Today’s Headlines

Christof Spieler: Election of Representative-Elect Lizzie Fletcher is “very relevant for transit”
…Reddit is Ready to Build Some High Capacity Transit in Houston
…METRO Hopes For A Strong Advocate In Congress With Lizzie Fletcher’s Election (Houston Public Media)
“CapMetro Account is Getting Sassy in Its Advocacy for Dedicated Lanes and I’m Here For It.” (Dan Keshet)
Will Conley – Citizen Chair of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization – Lost His Race for County Judge (Hays Free Press)
Ed Emmett – Long Time Leader of the Houston Region Transportation and Urban Planning Policy – Lost His Race for County Judge (KPRC)
…Meet Lina Hidalgo: Harris County’s Newly Elected Latina Judge (Houston Public Media)
Urbanists Won Big in Austin. (AustinPolitics.Net, The Austin Met, AustinBizJournal, Curbed)
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: “Lowering the Speed Limit by 5 MPH on City Streets can Improve Safety for Motorists, Pedestrians and Bicyclists”

Programming Note: Jay is in NYC for the Vision Zero Cities conference and related Families for Safe Streets organizing events. We had planned to keep a normal headlines schedule this week, but haven’t been able to do it. Just FYI – At this point, maintaining and trying to build Streetsblog Texas is an unfunded desire of Farm&City. We’ll be earnestly launching our annual fundraising efforts soon and hope we can count on your support.