How Can We Develop Houston’s East End Properly?
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Ryan Holeywell | March 1, 2016
A panel says a deliberate approach is needed, lest the area become consumed by townhomes.
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H-GAC TPC discusses creation of a regional Vision Zero Task Force, kinda
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Today the members of the Houston-Galveston Area Transportation Policy Council (TPC) discussed the re-establishment of the Regional Safety Council, a body that would study comprehensively and across disciplines how to improve transportation safety and reduce traffic-related deaths and serious injuries throughout the 13-county Gulf Coast region. If this sounds a…
Houston Unveils a Bold New Citywide Plan for Bicycling
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Houston’s new bike plan envisions a real network instead of disconnected segments. Source: Houston Bike Plan
The same team that helped overhaul Houston’s bus network is turning its attention to the city’s bike network.
This week, recently-elected Mayor Sylvester Turner unveiled the city’s first bike plan since 1993. The plan envisions a network of low-stress bikeways — a welcome improvement over Houston’s previous bike [...]
“What Can We Do By 2024?” Report Released
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Six months ago, Houston Tomorrow hosted What Can We Do By 2022?, a series of luncheons and lectures with invited experts to inject good policy ideas into the Houston elections, and provide recommendations for the next administration. Our expert panel focused on the potential impact of walkable urbanism on tax…
What Will It Take for Houston to Eliminate Traffic Deaths?
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Houston’s traffic fatality rate is more than three times higher than NYC’s, and local advocates are calling for change. Photo: Houston Tomorrow
In 2014, 227 people were killed in traffic collisions in Houston. Per capita, that means the city’s streets are more than three times as deadly as New York City’s.
Despite the toll, there’s a culture of acceptance surrounding [...]
Vision Zero for Houston Report Released
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In 2014, 667 people died on the streets in the Houston region, 227 of them in the City of Houston. We expect to find that there were more deaths than this in 2015. It’s time for the City of Houston to join its large peer cities in making a Vision…