus stop down the street is a hot mess as well but I know Metro takes care of that. That trash is a nuisance but I won't pick up other people's trash. Just like at work. Its ridiculous how all of that looks. very very nasty.

on my daily walks, i regularly pick up trash in the street. we've been known to walk up and down tanglewilde and our own street with garbage bags in hand to gather garbage.

whose responsibility is it? ours.