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Governor Greg Abbott Says Entire $75 Billion UTP is For Expanding Roads, Reducing Congestion Crossley: Texas Has a $99 Billion Traffic Problem, But Congestion Isn’t It (Houston Chronicle) Governor Abbott Also Said He Thinks It is Time to Do Away With Life-Saving Red Light Cameras Trump Administration Withholding Transit Funding From Dallas, El Paso (Streetsblog USA) Good […]

Sen. Huffines Pushing NCTCOG to Build Toll Road Exit Dallas Doesn’t Want (Morning News) DART’s New Fare Structure Makes a Single Bus Ride $2.50, but Caps Daily and Monthly Costs Hostel “for Millenials” Opening Up in Midtown Houston (Houston Chron) Mayor’s San Antonio Housing Report Includes Idea of “Protecting” Neighborhoods (Express-News) McDermott Bridge Bike and […]

Harmony Science Academy seeks school zone to protect students crossing Texas Avenue (The Eagle) Reminder: Freeway Construction Itself Causes the Congestion It Hopes to Ease (Star-Telegram) Bike San Antonio Has a Petition Asking for Protected Bike Lanes on Broadway The Rise and Fall of Dockless Bike Sharing in Dallas (Texas Monthly) …In Spite of Horrible […]

Four Things DART’s Cotton Belt Stations Will Mean for Plano (Morning News) Entirety of Texas VW Lawsuit Money for Clean Air to Go Toward Vehicular Transportation (Houston Chron) Why Houston’s Bike Plan Matters for Bicyclists’ Safety (Kinder) DFW Area Cities Going Strong Toward Tech Solutions to Traffic (Star-Telegram) Tell TxDOT: Prioritize the Lives and Physical […]

After Crash, Austin Becomes Latest City to Grapple with Scooter Safety (Statesman) Instead of Vision Zero, Houston Mayor Turner Asks Outside Groups to List Most Dangerous Intersections for Riding Bikes (BikeHouston) The Interview With LeBron James About Bicycles and Freedom (Wall Street Journal) How Lazy Coverage of Pedestrian Deaths Obscures Why Streets Are So Dangerous […]

How Are You Going to Build Safe Streets with the City of Houston Neighborhood Matching Grant Program? City of Austin Community Survey Open on Dockless Mobility – Shared Scooters, Bikes – Through August 31 From Close Calls to Crashes: Infrastructure Priorities to Improve Safety for People on Bikes (Kinder) Dallas Morning News Editorial: Spending $5 […]