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Highway Boondoggles: Texas State Highway 249 Extension

By John Olivieri | Feb 2, 2016 | No Comments

In a new report, Highway Boondoggles 2, U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group profile the most wasteful highway projects that state DOTs are building. Today we highlight the proposed 30-mile extension of State Highway 249 in Texas, which the state DOT wants to gouge through communities that already suffer from too much air pollution. Citing outdated traffic projections, [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Caitlin McNeely | Feb 2, 2016 | No Comments

Mayor Rawlings to Postpone $1 Billion Road Bond, Drivers Still Angry Over Potholes (CBS DFW)
CityLab Salutes Mayor Turner Speaking Truth to TXDOT, Calling for Transportation Paradigm Shift
Rice Kinder Institute to Double Urban Research Efforts Thanks to $7 Million Grant (Houston Public Media)
Uber Turns Off Service in Galveston and Midland Due to New Regulations that Require Fingerprints (Galveston Daily News)
Houston Retail Developments Leaving Horizontal Behind, Going Vertical (HBJ)
Dallas Landmark Commission Votes to Protect Big Spring, One of Last Remaining Artesian Springs in North Texas (Morning News)
Online Art Class: Essential Techniques for Sketching the Energy of Urban Places (Craftsy)
Go on a Walk with Mayor Ivy Taylor February 13

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Check Out Austin’s New Polka-Dotted Intersection Neckdowns

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 1, 2016 | No Comments

This new painted polka-dot intersection neckdown was design to make a dangerous intersection safer and more comfortable for pedestrians. Photo: Austin Mobility Safer streets for pedestrians don’t have to be expensive, or boring, for that matter. That’s the lesson from Austin’s new polka-dotted intersection neckdowns. In an effort to get drivers to slow down and give extra [...]

via $Houston Tomorrow$

“What Can We Do By 2024?” Report Released

By jay.crossley@houstontomorrow.org | Jan 29, 2016 | No Comments

Six months ago, Houston Tomorrow hosted What Can We Do By 2022?, a series of luncheons and lectures with invited experts to inject good policy ideas into the Houston elections, and provide recommendations for the next administration. Our expert panel focused on the potential impact of walkable urbanism on tax…

Today’s Headlines

By Caitlin McNeely | Jan 29, 2016 | No Comments

Houston’s Groundbreaking New Transit System (Strong Towns)
How Houston Boosted Transit Ridership By Improving Service Without Spending a Dime (Vox
Which Came First: The Traffic or the Freeway Lanes? (Swamplot)
Weather, Utilities Delaying Hughes Street Overpass in the East End (HPM)
Navigation Esplanade and Heights Clock Tower Win Top Honors at ULI’s Development of Distinction Awards (Chron)
Galveston City Council Unanimously Approves Ordinance to Allow Ride-Hailing Companies (Galveston Daily News)
Addison NIMBYs Protest Development Replacing Derelict Sam’s Club Because It Includes Apartments (Morning News)
El Paso’s Perseverance in Its Vision for Walkability and a New Urban Future (The Atlantic)

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Mayor Turner Tells TTC We Need a Paradigm Shift

By jay.crossley@houstontomorrow.org | Jan 28, 2016 | No Comments

Newly elected Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner traveled to Austin to deliver a rousing speech to the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) today saying that the transportation strategies of the past are not sufficient to meet today’s needs. The TTC plans to allocate $1.3 billion to road expansion projects today, the first…

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jan 28, 2016 | No Comments

City of Austin Vision Zero Task Force Releases Draft Vision Zero Action Plan
Austin Selected for National Vision Zero Network’s Vision Zero Focus Cities (Statesman)
Statesman Encourages Austin City Council to Seek Compromise With Ride Hailers
Austin Installs Awesome Intersection With Polka Dots, Safe Crosswalks, and Neckdowns
TTC Chooses Odd Strategy of Encouraging More Traffic With $1.3 Billion (Houston Chron)
Montgomery Comm Court Adds Woodlands Parkway Extension to Plan (Houston Chron)
…Leaders of Anti-Induced Traffic Petition Cry Foul
TxDOT Streams Mayor Sylvester Turner & Other TX Metro Leaders Addressing TTC Thursday Morning

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Today’s Headlines

By Caitlin McNeely | Jan 26, 2016 | No Comments

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man Riding His Bicycle to Work (Click2Houston)
11-Year Old Girl Killed, 5 Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash at the Same Intersection, Same Weekend (Click2Houston)
Transportation Commissioner J. Bruce Bugg Still Peddling the Lie That Road Expansion Solves Congestion (HPM)
Awesome: Alamo Area MPO Hosting Meetings to Get Your Ideas for Urban Transportation Priorities
US DOT Backs Federal Money for Dallas to Boost Urban Farming Efforts (Morning News)
Today in Houston Civics: Harris County Commissioners Court; Houston City Council Public Comment; ULI Development of Distinction Awards (CD Andrews)
Another Pedestrian Hit and Killed in Baytown This Morning (Chron)
In Houston, Oil Prices Drag Down White-Collar Workers But Lift Blue-Collar Ones (LA Times)
Sugar Land NIMBYs Defeated in Attempt to Petition New Land Development Code That Supports Density (Chron)
Harris County Thinking Indoor Park, Restaurants, Retail, Plus Underground Parking, to Revive Astrodome (Houston Chronicle)

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Des Moines But It Could Be Anywhere

By Patrick Kennedy | Jan 25, 2016 | No Comments

Politico, of all places, has an in-depth article on the revitalization of Des Moines, Iowa in a piece called, “How Des Moines Got Cool.” It’s well worth your time. If it isn’t, here are some key quotes that could apply to wherever you’re trying to revitalize: Gandelsonas’ urban planning philosophy was simple: don’t treat a […]

Today’s Headlines

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Jan 25, 2016 | No Comments

Free Transfers for Three Hours on Houston Bus and Rail Starting January 24 (Not Of It)
Metro Tweaks New Bus Network, Bumping 82 Westheimer Up to 6 Minute Frequency (Houston Chron)
San Antonio City Council Considering Allowing “Party Bikes” on Streets (Rivard)
@AnniseParker Experiences More Pedestrians Than Cars in DC Blizzard
Trinity Parkway Will Cause Dallas to Drive 1 Million More Miles Every Day (Morning News)
Join the Mobility Houston Transportation Town Hall This Friday, Jan 29
San Antonio Strategy Successful at Adding Housing Downtown, But Not Yet Jobs (Express News)

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Dallas Highway Will Generate a Million Miles of Driving Per Day

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 25, 2016 | No Comments

The question of whether to build the Trinity Parkway, a $1.5 billion toll road that would run along the Trinity River from roughly West Dallas to Oak Cliff, has divided leaders in Dallas. The Trinity Parkway, sold as congestion relief, is projected to generate a million additional miles of driving each day by 2035. Image: North Texas Tollway [...]

5 Things States Can Do to Bring Transportation Policy Out of the Stone Age

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 22, 2016 | No Comments

A growing number of states are taking steps to ensure projects are selected on merit rather than politics. Image: Transportation for America On its page commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower signing the Federal Aid Highway Act, the Federal Highway Administration offers a “Then and Now” chart showing how much America has changed since 1956. It’s a little corny, [...]

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