Recent Streetsblog TEXAS posts about Houston

Houston commutes continue to get worse despite billions in spending on new road capacity. Traveling from Downtown outbound on the I-10 Katy Freeway to Pin Oak took 51% more time in 2014 than in 2011, according to Houston Tomorrow analysis of Houston Transtar data. The Houston region in recent years…

A rider to the state budget concerning the use of taxpayer dollars on high speed rail projects in Texas has failed in the conference group charged with coming up with the final budget proposal, according to a story from KTBX in Bryan/College Station: Rider 48 was removed in a 6-4…

Representative John Culberson and Metro have reached a deal to alter Houston specific anti-transit language in the Federal Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Bill, setting up a future voter referendum to build the University Light Rail Line on Richmond, according to a draft of the amendment from Representative Culberson’s office…

The regular process to update the City of Houston Infrastructure Design Manual (pdf) - which happens in most years without much fanfare or public involvement - should soon result in a significant change to how Houston streets are designed in the future, including moving toward solidifying the city’s use of…

The Texas Central Railway has recommended a route to the Federal Railroad Administration for a proposed high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston, according to a story in the Houston Business Journal: The TCR selected the utility corridor, a route that runs along State Highway 290, connects with Interstate 10…

The METRO Board of Directors today approved a complete revamp of the local bus system. The unanimous vote was immediately followed by applause from the audience, according to a story in GuidryNews.com: “The bus system is the bedrock of METRO and this new system is going to be great,” said…