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Equity in Transit: 2022

Download Full Report (.pdf) Executive Summary Public transit plays a central role in connecting people to jobs, education, health care, and many other opportunities. Equity in Transit: 2022 combines data analysis and riders’ experiences collected through the 2022 Houston Bus Rider Survey. The report explores how transit has, and should, connect people to opportunity [...]

2023-01-17T13:02:29+00:00January 17th, 2023|

City of Houston & TxDOT MOU & Harris County & TxDOT MOU Thoughts

What is an MOU and why are we talking about it? City of Houston’s Mayor Turner, with support from Harris County officials, responded to public outcry by facilitating a re-visioning community engagement process in 2019 into early 2020. The City presented the new vision to the public and TxDOT in April 2020. Over the last [...]

2023-04-06T06:10:06+00:00December 22nd, 2022|

Job posting: Director of Community Engagement

Job Description Director of Community Engagement LINK Houston is a non-profit organization advocating for a robust and equitable transportation network so that all people can reach opportunity. We envision a world in which all people in Houston can easily access not only jobs, but also educational experiences, medical appointments, grocery stores, parks and greenspaces, [...]

2023-01-03T20:23:20+00:00December 20th, 2022|

LINK Houston Statement on NHHIP Press Conference from local officials

We are disappointed in today’s announcement regarding the closed-door negotiations of local and state government officials on the North Houston Highway Improvement Plan. All plans regarding expanded infrastructure require the input of the communities surrounding it. LINK Houston firmly believes that increased highway capacity only leads to increased traffic and negates the ability of [...]

2022-12-19T18:47:02+00:00December 19th, 2022|

Happy Holidays 2022 Newsletter

Dear Transit Equity Advocates and Supporters 2022 has been a year full of opportunities for LINK Houston. Our Board of Directors was hard at work interviewing and recruiting an Executive Director (I’m honored to have been selected) and the staff was keeping our programs and advocacy priorities moving forward, including: Piloting S.A.F.E. Sidewalks (Safety and Accessibility for [...]

2022-12-16T17:13:53+00:00December 16th, 2022|

Thanksgiving 2022 Newsletter

Happy Thanksgiving, LINK Houston family! Before you gather around your seasonally appropriate meals, we wanted to take a moment to thank our partners and supporters for an incredibly productive year. From sidewalk audits and advocacy trips to Austin, to growing voter access before Election Day, we thank all the hardworking volunteers and community partners [...]

2022-12-12T18:16:55+00:00December 12th, 2022|

2022 Midterm Elections: Candidate Questionnaire Regarding Environmental and Safety Concerns

LINK Houston and partners Air Alliance Houston, Bike Houston, Coalition for Environment, Equity, and Resilience (CEER),  and Citizens’ Environmental Coalition (CEC) created and sent out a questionnaire on environmental health and safety concerns to the candidates in the following 2022 midterm elections races: County Judge HCP 2 & 4 US House District 7, 9, [...]

2022-10-24T16:34:01+00:00October 24th, 2022|

Make Your Voice HEARD This Election Cycle – GROW THE CIRCLE!

LINK Houston is partnering with Houston in Action during the 2022 Midterm Elections to encourage voter participation and to help reduce barriers for voters to access polling locations in the Houston region. We created neighborhood maps showing bikeways and public transit routes alongside early and Election Day voting sites.  To view or download the universal [...]

2022-10-12T14:47:57+00:00October 11th, 2022|

Welcoming Gabe Cazares – LINK Houston Celebration and Fundraiser

Thursday, September 29, 2022 6:00-8:00 p.m. 708 Main Street, 10th Floor We are excited to invite you to a reception welcoming Gabe Cazares as our new Executive Director. Tickets to the event will help support our continued advocacy for transportation equity and climate justice. As a friend to the organization, you know [...]

2022-10-03T16:28:08+00:00August 23rd, 2022|