• 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 Panic Reveals Lack of Transportation Options in SA (Rivard)
• …Mayor Nirenberg Asks People to Walk, Bike, and Ride Transit (Clean Air Drive)
• Texting While Driving Now Illegal in the Entire State of Texas (TXDOT)
• How Transit Can Speed Houston’s Recovery (CityLab)

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• 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 to Speak at National Transportation Safety Conference in San Antonio Due Tomorrow
• DriveTexas Shows All the Closures, Flooding, and Impassable Areas on Texas Roads
• 20 Mile Car-Free Dallas Bike Ride Early Registration Now Open
• Maps of Impervious Houston in 1990 and 2014 (Emily Badger)
• It’s Not the Zoning, It’s the MUD (Overhead Wire)

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• 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 Change Looks Like: It’s Time to Open Our Eyes and Prepare (Politico)
• President’s Visit Expected to Cause Traffic and Transit Delays While Evacuations Continue (CARTS)
• Texas Realtors Relief Fund Accepting Applications for $1,000 for Hurricane Harvey Damages

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• Devastating Hurricane Harvey Continues to Pour Rain Across Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana (Houston Chron)
• Please Continue Not to Drive in Houston Unless Evacuating or Emergency (TXDOT)
• Please Consider Donating to the Local Relief Fund at the Greater Houston Community Foundation
• Thank You So Much to All the People – First Responders & Volunteers – in Boats, Canoes, Waders, Dumptrucks, or Pool Floats Out There Rescuing People

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• Stay Safe for Hurricane Harvey, Everybody. Please Don’t Drive in Floods.
• …Coastal Evacuees Headed to Austin. Red Cross Needs Volunteers at Shelters
• Transit Agencies Work Alongside TXDOT as Part of Evacuation Efforts
• Comments Due By August 31 on Austin’s Draft Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
• Nine Texas House Districts Must Be Redrawn to Remove Discriminatory Nature (Statesman)
• Sierra Club Highlights Environmental Benefits of YIMBY Movement
• Roadway Immigration Checkpoints to Remain Open During Hurricane Evacuation (Tribune)
• Austin Releases First Vision Zero Annual Report and Report Card

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• Stingy Transit Funding Seen as Limiting Factor for Houston Ridership (Houston Chron)
• Dropping Off Children at Schools in Cars Is a Horrible, Stupid Mess (Morning News)
• Will Hurricane Harvey Mean Another Evacuation Traffic Nightmare Like Rita? (Tribune)
• What Dallas and Houston Teach Us About Widening Freeways: Don’t! (StrongTowns)
• Dan Keshet’s Zoning Reform Idea: Focus on Exclusionary Areas Based on Land Value (Streets MN)
• Houston City Council Adds Another $12,457,000 for Bayou Greenways Network (Parks Board)
• Video of Austin Council Members Calling for Urban Form to Combat Sprawl, Inequity (ATXUrbanists)
• Toll Road Agency Placing Paid Content in Business Journal on “Keeping Austin Green”
• New DART Board Members Represent Fresh Start for Dallas Transportation (CultureMap)

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