• Urban Counties Absorbing Most of Texas’ Growth- From Births, Migration, & Rural Counties Houston Chron)
• Dallas Skipped Out on Stress Tests for Margaret McDermott Bridge, Remains Broken & Closed (Observer)
• Brother of Man Who Died in Head-On Collision Advocates for 65 MPH Limit on Texas Highway (KLTV)
• New VIA Board Appointee: We are Light Years Behind… When It Comes to Transportation (SA Express)
• Paxton Issues Opinion, Furthering Confusion on State Funds for Toll Roads (Statesman)
• Columnist Pleads with Dallas City Councilmember to Not Ruin Bikeshare (DMag)
• Attorneys: Houston Cyclist Killed by Dump Truck Driver Was Not at Fault (HPM)
• El Paso Resident, Seriously Injured in Crash Last Year, Sues Uber (EP Times)
• Austin Unveils Manchaca Corridor Plans, Input Solicited

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• Attorneys Trying to Establish Bicyclist Had Right to Be in Crosswalk When Killed (HPM)
• Environmentally Dubious 635 Expansion Moving Forward, Dropping Tolls (Morning News)
• Collin County Commissioners Send $750m Car-Subsidy Bond to Voters (CommunityImpact)
• Dallas Suburb To Host Nation’s First Robot Car Service, Starting in July (Tribune)
• …Reminder: Safety Regulations to Allow Robot Cars to Interact with Humans Do Not Exist
• Houston Transit Bond Delayed to 2019 to “Get It Right”, Study Mode (Houston Chron)
• …Which Would be 16 Years After Houstonians Voted to Build Missing University Line
• Houston, May 10: Presentation, Public Comment on Complete Communities Action Plan
• … Learn More & Read the Draft Plans for Five Houston Neighborhoods
• Hundreds Ride Bicycles for Hill Country Ride for AIDS (KXAN)
• Major San Antonio Intersection Set for Reconfiguration (SAExpress)

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• Capital Metro Installing Retrofits to Bus Stops to Give People Shade
• Collin County Need Not Spend $671m of Taxpayer Funds to Subsidize Sprawl (DMag)
• Interview, Profile of New CapMetro CEO Randy Clarke (ABJ)
• San Antonio Drainage Ditch Converted to Public Park (SAExpress)
• Amtrak Partners With Texas Bullet Train on Dallas-Houston Rail Line
• LINK Houston Executive Director Asks City Council to Take Action on Traffic Violence
• OpEd: Houston Lacks a Transportation Safety Culture (HChron)
• Byron Ashton Killed by Driver At Night While Walking Down Poorly Lit Houston Road (HChron)
• Austin, May 8: Traffic Jam with CapMetro to Learn About Project Connect

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• Advocates Lobby for Safety Upgrades at Deadly Rice-Area Intersection (Houston Chron)
• … Bill Fulton OpEd: Beyond Rice, It’s Unsafe to Walk Throughout the City (Houston Chron)
• Dallas Resident Trying to Cross Road Killed by Passing Driver Last Night (Morning News)
• $550m South Austin Highway Expansion Progresses After Nixing Tolls (Statesman)
• …About 3.5 Times More Expensive Than Completing Austin’s All Ages & Abilities Bike Network
• Tension Between Residents, Officials Over Safety Improvements to Dangerous Highway (Beaumont Express)
• Collin County Elected Officials, TXDOT, Clamor for Moar Roads – Don’t Forget Transit! (Morning News)
• City of San Antonio Hiring a Senior Planner

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• Fuel Truck Driver Crashes, Dallas North Tollway Covered in Oil, All But One Lane Closed (DMN)
• Brownfield Teen Dead, Two with Incapacitating Injuries After Crashing into Trailer (E Lubbock)
• Dallas CM Caraway Focuses on Trivial Anti-Dockless Bike Sentiment Amid His Own Struggles (NBC DFW)
• 4 Year, $200m Widening of Texas Highway 146 Beginning This Summer (Houston Chron)
• …Expect Very Temporary Relief, Then Monumentally Worse Congestion Than Before
• CapMetro Piloting Free Rides for Grade School Students This Summer (KXAN)
• Seven Garland Children Orphaned After Parents Killed in Car Crash (DMN)
• Frisco Makes Mildest Possible Advance in Modernizing Parking Policy (CI)
• College Station City Council Endorsing New Roadbuilding RMA (WTAW)
• Trinity Metro Implements Changes to Improve Service, Hearing Tonight

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• Bike Houston Executive Director John Long Calls for Houston to Adopt Vision Zero
• NCTCOG Challenges You to Bike Everywhere… Perhaps They Could Fund More Bike Lanes
• Dallas Ranks Last in Economic Inclusivity Study, Another Reason for Robust Transit (DMag)
• Following Several Deaths, TXDOT Adding Turn Lanes, Shoulder to Rural Highway (Statesman)
• Fort Worth Grants Residents Exclusive Property Rights on Otherwise Public Streets
• Houston Has 4th Highest Number of Vanpools in America (Mobility Labs)
• DART Holding Three Public Meetings on Cotton Belt Rail Line in May
• Central Texas Fair Housing Survey, Chance for $100 Gift Card

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• Texas Cities Missing Out on Millions in TNC Tax Revenue (Rivard)
• OpEd: San Antonio Must Realize Its Compact, Connected Vision – The Decade of Downtown
• TXDOT, Harris County Deal Means Huge Loss for Transit on US 290 (Houston Chron)
• Texas Has Eighth Highest Rate of Hit and Runs (HPM)
• Manhattan Institute Recommends I-345 Removal in Dallas as a National Priority.
• Dallas Exploring Smart Street Solutions Before Bike/Ped Infrastructure (DMag)
• FHWA Acts on Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Pedestrian Safety Research
• El Paso Council OKs $94m Plan, Including Safety Upgrades & Repairs for 25 Arterials (EPT)
• TXDOT Declares Need to Replace Downtown El Paso Bridges (EPT)
• BikeTexas’ Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference is this Week in Austin – May 2-4

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• The Texas Transportation Commission Besties Again With Tolls for Unnecessary Road Widening (Statesman)
• …Extensive Tolling Could Mean Receiving More Federal Funds (Wall Street Journal)
• Dallas’ Henderson Street Balancing Revitalization, Walkability with Neighborhood Concerns (DMN)
• High Speed Rail Proposal Connecting Fort Worth, San Antonio, & Laredo Gets More Funding (Hunstville Item)
• 437 Crashes in 2017 on Midland’s 10 Most Dangerous Intersections. Overall, 2% Bump in Pop, 16% in Crashes (MRT)
• Rare Examples of Intoxicated People Being Held Accountable for Crashing Cars into Other People (Houston Chron)
• Brownsville State Representative René Oliveira Crashes, Arrested For Driving While Intoxicated (DMN)
• East Fort Worth is Building Sidewalks, Public Info Session on Thursday, May 3
• Reema Ghanim, Infant, Killed by Pickup Driver in I-35 Crash (DMN)

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• Houston Metro Piloting Robot Bus Along Texas Southern University’s Tiger Walk
• …Where TSU Would Have Light Rail Today if They Hadn’t Helped Block the University Line
• Austin City Council Approves $482m in Traffic Corridor Projects from 2016 Mobility Bond (Monitor)
• … Also Approves Permitting Process for Dockless, Electric Bike & Scooter Share – DEBSS (ABJ)
• Undocumented Residents Without Access to Transit Risk Deportation by Driving (Statesman)
• Bexar County, San Antonio City Council, Appoint Four New Members to VIA Board (SA Biz Journal)
• Mayor Nirenberg Exploring BRT Variant, Trackless Trains, As Transportation Solution (SA Biz Journal)
• Austin Renames Robert E. Lee Road, Jeff Davis Street (Statesman)
• Driver Crashes Into Southeast Austin Wall (Statesman)

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• Permian Basin MPO Integrates Public Concerns for Safety, High Speeds, & Bike/Ped Services in 25-Year Plan (OA)
• Kinder Foundation Pledges $70m to Fund Memorial Park Master Plan with Bridge, Bike, & Ped Services (Houston Chron)
• Dallas City Council Votes to Charge $100,000 in Fare Revenue From Formerly Free Streetcar, .6% of Operating Costs (DMN)
• Bike Houston Releases Statement on Sunset Blvd Bicyclist Fatality
• …Another Cyclist Struck by Driver and Killed, Fourth this Month in Houston (Houston Chron)
• Colin County Ruralites Resist New Highway That Would Remove Homes, Among Other Negative Consequences (DMN)
• TXDOT Applying Light Improvements to 170 Miles of Hill County Roads (Hillsboro Reporter)
• Room For Improvement in Houston’s Pedestrian Services & Accessibility (James Llames)
• 22nd Annual Walk & Roll Rally to Kick off National Bike Month in San Antonio on May 4

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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 – Eliminating Transportation Deaths – Is Possible, With Sustained Activism (MySA)
• Bicyclist Killed by Dump Truck Driver at Dangerous Houston Intersection (Houston Chron)
• Amtrak Indicates It May Reduce Systemwide Connectivity, Cease Long-Distance Operations (TRA)
• Dallas’ Bike Share Saga Provides Important Lesson: Fund Low-Cost, High Return Protected Infrastructure (DMag)
• Webinar on Friday: US Professionals on “Dockless Mobility in the Downtown Environment”

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• 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 Fare That May Decrease Ridership For Trickle of Revenue (DMN)
• …Group Organizing Against Systemwide Fare Hikes Tonight at DART Board Meeting
• El Paso, May 10: TXDOT Public Hearing on Proposed Bike Lanes, Pedestrian & Accessibility Enhancements
• CAMPO Survey on Regional Arterials, Opportunity to Support Transit, Multimodal Options
• Galveston, Tonight: Public Meeting on Incredibly Important H-GAC 2045 Regional Transportation Plan

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