Ensure Inclusive Mobility

We strive to ensure that people can move around the region affordably and sustainably by walking, rolling, biking, and riding transit.

Overview

Well-designed and well-implemented transportation infrastructure connects people to opportunity. People who walk, use a wheelchair, bike, or ride transit in Houston face non-existent, poor quality, or even dangerous infrastructure and slow or disrupted services. We aim to improve the quantity and quality of mobility options, especially in communities of color where transportation infrastructure and service investments have lagged for decades.

~1.3 million people live in areas with high demand for affordable transportation options
~53,000 people commute primarily by transit
~93,000 households have no vehicle

Vision

Equitable and just climate investments in frequent, reliable, accessible, and safe transit, walking, and biking will result in affordable and environmentally sustainable transportation options to reach jobs, school, food, healthcare, and other opportunities. This means high-frequency transit in areas with high demand for affordable transportation; lives saved among people walking and biking; and affordable, zero-to-low carbon emissions mobility options, especially for communities of color.

LINK Houston staff canvassing bus riders.
Connected Sidewalks Connect Communities: Why Draft Chapter 40 Changes Don’t Meet the Needs
Equity in Transit: 2024
Equity in Transit: 2022
2023 Mayoral Candidate Runoff Questionnaire
The VRA: What’s in it, and LINK Houston’s Thoughts
Briefing: Tell the Federal Highway Administration to prioritize public health, safety, and equity in street design – especially for people walking, rolling, and biking

Op-eds/articles

LINK Houston Requests Clarity on METRO Houston 2025 Draft Budget
LINK Houston Urges METRO to move forward with the University Corridor BRT
LINK Houston Releases Equity in Transit 2024 Findings