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Houston region’s transportation board changes nixed, leaving women out of positions of power
The four-person leadership of the Houston area’s regional mobility council will stay virtually the same for 2021, after suburban officials substituted two key positions. Officials prior to the divided vote last Friday said the move was necessary to better reflect both urban and suburban representation at the top ranks of the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s [...]
H-GAC group stalls I-45 resolution after TxDOT objects to agreement
A monthslong process to reach an understanding between regional leaders and the Texas Department of Transportation about objectives of the I-45 project stalled Jan. 22. What began as a memorandum of understanding, a binding agreement between the group of regional leaders from the Houston-Galveston Area Council and TxDOT, was then reworked into a less [...]
Public comment period extended on I-45 Environmental Report
At activists’ and local officials’ request, the Texas Department of Transportation extended the public comment period on the forthcoming I-45 project’s Final Environmental Impact Statement. “TxDOT wishes to assure the public that our team will continue to engage with the stakeholders and seek meaningful opportunities to enhance this project,” an Oct. 28 release from [...]
Houston-Galveston Area Council seeking feedback on I-45 project plans
A group of regional county and transportation leaders are seeking feedback on how to address community input on the pending multibillion-dollar overhaul of I-45 through downtown Houston and the Northside. The city of Houston conducted months of feedback on the Texas Department of Transportation-led plan, which proposes rerouting I-45 away from Midtown and through [...]
Could Houston I-45 expansion be upended under a Biden presidency?
A proposed highway expansion threatens to disproportionately displace communities of colour, but Biden’s infrastructure plans could change that. Prevention specialist Elda Reyes lives in a modest, three-bedroom home nestled in the corner of a small residential street in north Houston, close to Interstate 45 (I-45). She bought the house 17 years ago, building a [...]
By the numbers: Examining disparities within Houston’s transit system
There’s a big difference between the level of public transportation service Houstonians receive and it all depends on where they live, but METRO is spending big money to work on solutions to create more equity in the city’s transit system. Here’s a closer look at the issue by the numbers. [Read more.] Anavid Reyes KPRC [...]