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Briefing: LINK Houston Public Comments at METRO Board April 25, 2019 – Kashmere Gardens and Trinity-Houston Gardens Service Improvements
METRO Board Meeting Public Comments by LINK Houston Director of Community Affairs, Ashley Johnson April 25, 2019 Chair Patman and members of the METRO Board: Good morning, my name is Ashley Johnson, Director of Community Affairs for LINK Houston, which advocates for equitable transportation so all people can reach opportunity. We come this morning [...]
Coffee & Webinar, April 24, 2019
Join us for Coffee & Webinar Wednesday, April 24 12:30-2:00 p.m. 708 Main Street, 10th Floor LINK Houston welcomes you as our guest for “Learn How to be a Transit Leader,” a webinar hosted by Island Press focused on becoming a great transit advocate. Expert panelists include Fred Neal Jr., Commissioner of the Regional [...]
Briefing: LINK Houston Public Remarks at METRO Board Meeting on September 27, 2018
METRO Board Meeting Thursday, September 27, 2018 Remarks as prepared by Oni Blair, Executive Director of LINK Houston My name is Oni Blair, and I am the executive director of LINK Houston. LINK Houston advocates for a robust and equitable transportation network so that all people can reach opportunity. That means we care about [...]
Advocacy Around I-45 Expansion Continues To Grow
Dozens of people gathered at Bruce Elementary on March 26 for one of five community sessions organized by our partner Air Alliance Houston to discuss findings in their Health Impacts Assessment of the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (I-45 expansion). LINK Houston co-authored the Assessment’s mobility and safety analysis, which shows that it’s already [...]
Advocates’ Call for #saferstreetshtx Answered
On April 11, Mayor Turner answered our call for #saferstreetshtx at a press conference on Shepherd Drive and 10th Street, where two people lost their lives in a tragic crash just a couple of weeks prior. In his announcement, Mayor Turner informed the public that the City of Houston completed many of the short-term [...]
Eastex-Jensen Community Call for Much-Needed Bus Service Improvements
On March 28, we collaborated with Councilmember Jerry Davis' office to organize 14 advocates from the Eastex-Jensen community to speak at the METRO Board of Directors' monthly meeting to urge the decision-makers to improve much-needed bus service in the area. Prior to the Board meeting, parents of students from Patrick Henry Middle School petitioned [...]