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Regional Policy Entity Should Delay Vote on $100 Million for I-45 Expansion
While concerned residents, business owners, community stakeholders and city officials are currently in the midst of additional community engagement regarding adverse impacts of the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is inching closer to securing funding for Segment 2 of the proposed I-45 expansion. On Friday, July 26, [...]
Transportation Advocacy Group Conducts Transit Equity Analysis
Every segment of American society—individuals, families, communities, and businesses—benefits from public transit. However, there is a lack of equity in these services. Latinos, for example, often report bus routes are unreliable, infrequent, or even unsafe, contributing to disparities in health and wealth, according to a Salud America! Research Review. An equitable transit network for Latino and [...]
Transportation and the City
Transportation and the City Thursday, October 3, 2019 6:00-8:00 p.m. 708 Main Street, 10th Floor Join us for Transportation and the City, a fundraiser benefiting LINK Houston’s advocacy for a more robust and equitable transportation network so that all people can reach opportunity. The evening will feature delicacies from Mama Ninfa’s Tacos y Tortas, [...]
Mayor Turner Announces Vision Zero for Houston
At the June 10 press conference at 10 th Street and Shepherd Drive, Mayor Turner and City officials announced safety and accessibility improvements at the location as part of the Safer Streets Initiative. To top off the list of the improvements, Mayor Turner announced that the City of Houston will adopt a Vision Zero [...]
Communities and Stakeholders Advocate for Changes in the North Houston Highway Improvement Project
In the lead up to the June 13 press conference and City Council committee meeting, dozens of Near Northside residents packed into Avenue CDC’s Housing Recovery Center on May 29. Their concern: The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) $7 billion North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP), which in its current design will push out [...]
TxDOT Makes a Play for $100 Million for Segment 2 of the I-45 Project
While TxDOT is slowly working with communities to understand the opposition to the project as currently planned, the state agency is simultaneously maneuvering to secure funding for Segment 2 of the NHHIP, extending along I-45 from I-10 to just north of I-610 adjacent to the Independence Heights community. At the June 19 meeting of [...]