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Leah Binkovitz

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Arlington Experimenting With Driverless Shuttles

By Leah Binkovitz | May 11, 2017 | No Comments
After earning a reputation as the biggest U.S. city without transit, does a new driverless shuttle service mark a shift?
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Why School Choice Is Also About Transit

By Leah Binkovitz | May 10, 2017 | No Comments
Because a big part of school is getting there.
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Cities Can Prepare for the Driverless Future — But They Have to Start Now

By Leah Binkovitz | Apr 19, 2017 | No Comments
With testing already under way, it's only a matter of time before driverless cars become a more common presence on the roads.
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Houston Mayor Announces Complete Communities Initiative

By Leah Binkovitz | Apr 17, 2017 | No Comments
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner unveiled details of his long-anticipated Complete Communities initiative Monday, three months after a federal investigation found the city had violated the Civil Rights Act by locating subsidized, low-income housing in segregated areas.
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Study: Past Transit Habits Shape Future Ones in Dramatic Ways

By Leah Binkovitz | Mar 28, 2017 | No Comments
The transit habits we grew up with shape our transit habits as adults, according to new research. The finding is a bit intuitive, but researchers say local governments could use it to help groom the next generation of riders.
Image via flickr/Bill Dickinson.
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Harris County No Longer Leads Country in Population Growth

By Leah Binkovitz | Mar 23, 2017 | No Comments
After an eight-year run as the county with the biggest population gains in the U.S., Harris County, home to Houston, has relinquished the top spot to Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, according to new Census data released Thursday.
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Houstonians Give Poor Marks to Streets and Sidewalks

By Leah Binkovitz | Feb 27, 2017 | No Comments
The survey of some 3,000 residents, taken through the city’s CitizensNet service — a regular email newsletter — asked residents to rank 20 city services and nine quality of life measures.
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How Historic Racism Shaped Atlanta’s Transportation Network

By Leah Binkovitz | Feb 8, 2017 | No Comments
Leah Binkovitz | February 8, 2017 As Atlanta considers a new approach to transportation, a report links the region's history of racism with today's transit inequities.
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Houstonians Are Pretty Happy With Their Neighborhoods, But Experiences Vary

By Leah Binkovitz | Feb 6, 2017 | No Comments
Leah Binkovitz | February 6, 2017 Houston's black and Hispanic residents reported higher rates of abandoned buildings and other quality of life concerns than white and Asian residents.
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In Texas, Houston Dominates the Most-Congested Roads List

By Leah Binkovitz | Feb 2, 2017 | No Comments
Nearly half of the state’s 100 most congested roadways are in the Houston area. Taking the title of most-congested roadway in the state is the roughly 3.6-mile segment of 610 Loop by the Galleria, running between I-10 and US-59.
via The Urban Edge

Could Houston Become a Protest City?

By Leah Binkovitz | Jan 31, 2017 | No Comments
Though Houston is known as diverse city, and it’s a welcoming city, Houston hasn’t historically been seen as a protest city. That’s not necessarily due to a lack of trying.
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Houston’s Air Quality Is Improving, But Asthma Disparities Persist

By Leah Binkovitz | Jan 24, 2017 | No Comments
In Houston, black children have asthma at almost twice the frequency as white children.
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