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Success of Form-Based Code in West Campus Has Cut Need for Long Trips, Including Transit (Monitor) Austin May Be Getting a Mixed-Use Building on Its Last Downtown Parking Crater (KUT) Hit-and-Run Driver Killed 27-Year-Old Joshua Martine Lane Riding His Bike on Access Road (KENS) House Committee on Transportation to Hold Hearing on HB 1368, the Safe Neighborhood Streets Bill, […]

REMINDER: Take Two Minutes to Ask Your State Senator to Prevent Traffic Deaths NCTCOG Seeks Input From Older Adults, People With Disabilities, Transit Riders in Access North Texas Survey Texas Will Spend $150 Million on This Intersection in Pharr — Almost $2,000 Per Resident  (Valley Central) CTRMA Moves Forward With 48 Miles of New Car Lane Traffic for 183 in North Austin (Monitor) […]

FBI Raids Offices of Engineering Firm That Builds Infrastructure All Over Texas, Donates Heavily to Politicians (Fox26) City of Austin Considering Impact Fee on New Developments to Expand Roads Houston Man Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver While Riding His Bike at Night on This Street (KHOU) Texas Senate Approves Bill Requiring All Public School Children Get a Seat […]

TXDOT Beginning Update to Americans With Disabilities Act Transition Plan (Rivard) DFW’s Wealthy May Be First Americans to Ride in Uber’s Flying Cars (Fast Company) Letter Campaign in Support of SCR 42 Asks For an End to Traffic Deaths in Texas (Action Network) Online Forum on How to Spend Austin Hotel Taxes Allows You to […]

Elections for All Dallas City Council Seats Began Yesterday Austin’s MetroRapid Sees 26% Jump in Ridership Following Fare Reduction (Monitor) Capital Metro Will Slowly Expand Frequent Bus Grid Through Public Process (Impact) Some Real Estate and Energy Interests Want #TXLege to Spend as Much as Possible on Roads (Tribune) Texas Bill to Force Cities to Accept Uber/Lyft […]

Very Sad: Engineers, Elected Officials Want to Widen a Loop Road Around The Woodlands (Houston Chron) Key to Accessible Sidewalks in Houston — Get a Child to Write an Adorable Letter to the Mayor (ABC13) Early Voting Started Today to Elect San Antonio Mayor and Council and Decide on Bond (Info) DART Public Meetings Coming Up to […]