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Cap Metro: Even bigger ridership increase in August (AustinPolitics) …Nobody is taking free rides in Tarrytown (AustinPolitics) Police, Media Report that Sentient SUV Hit School Bus, then Fled Scene (Statesman, KXAN, Fox7) Man Opens Up About Losing Daughter in Distracted Driving Crash (Spectrum News) Texas Transpo Commission Mtg on Texas Clear Lanes & Prioritizing Congestion, […]

Capital Metro Hosting Public “Deep Dive” into Project Connect Long Range Transit Plan, Oct 3 How to Jail the Poor: Travis County Tries to Fix its Driving While License Invalid Issue (Austin Chron) Shockingly, TXDOT Still Trying to “Increase Access to Land Development” in Houston Region (Houston Chron) City of San Antonio Plans Include Bike Lanes […]

NextCity Oddly Portays Houston’s Plan to Build 12.5 More Miles of Light Rail and 34 Miles of BRT Still Smarting From Uber, Cities Wise Up About Scooter Data (Wired) San Antonio Council Member Rey Saldaña Challenged to Ride the Bus for a Month, Then Fights for Transit Funding, and City of San Antonio Just Budgeted $10 […]

How West 6th Was Accidentally Fixed for the Age of Scooters (and How to Keep it Fixed) (Austin On Your Feet) Out of Control: Houston is ‘ground zero’ for drunken and drugged driving (Houston Chron) …City of Houston Requires Bars to Provide Parking (Big Red Dog) San Antonio Downtown Developer Asking For Permission to Convert Some […]

CodeNEXT or None, Austin Has an Identity Crisis (StrongTowns) City of San Antonio Gets National Recognition for Health Equity Efforts (Rivard) Smart Cycling Complete Class in Arlington, Oct 6 (BikeDFW) Galveston’s Trolleys Are Still Being Repaired From Hurricane Ike in 2008 (Galveston Daily News) UT Researchers Attempt to Identify Neighborhoods Experiencing Gentrification (Statesman) More Headlines […]

Houston Coalition for Complete Streets Annual Meeting, Next Wed, Sep 26 Street Safety Summit by LINK Houston and Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Next Thu, Sep 27 Public Meeting on 290 HOV Lanes Off Peak Policy, Trying to Retrofit Mistakes on Just Finished Highway Students Face Overcrowding on Buses Foollowing CapMetro Remap – ie, Ridership Seems […]