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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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Texas DOT’s Own Numbers Cast Doubt on Its Story of Ever-Rising Traffic

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Sep 14, 2016 | 25 Comments

Back in 2015, the people of Texas were asked by the legislature and Governor Greg Abbott to meet the challenge of the state’s projected traffic growth by enacting a constitutional amendment to require road spending for the next decade. The people agreed and voted to allocate about $38 billion in state taxes for the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) […]

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FHWA Will Help Cities Get Serious About Measuring Biking and Walking

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 15, 2015 | No Comments

This counter in San Francisco gives planners reliable, up-to-date data about bike trips on Market Street. Photo: The Fast Lane The lack of good data on walking and biking is a big problem. Advocates say current metrics yield a spotty and incomplete picture of how much, where, and why Americans walk and bike. The U.S. Census only tells us [...]