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Talking Headways Podcast: Sharing a Ride to the Future

By Jeff Wood | Jul 13, 2017 | No Comments

This week's guest on Talking Headways is Zack Wasserman, head of global business development at Via, a ride-hailing company headquartered in New York. We talk about Via’s role as a trip provider, as well as a software builder for transit agencies, and how we can get more people sharing rides. We also discuss how transportation systems are likely to change in lower density places and the role of technological and policy innovation in both the public and private transportation sectors.

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 13, 2017 | No Comments

Capital Metro Board Will Be Asked to Commit $18M to I-35 BRT on July 31 (Monitor)
…Catch Up on the Proposals and Complaints With This Video of the Board Committee Meeting
Houston Public Works Director Who Made Unlawful Payments Takes Leave (Houston Chron)
Blame For Collin County Growing Pains Rests on State, Regional, and Local Officials (D Magazine)
Rep. Culberson Has Not Held Up His End of Deal to Secure Metro Bus Funding (Houston Chron)
18-Year-Old Crashes Car at High Speed on Tomball “Parkway,” Killing 15-Year-Old Brother (Houston Chron)
Unnecessary Houston Freeway Expansion Proposal Threatens a Lot of Businesses (Press, Swamplot)
Mayor Niremberg Restructures Council Committees to Focus on Transit, Equity, and More (Rivard)

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All the Effort That Went Into Fighting a Dallas Highway Is About to Pay Off

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 12, 2017 | No Comments

The Trinity Parkway would cost $1.5 billion, further entrench car dependence, and ruin riverfront parkland and natural habitat. But now, after a sustained campaign that turned highways and transportation into a central issue in local elections, the Dallas City Council is on the verge of killing the project.

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 12, 2017 | No Comments

Culberson’s Federal Funding Ban on Richmond Light Rail Is in the New Draft THUD Bill
Delivery Service “Favor” Expanding to Southern Dallas Following Twitter Outrage (Morning News)
Capital Metro Teaming With Techies to Install Location-Based Transit Information System (Statescoop)
Travis County Prioritizes Dense Walkable Urbanism for Downtown Parking Lot Property (Monitor)
Dawn Hanson: The Answer to Income Segregation? High-Density Affordable Housing (Rivard)
Fleeing Driver Kills Self and 99-Year-Old Mom in Police Chase (KXAN)
Police Stop Chase of Woman Driving 90 MPH, Realizing There Was a Child in the Car (Morning News)
Bus Lanes and Bike Lane Repaving Begins on the Drag (KUT)

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When Your State DOT Starts Talking About “Relieving Congestion,” Alarms Should Go Off

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 11, 2017 | No Comments

Georgia is looking to reduce congestion on the I-75/85 corridor in through downtown Atlanta, saying "no idea is off the table." But some ideas should be discarded right off the bat - like the notion that adding space for cars is going to solve the traffic problem.

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 10, 2017 | No Comments

Governor Abbott Issues “Unofficial” Special Session Call to Let Distracted Driving Claim More Lives
Whitney Brewer McGaughey, 33, and 20-Month-Old Baby Killed in Car Crash (East Texas Matters)
Austin Mayor Wants to Create Task Force to Study Displacement
Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Front of Waco Home Featured on “Fixer Upper” (Morning News)
Texas City Commissioner Dee Ann Haney Killed Two People Driving While Intoxicated (ABC News)
Dallas County Prosecutor Asked Officer Not To Arrest Her for DWI (Morning News)
Husband and Wife — 79 and 71 — Killed in Car Crash (Lubbock Online)
Austin Transportation Department Creates Mapping Database of Crosswalk Conditions

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Dallas Council Members Say Bus Network Overhaul Can’t Wait

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 10, 2017 | No Comments

Dallas's winding, confusing bus routes are ripe for rethinking, and the City Council wants to act fast.

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 7, 2017 | No Comments

Houston Real Estate Agents Steadily Hawk Sprawl While Claiming “Small Town Feel” (Houston Chron)
At June Meeting, Texas Transportation Commission Did Not Discuss Performance Measures as Planned
More Independent Eyes Needed at the Unified Transportation Plan Public Meeting and Webinar July 20
City Auditor Report Questions Houston’s Use of Affordable Housing Funds (Houston Chron, Infographic)
Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Fort Worth Police Officer (Morning News)
Drumbeat Building in Louisiana to Throw Money on Burning Pile of Road Building (Business Report)
Texas A&M Researchers: Inaccessible Car-Dependent Development Inaccessible for Seniors (The Eagle)

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Houston: A Walkable City?

By Glissette Santana | Jul 7, 2017 | No Comments

Houston, sprawling and car-obsessed, a walkable city? It's possible. Continue Reading →

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Talking Headways Podcast: Avoiding Carbon Emissions by Taking Transit

By Jeff Wood | Jul 6, 2017 | No Comments

This week we’re coming to you from the UITP Global Transport Summit in Montreal with guest Projjal Dutta, director of sustainability at the New York MTA. We chat about the idea of "transit-avoided carbon," how you measure emissions, and the impact of Superstorm Sandy on sustainability thinking in the New York region.

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Urban Myth Busting: Congestion, Idling, and Carbon Emissions

By Joe Cortright | Jul 6, 2017 | No Comments

Increasing road capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will backfire.

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 6, 2017 | No Comments

First of Three CTRMA Board Members Under Investigation Agrees to $300 Ethics Fine (Monitor)
In-Depth Story on Tyson Dever, Who Was Paralyzed From the Waist Down at 22 by Texting Driver (KVUE)
Austin Bcycle Adding 18 Stations to Grow to 69 Stations and 505 Bikes (Monitor)
Today’s Anti-Speed Bumps Lunacy: Terrible Car-Based Design of Neighborhood Traps Us In Fires (KXAN)
Group Called “Sustainable Neighborhoods” Seeks “Transit Parks” (Monitor)
Taxpayers Are Funding 15-20% of Construction Costs of Texas’ “Private” For-Profit Toll Roads (Forbes)
Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Annual Meeting Is This Sunday

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