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Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Dec 14, 2016 | No Comments

Prop 1 & 7 Mean Road Spending in Texas Metros Basically Doubling in Coming Years (Statesman)
…See Which Road Projects Are Expected to Get That Funding in Austin (Community Impact)
Hit and Run Driver “Purposely” Hit a Pedestrian, Then Hit an SUV, Then a Tree, Then Ran (Morning News)
NIMBYs Win Austin Council Runoff (KXAN) and San Marcos Mayor Race (KXAN)
Someone Died Trying to Drive Across This Impossible-to-Cross-Safely Intersection (Morning News)
Council Member Casar Holding Out for More Density and Affordable Housing at the Grove (Monitor)
The City of Boerne Is Getting Its First Mixed-Use Development (BizJournals)
Asakura Robinson Wins Downtown Houston Plan Bid With This Vision (Asakura Robinson)

Send in Your Nominations for the Best Street Transformation of 2016

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 12, 2016 | No Comments

In the past 12 months, has your city reallocated road space to make big improvements for walking, biking, or transit? If so, we want to know about it.

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Dec 12, 2016 | No Comments

TTI Safety Testimony to House Transportation Committee Doesn’t Focus on Street Design (TTI)
Mixed-Use LEED Building With 85% Affordable Apartment Units Going Up in Mueller (Building ATX)
San Antonio Vision Zero Resulting in Heavy Investments in Pedestrian Safety, Narrower Motor Lanes (News4SA)
Houston Strategy of Spending Big on Freeway Expansion Not Working Out (Houston Chron)
Driver Killed Making a Left Turn on This Wide Open High-Speed Intersection (Star-Telegram)
TXDOT Finishes Construction on the Only FY15 Prop 1-Funded Project Inside BW8 in Houston (HPM)
CTRMA and TXDOT Lowering “Wrong Way” Signs to Make Them Easier for Drunks to See (CTRMA)

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$Only a small portion of the Seattle region is considered “urban” in a new report by the Urban Land Institute. Image via RCLCo$

How Much of Your City Is Really Urban?

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 9, 2016 | No Comments

Many places that get categorized as “suburbs” are actually pretty urban. They may not be located in a central city, but they are compact, walkable places. But the inverse is also true: Large portions of nearly every American city are pretty spread out and suburban in character.

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Dec 9, 2016 | No Comments

You Can Participate in San Antonio VIA “Allocation Game” to Help Push for Frequent Service
National Association of Rail Passengers Has Come to Houston to Advocate for Suboptimal Transit
Are You Going to the CAMPO TPB Meeting on Monday to Ask for Removal of Pro-Lynching Judge Oakley?
Houston Uses Emergency Alert System to Notify Drivers of a Road Closure (Alert Houston)
Austin Bike-Share Adding a Station a Month Over the Next 18 Months (Movability Austin, KEYE)
…Houston’s Will Add About 4 a Month With Federal Funds Through the MPO (Houston Chron)
AACOG Pushing for an Alternative Commute Program With Employers (TWC News)
Another 2 Miles of Bayou Greenways System Opened Today on White Oak Bayou (Houston Chron)

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Talking Headways Podcast: Colonias — Informal Housing in the U.S.

By Jeff Wood | Dec 8, 2016 | No Comments

This week on Talking Headways, Emily Perlmeter of the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas discusses the half million people living in informal settlements known as Colonias, on the U.S. side of the Mexican border.

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Dec 8, 2016 | No Comments

Dallas City Council Puts Patrick Kennedy on the Board of DART (Morning News, D Magazine, Observer)
…As Push for Houston-Style Bus System Reimagining Spreads Across Texas (Texas Tribune)
Sprawl’s Worsening of Flooding in Houston Explored With Cool Maps (Texas Tribune)
Austin Mobility Committee Sends All Four Speed Policy Recommendations to Council (KUT, KVUE)
While Still Trailing Rest of State, San Antonio Rents Increasing Faster Than Other Cities (Express News)
Round Rock Vigil for Crash Victims Destiny Conatser, 17, and Old Evan Langbein, 15 (KEYE)
App-Based Shuttle Route Now Running in Austin; Free This Month, $5 After That (Community Impact)
Commissioner-Elect Scores 1st Victory at Travis County: Equity at CAMPO Representation (Monitor)
Chair of All-White Transpo Commission Defends Work of Mostly-White Male TXDOT Leadership (Quorum)

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$Photo: Wikimedia Commons$

How to Spend a Fortune on Roads and Make Potholes Worse

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 7, 2016 | No Comments

Simply spending a lot on infrastructure is no guarantee of better transportation conditions. It can easily make things worse.

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Dec 7, 2016 | No Comments

Metro Testing Light Rail Cars on Bridge Over Freight Rail to Finish Houston’s East End Line
Crazy Trump Ally Alex Jones Attacks Downtown Austin High-Rise for Lack of Parking (InfoWars)
Forth Worth Achieves Bronze Bicycle-Friendly Community Status (BikeTexas)
The Grove Mixed Use Development Passed on 2nd Reading at Austin Council (Monitor)
CTRMA Looking to Usher in a Whole New Era of Sprawl Far East of Austin With Toll Road (KEYE)
Watch Austin Council Mobility Committee Hear Speed Reduction Strategies Today at 3 PM (KVUE)

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via $The Urban Edge$

Podcast: How to Build Stronger Suburbs

By Kinder Institute | Dec 6, 2016 | No Comments

If you think you know the suburbs, think again.

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Dec 6, 2016 | No Comments

Joins Houston and Fort Worth in Supporting Safe Neighborhood Streets Bill (FoxSA)
Houston Chronicle Editorial Board: Prioritize Pedestrianism and Reduce Parking Requirements
Austin Council Mobility Committee to Hear Awesome Report From Staff on Speed Wednesday
Texas Sunset Commission to Consider Whether TXDOT Should Continue This Friday
…TXDOT CEO Letter Does Not Address: Traffic Deaths, Transit, Walk, Bike, Equity, ADA (Sunset Commission)
There May Be an Attempt to Bias Capital Metro Planning for Sprawl Interests (Purgatorian)
AURA Report Supports Most of Capital Metro Connections 2025, But Opposes Freeway BRT, Red Line
#AllWhitePanel of Houston Region County Judges — Who Dominate HGAC — Want Regionalism? (HPM)
Trump Might Not Hurt Texas High Speed Rail, But Slow Funding Sets Target Year Back to 2022 (Nikkei)
AIA Houston Event Tonight: Walkability & Parking — Understanding Design Possibilities Within CoH Code

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Vancouver’s Multi-Modal Success Story

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Dec 5, 2016 | No Comments

One of the best transportation stories of 2016 comes from Vancouver, British Columbia, which achieved its goal of having transit, biking, and walking account for 50 percent of all trips a full four years ahead of schedule. Bicycling is a big part of that shift, and now one of every 10 work trips is by bike.

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