Category: Op-ed’s / Articles / Press Releases

"People cross the street along Gulfton near Westward on June 17, 2021 in Houston. About 12 percent of households in Gulfton do not have a car, about double the average for Harris County. Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

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New Gulfton bus service could become model for other Houston neighborhoods

"Esperanza Ortiz, 63, talks to reporters about the attack she endured while on a Metropolitan Transit Authority train while heading to work on Feb. 11, during a press conference on May 5, 2021, in Houston. Ortiz was punched repeatedly in the head by a man who was yelling “I hate Mexicans” during the attack. She says the Metro train operator offered no help. Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

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Beating of elderly woman at rail stop prompts LULAC call for Metro to improve rider safety

"A man waits at a bus stop along Main Street next to the a Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 vaccination super site at NRG Park Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 in Houston. Despite being one of the most transit-friendly locations in the region with access to light rail and bus service, walk-ups are not part of the plan presently at the site that opened Wednesday in coordination with the FEMA.Brett Coomer/Staff photographer"

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Want a vaccine at NRG Park’s super site? Show up with wheels.

"A Metropolitan Transit Authority rail passenger boards a train at the Main Street Square station on Feb. 3, 2021, in downtown Houston. Since June when masks became required on transit, Metro has handed out 2 million masks. That's expected to continue as a federal requirement for mask use kicked in earlier this week. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

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Houston Metro has handed out 2 million masks to riders since last summer

Janis Scott, LINK Houston Board Memeber

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Janis Scott: A Powerful Voice for Transportation Equity

"Susan Graham, co-founder of Stop-TxDOT I-45, poses for a portrait Jan. 27, 2021, on the North Main Street bridge over Interstate 45 in Houston. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

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TxDOT gives itself go-ahead on $7.5B rebuild of I-45, and critics pounce

"Susan Graham, co-founder of Stop-TxDOT I-45, poses for a portrait Jan. 27, 2021, on the North Main Street bridge over Interstate 45 in Houston. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

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Houston region’s transportation board changes nixed, leaving women out of positions of power

"The North Houston Highway Improvement Project proposed rerouting I-45 through the East End and Fifth Ward, leaving the Pierce Elevated abandoned. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)"

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H-GAC group stalls I-45 resolution after TxDOT objects to agreement

"The North Houston Highway Improvement Project proposed rerouting I-45 through the East End and Fifth Ward, leaving the Pierce Elevated abandoned. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)"

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Public comment period extended on I-45 Environmental Report

"The North Houston Highway Improvement Project proposes rerouting I-45 through the East End and Fifth Ward and expanding it through the Northside. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)"

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Houston-Galveston Area Council seeking feedback on I-45 project plans