LINK Houston Endorses Prop B; urges the Houston-Galveston Area Council to negotiate a fair representation framework for the entire region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2023 HOUSTON, TX - The LINK Houston Board of Directors agreed to endorse Proposition B to reform the Houston-Galveston Area Council. City of Houston Proposition B would compel Houston’s regional government, the Houston-Galveston Area Council, to consider population in its voting structure, addressing the severe underrepresentation of more populous [...]
LINK Houston, BikeHouston, the Gulfton Super Neighborhood Council, Houston CNL, and Air Alliance Houston Call on METRO to prioritize vulnerable road users in the design of the METRO Rapid Gulfton Corridor Project
LINK Houston, BikeHouston, the Gulfton Super Neighborhood Council, Houston CNL, and Air Alliance Houston have issued the following letter on August 10, 2023, to the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) Board of Directors following the July 2023 Board Meeting, calling on METRO to prioritize vulnerable road users in the design of [...]
LINK Houston Honors the 33rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Every July 26th we pause to celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This year is no different, the most significant piece of legislation in the disability rights movement turns 33 today. Over the last three plus decades disabled people have enjoyed maximum access in our communities– or that’s what some [...]
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. [...]
LINK Houston Issued Letter to METRO Board of Directors on Required Traits in next METRO President and CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HOUSTON - LINK Houston has issued the following letter on March 23, 2023, to the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) Board of Directors ahead of their March 2023 Board Meeting to recommend the traits and values needed in the next METRO President and Chief Executive Officer. We [...]
LINK Houston Statement on the Federal Highway Administration Voluntary Resolution Agreement with TxDOT
“We expected the federal government to maximize its leverage over TxDOT to push for a fairer and more equitable North Houston Highway Improvement Project, however we are encouraged to see that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will hold TxDOT accountable in ways that the City of Houston and Harris County memorandums of understanding cannot. [...]
LINK Houston in the News
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
The deadliest road in Houston is getting a $28 million makeover
Data shows this stretch of road is one of the deadliest in the city. Houston is about to give one of its most dangerous stretches of road a multi-million dollar makeover. The City of Houston announced at a city council meeting Wednesday that the [...]
Houston receives nearly $30M to improve safety on 7-mile stretch of this busy road
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A statistic from the city of Houston shows that more fatal accidents take place on Bissonnet than on any other city-owned street. However, on Wednesday, it was announced that the federal government will be sending $28.7 million to improve [...]