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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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Transit Ridership Falling Everywhere — But Not in Cities With Redesigned Bus Networks

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 24, 2017 | No Comments

Transit ridership decreased in almost every major American city last year. But there were two notable exceptions -- Seattle and Houston. Those two outliers share one thing in common: In addition to expanding light rail, they're both redesigning their bus networks.

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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.

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Houston Installs Its First Bike Box

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jan 31, 2017 | 2 Comments

In a rush to install upgrades for all the visitors expected at this weekend's Super Bowl, Houston has installed its second green bike lane and its first bike box on Holman Street in Midtown

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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 Regional Planning Agency Installs All White Male Executive Committee

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jan 30, 2017 | 5 Comments

The Houston - Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council has voted to fill its powerful executive committee this year with only white men. The five men on the panel will represent a region that is the most diverse in the nation and home to about 3.4 million women.

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