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The Cedars — Patching the Grid

By Joe Esposito | Jul 30, 2015 | No Comments

Many of the neighborhoods surrounding downtown Dallas have seen a resurgence in development in the past decade. Uptown, Old East Dallas and Deep Ellum have all had their share of redevelopment. The Cedars, however, has lagged behind the rest. It’s strange because the neighborhood has a lot going for it — it’s close to downtown, land […]

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Christof Spieler: Transit for the People of HOU

By jay.crossley@houstontomorrow.org | Jul 30, 2015 | No Comments

Houston needs better transit if we are going to continue to be an economically competitive city, and we’re falling behind our peers. Cities like Dallas, Denver, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Los Angeles have been rapidly expanding their transit systems, and they have ambitious plans for more. In Houston, with…

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 30, 2015 | No Comments

Repeat DWI Offender Gets 50 Years for Killing 2-Yr-Old Abdallah Khader in Arlington (Morning News)
Parker Tweets Against Parking Cars in Houston’s Protected Bike Lane (Chron) We Need This Brazilian
San Antonio Transit Agency Looking Into Helping or Taking Over Bike Share (Express-News)
Harris County Comm Court Considers Wasting Another $700 Million Bond on Roads (Houston Chron)
… Please Refer to This Op-Ed and Replace “Montgomery” with “Harris” (Houston Tomorrow)
… $700M Could Connect Greenways to Most of the 4M people of Harris Co. (Hou Tomorrow)
Drivers Have Hit Seven People Walking in Austin in Two Weeks (myFOXaustin)
State Smart Transportation Initiative Study Says 10-Foot Lanes Make the Safest Intersections

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One Year Later, No Changes

By Daniel Day, the Famed Sir Bikes A Lot | Jul 29, 2015 | No Comments

Last Year as I started this blog, I wrote about how two accidents that didn't need to happen. One was Jose Carlos Macy who died across from the HEB on W Commerce and Calaveras and another Chase White on Broadway right before Hildebrand. One...

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 29, 2015 | No Comments

Michele Albenese’s Death While Walking in Dallas Was a Crash, Not an Accident (Morning News)
Sign the Petition for Action to Make Austin Streets Safe for Everyone
H-GAC Transportation Policy Council Asks for Public Comment on TIP Call Proposals (Guidry News)
Houston City Council Candidate Calls for Reducing Parking Requirements
Houston Chronicle Calls for Letting Market Forces Take Over by Ending Parking Requirements
Sign the Petition to Reduce City of Houston Parking Requirements
Raw HPD Data: Intersections Where Red Light Cameras Removed See 85% Increase in Serious Crashes
BikeHouston Needs You to Support Rebuilding West Alabama as a Safe Street for People on Bikes
Dallas’s Greyhound First U.S. Based Bus Company to Offer Service to Mexico (Morning News)

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Why The D2 Alignment Matters

By Mark Dzuibek-Brown | Jul 28, 2015 | No Comments

Dallas is often stereotyped as being sprawling and car centric, but we’re one of only a handful of cities considering a second LRT route downtown. While I agree with Patrick Kennedy that D2 is important, I disagree with taking such a nonchalant stance on its alignment. With that said I’m somewhat ambivalent on routing. Some make […] The post Why The D2 Alignment Matters appeared first on Car Free Dallas.

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 27, 2015 | No Comments

Downtown Houston Got Its First “Don’t Block the Box” Sign (Christopher Andrews) Austin’s RideScout Bringing Back Failed Downtown Circulator Bus Route (KXAN) Not-for-Profit Hospital Joins Proposed Casino in Supporting Unhealthy Sprawl (Houston Chron) Georgetown Looking to Add Transit, Asking Teens What They Would Want (KXAN) Metro Votes “No” on MetroLift Outsourcing (Houston Chron) Inspectors Check North Texas Bridges for Earthquake […]

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By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 24, 2015 | No Comments

TTI Study: Only Important Transportation Issues Texans Feel Good About Are Transit, Safety, Bike/Ped
The Real Problem in Your Neighborhood Is Spending on Unnecessary Roads Elsewhere (Politico)
Austin Only US City With Access to All 11 “Tech-Enabled Transpo Tools” (Heidi Gerbacht)
How Better Block Broke Laws and Made a Better Dallas (Morning News)
Texas Observer Writes About Bikes in Houston, Misses Complete Streets
Houston’s 290 Freeway Fattening Delayed 3 Months After Contractor Dispute (KHOU)
Tyler Road Fattening Project Will Also Add Bike Lanes to 45 mph Road (Morning Telegraph)

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Where Should We Place the Second Downtown Dallas Rail Line? Maybe (Someday) Underground?

By Patrick Kennedy | Jul 23, 2015 | No Comments

I'm well on record as saying the second downtown rail line is probably the most important piece of transportation infrastructure in the city of Dallas. Since I've now been asked my opinion on the various routes about five times this week, I thought I might as well share my perspective. I suspect people are seeing the pros and cons with each and there are some making it difficult to discern a preferred option. The most important thing is that it gets built because of the ripple effects it allows up and down all of the lines. Because we can't fit any more trains on the existing line through downtown means we can't fit any more trains on any of the lines, which means we can't reduce headways which is critical to convenience and ridership. Getting it built and having multiple ways around downtown might even allow for 'new' lines. For example, every line runs back and forth on its set line. Now think about London.

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 23, 2015 | No Comments

Texas Now 75 Million Private Dollars Closer to High Speed Rail (Houston Chron, Morning News)
Houston Mayor Parker, Four Council Members Would Vote Yes to Driving While Txting Ban; None Say No
Don’t Ever Talk About Affordable Housing Without Transportation, or Residual Income, or Prop Tax Delay
Downtown Dallas Takes Over Dallas Bike-Share Plans, Following Tiny Bad Experiment (Observer)
Houston Police to Accept Donated C3FT Laser Thing From Houston Ghost Bike (Houston Press, Fox)
Austin Also Might Get Shared Use Lanes on Part of the West Side of MOPAC Highway

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Major MARTA Expansion Could Transform the Atlanta Region

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 22, 2015 | No Comments

MARTA hopes to expand its rail service in Fulton and DeKalb Counties. Map: ItsMARTA via WABE Transit planners in the Atlanta area are getting serious about the largest expansion in MARTA’s history. MARTA officials have proposed new, high-capacity service into North Fulton County and east into DeKalb County that could link important job centers by rail for the [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jul 22, 2015 | No Comments

Austin Sees Fewer Crashes, More People on Bikes, in 15 Years of Road Diets (Community Impact)
The Early Days of Houston’s Strategy to Induce Sprawl Through Road Spending (Houston Chron)
$3.6 Million Sound Wall Will Reduce Noise Along Freeway By 5 to 8 Decibels (Morning News)
Midland Odessa MPO Still Planning Based on 2002 Traffic Study (OAOnline)
TXDOT Proposing Buffered Shared Use Path Along Austin’s I-35 at Riverside (KXAN)
These Texas MPOs Soon Required to Live Stream Transportation Meetings (Fort Worth Star-Telegram):

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