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Leading by Example

By Car Free Austin | Aug 18, 2015 | No Comments

The satellite images below, captured at the same scale, show the headquarters of two companies that have chosen to locate themselves in vastly different environments. Where an office chooses to locate says a lot about the priorities of its leadership and the expectations they have of their employees. For example, the office on the left is […]

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Aug 18, 2015 | No Comments

Hit-and-Run Driver Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter for Cyclist’s Death (Star-Telegram)
Houston Disability Activist Kathleen Silva, Who Served on Metro Board, Dies at 63 (Houston Chronicle)
Denton Seeking Volunteers to Count People Riding Bikes
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 16-Year-Old Santa Fe Cyclist; Person of Interest Identified (ABC 13)
McAllen — Population 140,717 — to Open Bike Share With Eight Stations and 80 Bikes (Fortune)
Would Walkable Areas of Dallas Be Safer Without Traffic Signals and Markings? (D Magazine)
Central Austin Renters Pay Extra $60 a Month Because of Slow City Plan Reviews (Business Journals)
Firm Selected to Lead Austin Transit Plans Offices in Driveable Suburban Location (Car Free Austin)

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Take the HTDOT New Bus Network Challenge

By jay.crossley@houstontomorrow.org | Aug 17, 2015 | No Comments

The Houston Tomorrow Department of Transportation New Bus Network Challenge will take you on an adventure around Houston on Metro’s new frequent bus network. Follow the trail of clues to complete the challenge and you’ll win a shirt, a hat, and support HTDOT’s work to bring balanced, safe transportation to…

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Aug 17, 2015 | No Comments

Public Meetings on Fattening 290 for Driving Cars, While Not Improving Transit (TXDOT)
Houstonians Can Ride the Bus Free All Week; Take the HTDOT New Bus Network Challenge
Grant Makes Austin B-cycle Annual Membership $5 for Low-Income Residents (KXAN)
Public Comment Open on Houston’s First Comprehensive Plan (Houston Chronicle)
AURA Believes Guadalupe Corridor Should Be Designed for People, Suggests How
55-Year Old Woman Killed by Drunk Driver While Riding Her Bicycle (NBCDFW)
Study: Introduction of Uber Coincides With Reduction in Alcohol Related Deaths
Sign Up to Volunteer for Austin’s VIVA Streets on September 13

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Aug 14, 2015 | No Comments

Houston Planning Commission Approves Complete Streets Plan for Dunlavy (Houston Planning)
DART Considers Less Ridership for Second Downtown Line to Avoid Church Parking Lot (Morning News)
San Antonio and Austin In, Houston and Dallas Out in Bicycling Magazine Bike-Friendly Ranking
RECA Says Bureaucracy, Neighborhood Groups Blocking Affordable Housing (Austin Monitor)
TXDOT 290 Plan: Add Unnecessary SOV, Don’t Provide HOT Lanes for Transit (Houston Chron)
Living Car-Free in Houston for Nine Months Before Giving Up (Texas Monthly)
Is Houston Bus Reimagining Biggest Total Change in Recent U.S. History? (Houston Chron)
Density Bonus Affordable Housing Debate Ends With Four Units at Kylde Warren Park (Morning News)

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Don Zimmerman vs. Reality on Whether Sprawl Is Fiscally Effective

By Dan Keshet | Aug 13, 2015 | No Comments

Earlier this week, I brought to you a debate between Council Member Don Zimmerman and Council Member Delia Garza on whether downtown density or suburban sprawl causes more congestion. At the same meeting, CM Zimmerman also found himself in a debate between two sides of himself: his belief in limiting government spending and his belief in subsidizing suburban sprawl. To set this clip up, […]

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Aug 13, 2015 | No Comments

Dallas Won’t Pay for Trinity Toll Road; Compromise = Four Lanes (Observer, WFAA, NBCDFW, D Mag)
San Antonio Native and High Line Founder Returns to Inspire Change at Home (Rivard Report)
Austin Converting Some Downtown Streets Back to Two Way (ATX Mobility Dept)
Lone Star Rail District Asking San Antonio for $500K … (Rivard Report)
… Not Getting Money From Austin (Austin Monitor)
Transcript of APD Dash Cam Video Shows Total Lack of Understanding of Bicycle Laws (Shefman Law)
Austin “Fiscal Conservative” Council Member Cannot Reconcile Sprawl Subsidy (Austin On Your Feet)
Houston Planning Commission Could Green Light Complete Street Pilots (Planning Documents)

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Brace Yourselves, Dallas Is Going Through Puberty

By Robert Mundinger | Aug 12, 2015 | No Comments

Cities have lives, personalities and ages just like people. London is a great grandfather. New York is an old man. Chicago grew up, OD’d, went to rehab and then flourished. It’s the Robert Downey Jr. of cities. Dallas is in its teenage years – a place between old and new, between the peaceful serenity of […]

Crashes Doubled After Houston Banned Red Light Cameras

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 12, 2015 | No Comments

Collisions increased dramatically after Houston banned red light cameras. Chart: Houston Police Department Law enforcement officers warned there would likely be an uptick in collisions when Houston debated banning red light cameras in the early part of the decade. Turns out they were absolutely right. Houston voters banned the life-saving technology in 2010, with the press mostly cheering them along. Last [...]

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Aug 12, 2015 | No Comments

Heidi Gerbracht and Dan Keshet are Tweeting Like Mad About Austin Transit From the RECA Exchange
New Braunfels City Council Bans Driving While Doing Things On the Phone (KXAN)
TTI Study Tries to Understand Why Trucks Don’t Use Austin Toll Road in Middle of Nowhere
Austin Developer Building Mixed Use Affordable Housing Community With ADUs (Community Impact)
San Antonio’s VIA Will Offer Free Wifi on All Buses Soon (SA Tomorrow)
Dallas Morning News Editorial: Dallas Needs Affordable Housing, But Not This Time, This Way
Dallas Morning News Editorial: If Haters Kill Trinity Toll Road Funding, We’ll Take Away Your Park

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Aug 11, 2015 | No Comments

W. Alabama Prioritizing Walk/Biking, Showcasing New COH Complete Streets Design (Bike Houston)
Houston Potholes Cost Average Car User $300 This Year (Houston Public Media)
Dallas Homeowners League Is a Boot Camp for Returning to the City: August 15, 8:15 am – 12:30 pm
Group Forms to Oppose High-Speed Rail After Realizing Initial Stop Not in Their County (Dallas Observer)
What to Do With Trinity, Assuming We Don’t Build a Stupid Toll Road (Dallas Morning News)
The Children of Texas Should Have the Right to Roam Their Cities (VancityBuzz)
Dallas Has a Theater-at-Bars Thing Going On (Dallas Observer)

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Delia Garza and Don Zimmerman Debate Density vs. Sprawl

By Dan Keshet | Aug 10, 2015 | No Comments

In this video, Council Member Delia Garza argues that downtown density is better for congestion than suburban sprawl, and Council Member Don Zimmerman argues the opposite. I call the argument for Council Member Garza. Here’s why: Downtown, destinations are closer, reducing travel distance CM Zimmerman is right that one reason suburban development causes more congestion than downtown development is that suburban […]

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