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

Photo by Gail Delaughter Houston Public Media. "Distinctive bus shelters in the Westchase District were designed to provide better lines of sight for enhanced safety."

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$15 Million Project Aims To Improve Accessibility Along Houston’s Busiest Transit Route

"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