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CapMetro Approves New Paratransit Services Contract, Secures Workers’ Wages & Benefits (Monitor) High-Throughput Guadalupe Street, Adjacent to UT, Downtown, Ranked Most Dangerous for Austin Bicyclists Montgomery County Commissioner Loses Vote To Stop Highway Expansion, Calls for Petition (Courier) Two Houston Teens, Too Young to Drive, Killed in Alleged Street Racing Crash (KHOU) OpEd: Vision Zero […]

Kinder Institute Highlights Imperative for Walkable Communities as Pedestrian Deaths Rise A Look at Downtown Austin 5 Years After Eliminating Goverment-Mandated Parking Spots (ABJ) Austin City Councilmember Renteria & CapMetro CEO Walk Into A Bus Stop Metro May Expand Rail Car Inventory By 20%, Anticipating Ridership Increases (Houston Chron) Dallas City Council Mulling $1 Streetcar […]

OpEd: A Third Reservoir for Houston Could Enable Roadbuilding, Sprawl at Expense of Safety (Houston Chron) El Paso to Install First Two-Way Bike Lane, Concerns Remain Over Adequate Width, Safety (KVIA) Four Young Men Killed in I-20 Head-on Collision (KCBD) Driver Kills 11-Year-Old During Gun Violence Walkout, Released Without Charges (KCBD) City of Pearland Exploring […]

SAS, with 3,000 Employees, Joins Movability Austin to Reduce Single-Occupant Vehicle Trips Drivers Send Texas House Transpo Committee Mixed Messages, Decrying Both Congestion & Tolls (KVUE) State Lawmakers Unaligned with Houston Region Elected Officials on Transportation Projects (HPM) DFW RTC Members Invite State Officials to Experience, Perhaps Embrace Toll Lanes (DMN) SA Millennials Eager to […]

Houston Office Space Vacancy Rate Highest in 20 Years (Houston Chron) … 320,000 Houstonians “Need Affordable Housing” (HPM) City of Austin Audits Bridges. All Safe, Top 5 Identified for Better Bike/Ped Service (KXAN) OpEd: Increased Mobility Options Are Great – But Students Deserve Good Transit, Too! (Daily Texan) Room for Improvement in Dallas’ Pedestrian Services […]

Austin City Council Mobility Committee Adapting to New Dockless Reality (Monitor) Mayor Nirenberg Touts New Mass Transit Nonprofit as Economic Revitalization Tool (SA Biz Journal) Mixed-Use, 975 Housing Unit Development Rejected To Preserve View of Arts Center That Doesn’t Exist (Rivard) Jeffrey Moore, Founder of SATX Social Ride, Talks Safety & Local Bike Culture (Downtown […]