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Austin Mayor’s Deputy Calls for Upgrading Local #20 Bus to Frequent Rapid TXDOT Public Hearing on Adding Sidewalks and Bike Lanes in Waco, Wed, Sep 5 Bike San Antonio Calls for Protected Bikeways on Broadway (Rivard) Three Children Hospitalized in a Car Crash Involving Six Other People (Spectrum News Austin) Renters Vs. Homeowners: Who’s Really in […]

221 Public Comments on 2019 UTP – Up From 4 – Focus on Safety, Transit, Walk, Bike Public Meeting: Southeast Houston Mobility Plan, Sep 8, 8:30am-12:30pm Hey, UT freshmen: Here’s how to get around Austin — for free [on the Bus] (Daily Texan) Austin Transpo Dept Asks if Spicewood Springs Deserves to be Safe (Community […]

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett Calls for Some Form of Combined City/County Govt (Houston Chron) Austin Council Begins Budget Talks. Will They Fill the Sidewalk Funding Gap? Capital Metro is Hiring Someone to Manage “Transit Speed and Reliability“ …And Someone to “Manage and Develop the Bus Stop Improvement and Accessibility Program“ Public Meetings Held for […]

Capital Metro Board Extends Student Free Fare Pilot through Fall Semester (Randy Clarke) AAA 4D Summit, Sep 18, in Austin: How to Stop Drugged, Distracted, Drunk, Drowsy Driving City of Houston Wants Public Input on Crosswalks in Woodland Heights Someone Died Trying to Walk Across the I-20 Freeway Last Night (Morning News) Sen. Kirk Watson […]

AISD School Citing Policies Produce Horrible Traffic, Health Issues for Students (KXAN) “Austin Navigates Scooter Perils”, While Ten People Died by Car Since Scooter’s Allowed (Statesman) Our Streets Make Us Unhappy. They Don’t Have To (Washington Post) Mayor Turner Calls for Houston Region to Develop 20-Year Flooding Strategy (Houston Chron) Another Pedestrian Involved Car Crash […]