Albuquerque’s Big Choice: Prioritize Streets for Transit, or Stagnate

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Albuquerque is at a pivotal moment that could determine whether it becomes more a walkable and transit-oriented city. Albuquerque’s BRT project will add center-running bus lanes and frequent service on Central Avenue, the east-west spine of the city’s transit grid. Map: ABQ Ride The mayor, a Republican, is backing a major bus rapid transit project called ART along the [...]

Houston Unveils a Bold New Citywide Plan for Bicycling

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
Houston’s new bike plan envisions a real network instead of disconnected segments. Source: Houston Bike Plan The same team that helped overhaul Houston’s bus network is turning its attention to the city’s bike network. This week, recently-elected Mayor Sylvester Turner unveiled the city’s first bike plan since 1993. The plan envisions a network of low-stress bikeways — a welcome improvement over Houston’s previous bike [...]

Today’s Headlines

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  • Houston’s Bike Plan Lays Out Ambitious Vision for the City’s Future (Offcite)
  • Interactive Walkthrough of the Houston Bike Plan
  • Public Comment Sought on the Houston Bike Plan Draft
  • Listen to Mayor Turner’s Latest Interview on Need for a New Transportation Strategy (TX Standard)
  • Oil Bust: Houston’s Housing Surplus Driving Rents Down (Planetizen)
  • Austin Planning Commission Moves Forward With Mixed-Use Project Despite Anti-Density Petition (Austin Monitor)
  • Service Dog Without a Home After Owner Killed While Crossing North Lamar (KXAN)
  • SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan Neighborhood Workshops March 1-3
  • False Dichotomy of the Day: Density vs. Affordability, Which Should We Prioritize? (Austin Chronicle)
  • Widening FM 1960: Safety Improvements Include Fewer Street Crossings, 15-Foot Lane Shared With Bikes

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LA Leads the Way

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Chances are at some point I have written about LA doing the most interesting things in the realm of urban planning and all that entails.  I don’t have any links available, but I know I have because I FEEL it.  From bus signalization pre-emption, to massive investment in new subway lines, to the restoration of […]

Today’s Headlines

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  • Pedestrian Killed While Attempting to Cross I-30 Highway in Dallas (KXAS)
  • City of McKinney Chooses to Leave Disabled, Elderly With No Transit, Avoids $24K Cost for 3 Months (Morning News)
  • Can Backlash Against Bright LED Street Lights Achieve Goals Without Hindering Street Safety? (Houston Chron)
  • San Antonio VIA Revealing South/West Corridor “Primo” Plans at Open Houses
  • Driver Flies Off Freeway Onto Bayou Greenway Trail, 2nd Wrong-Way Driver Plows Into Police on Scene (Houston Chron)
  • With Pothole Repair Rate Verified, Houston Turns Attention to Bigger Street Issues
  • Hilarious Headline: New Master-Planned Community Next to Grand Parkway Boasts Ultimate Location for Commuters
  • Accepting Terrible Situation, BikeHouston Gives Classes on What To Do When Hit by a Car
  • DART to Use Facial Recognition Software to Catch Criminals, Fare Evaders on Trains (Morning News)
  • TTI to Study How Robot Cars Can Enhance Transit, Bicycle, Pedestrian Safety

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The Emperor (Conflict Points) Has No Clothes

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This morning I witnessed the immediate aftermath of a pretty bad accident on Woodall Rodgers Expressway (an ironic name since traffic rarely moves on it).  Nobody looked seriously hurt (thankfully) as far as I could tell, but the children looked pretty shook up.  However, one SUV was missing a front end. The other was missing the […]

Today’s Headlines

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  • Tory Gattis Calls for Robot SUVs With Isolation Chambers in HOT Lanes (Houston Chronicle)
  • Study Suggests HOT Lanes Slow Down Traffic in Adjacent “Free” Lanes (Planetizen)
  • Take the Bike Hutto Future Bike Network Survey
  • San Antonio Believes It Will Beat Houston to Be Next Gold-Level Bike-Friendly City in Texas (Bike4Heck)
  • Corpus Christi MPO Proposes 290-Mile Off-Road Bike Network to City of Corpus Christi (KRIS)
  • Austin City Council May Make It Harder to Develop Affordable Housing and Density (BizJournals)
  • Houston First Wants to Decorate the Freeways for the Super Bowl
  • San Antonio Saw a Shift to Adding Urban Core Multifamily Housing in 2015 (BizJournals)
  • Real Estate Prices in Dallas Reflect Overwhelming Desire for Limited Supply of Walkability (Forbes)
  • Meet Clarence Eckerson of STREETFILMS at Houston Green Film Series Wednesday night

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  • Has Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail Plan Been Derailed? (Austin Biz Journal)
  • Woman Struck and Killed By Driver Near Elementary School in Austin (KXAN)
  • 8 Killed in 3 Days on Central Texas Roads (KXAN)
  • Is It Too Late to Save the Brick Streets, Laid By Former Slaves, of Freedmen’s Town? (Houston Chronicle)
  • Addicted to Sugar and Cars: By 2040, 1 in 5 Houstonians Will Have Diabetes (The Guardian)
  • Cars Are Already Destroying Austin’s Polka-Dot Intersection (@carfreeaustin)
  • Houston Planning Department Paying Attention to Millennials’ Desire for Transit, Walkability
  • ICYMI: Sign the Petition to Fully Fund Austin’s Bike Plan and High-Priority Sidewalks (BikeAustin)
  • Katy’s Mixed-Use Boardwalk Project Delayed to Plan for Better Nature Integration (Katy Rancher)
  • Finally a Chance to Redevelop Greenspoint Mall’s Parking Crater… But Will It Happen? (Realty News)

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Talking Headways Podcast: New Tactics for Transportation Ballot Measures

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This week we’re chatting with Jason Jordan, director of the Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE) and policy director at the American Planning Association. Jason tells us how CFTE got started and why ballot measures for transportation have been so successful compared to other types of spending. He also describes scenarios where transportation ballot measures tend to do well and [...]

Today’s Headlines

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  • Austin’s Urban Transportation Commission Calls for High-Capacity Transit on November Ballot (KLBJ)
  • Council Member Casar Strongly Urges Transit, Sidewalks, Bike Lanes, Urban Rail in Nov Transpo Bond
  • Turner Scraps IAH Airport Contracts, Starts the Bidding Over… Surface Transpo Element? (Chron)
  • TXDOT Says Lawmakers Must Force Them Not to Be Highway Building Department (Houston Chronicle)
  • East End Light Rail Bringing Complete Neighborhoods, Focus on Sidewalks, Safe Streets (MobilityHou)
  • Downtown Houston Circulator Will Get New Nighttime/Weekend Service (Houston Chronicle)
  • Austin City Council Fails to Undo Uber/Lyft Regulations, Referendum Will Go to Vote (ABJ)

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