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LINK Houston Welcomes New Director of Community Engagement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LINK HOUSTON ANNOUNCES CHERRELLE J. DUNCAN AS NEW DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HOUSTON, Thursday April 27, 2023 - LINK Houston is excited to welcome Cherrelle J. Duncan as our new Director of Community Engagement effective May 1, 2023. Cherrelle previously served as Chief of Staff for Council Member Tiffany D. [...]
The VRA – Video Explainer
The latest in a long chain of events regarding the I-4 expansion project has led to the Voluntary Resolution Agreement (VRA). What does it mean and why should you care? Let us explain. Take a look at the video below. LINK Houston, | March 31, 2023
Taylor Swift weekend concerts spark call to rename Houston Metro’s Red Line
Dear reader, transit advocates are calling for some changes before Taylor Swift comes to Houston for a weekend of sold-out shows. LINK Houston, which advocates for improved access to buses and trains, issued a lyric-laden request to Metropolitan Transit Authority officials that the region’s main train line get a new name, at least for [...]
Editorial: Feds give I-45 project green light. What does Houston get?
Are we there yet? The plodding, stop-and-go pace of the proposed I-45 expansion has felt a little like, well, I-45 itself in rush hour Houston traffic -- after a construction lane closure, two wrecks and a stalled 18-wheeler. After two long years of acrimony and struggle, though, leaders have agreed to get moving. We're [...]
TxDOT Chooses Highways Over Housing
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is pushing forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit. One of its largest projects is the $9.7 billion-plus expansion of Interstate 45 in Houston, which necessitates demolishing hundreds of units of housing, businesses, community [...]
Houston begins public meetings on long-awaited Gulfton METRO lines
The new Gulfton Metro line is a part of a large city plan to improve public transportation. Houston Metro is hosting three public meetings this week for community input on the METRO Rapid Gulfton Corridor project. The project would create a new metro line starting in Gulfton and travel to WestPark/Lower Uptown Transit Center [...]