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Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Publishes 9 Recommendations to Improve CodeNEXT VIA Offers Free Park and Ride Service to Guns N’ Roses Concert (NewsSA) Shape the Future of Downtown Austin by Taking the Community Survey Micro-Housing Coming to Downtown Austin in New Mixed-Use Building (Towers) Map Shows Which Streets and Houses Will Remain Flooded Nine Days […]

3 Ways DART Can Confront Its Midlife Crisis and Win Over Doubters (Morning News) Gov. Abbott Appoints Former Dem Lawmaker John Sharp to Head Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas (Tribune) How You Can Help Texas Transit Operators and Workers Affected by Harvey (TransitWire) Austin Council Gets Two Presentations on CodeNEXT Second Draft Free Morning Talk With […]

Houston Region Emerges From Flood Waters and Floods Roads with Traffic (Houston Chron) Texas Officials See Long Recovery From Harvey for State Transportation Network (Tribune) Why Do Drivers Lose Their Cool Behind The Wheel? (Texas Public Radio) Hurricane Harvey Destroyed Half a Million Cars (Detroit News) …City of Houston Lost 355 Vehicles to that Jerk […]

Houston Office of Emergency Management Asked People Not to Drive and to Use Transit Instead Public Comment Due 9/21 on CAMPO Draft 2045 Regional Active Transportation Plan Houston Chron Managing Editor: Harvey Is Turning Point in Fighting Climate Change (WaPo) Kinder Offers Houston Community Data Portal Early to Assist Hurricane Harvey Research Council Member Rey Saldaña: Fuel […]

Austin Vision Zero Reports Detail Progress; Crash Data Mostly Unchanged (Monitor) Houston City Council Meeting Held in GRB Convention Center/Disaster Shelter for 9,000 People (Chris Andrews) Sketch City Crowdsourced Map of Houston Area Shelters and Needs for Donations and Volunteers Former Mayor Bill White – Who Welcomed 250K Katrina Evacuees – Evacuated His Home (Houston Chron) Proposals […]

Part of Pearland Received the Most Rain From a Tropical Storm Ever in Texas (National Weather Service) Analysis: Four Things Houston-Area Leaders Must Do to Prevent Future Flooding Disasters (Tribune) Will Harvey Lead to New Thinking About Area Development? (Houston Chron) HCFCD’s Mike Talbott Has a $26 Billion Widening-Bayous-and-Buying-Out-Homes Plan (Houston Chron) Harvey Is What Climate […]