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All Signs Point to Even More Road Congestion, and That’s an Opportunity for Rail (Morning News) Brownsville, Texas is the Safest Driving City of the 200 Largest US Cities (Morning News) New Study Says Not All Houstonians Have Equal Access To Transit (HPM) Captain Kirk Encourages Seniors to Start Riding a Bike (LA Times) Weeks […]

RIP Patrick Walsh, Father, Husband, Dancer, Musician, Friend, and Passionate Director of the Houston Planning & Development Department (Houston Chron) Thank you so much, Pat, for all that you gave to the people of Houston. Post Oak rebuild nears completion, but buses won’t roll til 2020 (Houston Chron) San Antonio’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Set […]

Rick Perry’s TXDOT Negotiated $100 Million Bonus from Private Entity to Allow 85MPH on SH130 Failed Toll Road. Senator Kohlkorst Claims This Impacted the Texas Legislature’s 2011 Decision to Let It Go Forward. TXDOT Performed 85th Percentile Speed Study After Setting 85 MPH Speed. Texas Transportation Commissioner Jeff Austin is “Deeply Offended”. At Least 37 […]

Traffic Crash Victims’ Survivors Seek Changes (Spectrum News Austin) Dozens Gather to Remember Victims of Traffic Incidents (Austin American Statesman) Vision Zero San Antonio Honors 122 Lives Lost on Roadways (Spectrum News SA) Dockless Scooters Present Pitfalls (And Potholes) For Police, Pedestrians – And Insurers (KUT) …While Ten People Keep Dying Every Day in Texas […]

Please Join Us At the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims this Sunday in Austin New Project Connect Plan has Ambitions for 2020 (Austin Monitor) Capital Metro Board in Favor of Free Rides for K-12 (Austin Monitor) Tarrant County College Ridership on Trinity Metro is On The Rise (City of Fort Worth) Minimum […]

Group calls for end to “epidemic” of traffic deaths and injury in Texas (KXAN) …Senator Judith Zaffirini Files Consistent Statewide Hands Free Bill – SB 43 – text (pdf) …Vision Zero Texas Releases Legislative Agenda for the 2019 #TXlege Session …World Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Traffic Violence is This Sunday MoBike ceases operations […]