LINK Houston Celebrates Transformational Transportation Win
The following statement can be attributed to Gabe Cazares, Executive Director, LINK Houston. Houston has made it clear: we want a fair say in how our city grows and moves around. Empowering all communities in the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) with proportional representation – as Proposition B demands – is a necessary step towards [...]
LINK Houston Director of Community Engagement Appointed to Prestigious EPA National Advisory Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HOUSTON, October 24, 2023 – LINK Houston, a leading advocate for equitable and sustainable transportation in our community, is proud to announce the appointment of Cherrelle J. Duncan, Director of Community Engagement, to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Advisory Committee. This prestigious appointment to a Presidential committee by [...]
Mayor Turner to Recognize LINK Houston for advocacy efforts during National Week Without Driving 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HOUSTON,TX – Today Mayor Turner will recognize LINK Houston for their efforts to raise awareness of the perspective and experiences of non-drivers while promoting transportation that is supportive of all individuals as well as proclaim October 2nd – 8th as National Week Without Driving in Houston. First championed by Disability Rights [...]
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 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 [...]