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How to Get to Transit and the City 2024 – Transportation Options

Gabe Cazares

Gabe Cazares to Depart as Executive Director of LINK Houston After Two Years of Service

LINK Houston Requests Clarity on METRO Houston 2025 Draft Budget

Gabriela Barahona

LINK Houston Welcomes New Director of Development

LINK Houston Urges METRO to move forward with the University Corridor BRT

LINK Houston Releases Equity in Transit 2024 Findings

LINK Houston Congratulates METRO Board Chair Appointee

LINK Houston Condemns the Actions of the Transportation Policy Council

LINK Houston Celebrates Transformational Transportation Win

LINK Houston Director of Community Engagement Appointed to Prestigious EPA National Advisory Committee

Mayor Turner to Recognize LINK Houston for advocacy efforts during National Week Without Driving 2023

LINK Houston Endorses Prop B; urges the Houston-Galveston Area Council to negotiate a fair representation framework for the entire region

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 Honors the 33rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

LINK Houston Welcomes New Director of Community Engagement

"Taylor Swift performs onstage during "The Eras Tour" at Raymond James Stadium on April 13, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. Getty Images"

Taylor Swift weekend concerts spark call to rename Houston Metro’s Red Line

"Desiree Alejandro holds up a sign urging people to "Stop TXDOT" while crossing a crosswalk during a demonstration at the intersection of Polk Street and St. Emmanuel Street just east of downtown Houston in 2020. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

Editorial: Feds give I-45 project green light. What does Houston get?

"Protestors on June 21, 2022, the day before demolition began on one building of The Lofts at Ballpark in Houston, TX. (Source: Stop TxDOT I-45.)"

TxDOT Chooses Highways Over Housing

"A Metro bus stops at the Eastwood Transit Center Friday, July 8, 2022, in Houston. Brett Coomer/Staff photographer"

Houston begins public meetings on long-awaited Gulfton METRO lines

A woman in her car along the "Data shows this stretch of road is one of the deadliest in the city. Jay R. Jordan / Chron staff"

The deadliest road in Houston is getting a $28 million makeover

Cars on a busy Houston road on a rainy day.

Houston receives nearly $30M to improve safety on 7-mile stretch of this busy road

An image of a Metro bus at a bus stop. From Univision.

Comunidad asegura que el servicio METRO de Houston necesita mejoras en su servicio, según encuesta

A pair of Metro buses stop at the Eastwood Transit Center Friday, July 8, 2022, in Houston. Public meetings start July 12 on the University Line, of which Eastwood is a major stop on the line. Brett Coomer/Staff photographer

Here’s how Houston METRO riders want public transit to improve

"Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis bikes around the City Hall area in 2018, when he and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a new partnership between the city and Harris County to create more bike lanes."

How Houston will continue expanding transportation options in 2023

LINK Houston Issued Letter to METRO Board of Directors on Required Traits in next METRO President and CEO

LINK Houston Statement on the Federal Highway Administration Voluntary Resolution Agreement with TxDOT

Peter Eccles, Director of Policy and Planning

LINK Houston Welcomes New Director of Policy and Planning

"Family members of Joel Middaugh, a Houston father and art model, watch as Steve and Melissa Sims install a ghost bike is installed in the 2800 block of West Little York Road, near the site where Middaugh died, on Dec. 12, 2021. Jay R. Jordan / Chron staf"

Cyclist deaths on the rise in Harris County after grim 2021

"An aerial shot of Houston, Texas. Image: Stockvault, CC"

Houston Advocates Slam TxDOT For ‘Deliberately’ Ignoring Highway’s Racist Impacts

"Members of Stop TxDOT I-45 protest outside the Omni Hotel near Memorial Park on Oct. 21, 2021, in Houston. Dug Begley"

Groups file federal complaint over I-45 project, urge civil rights review

"Traffic passes by a memorial at the site of a crash that resulted in the deaths of three people. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

Opinion: Carnage on Texas roads is an emergency. Hold TxDOT accountable.

"Painted on Houston’s first Whole Foods 365, this mural is the first of its kind in the city to showcase the origins of the Independence Heights neighborhood as the first city incorporated by Black residents in the state of Texas. Summer Taylor for NRDC"

How to Stop a Highway

"The study found that even though COVID-19 caused an estimated 40% decrease in public transportation use due to fear of the virus, a significant number of essential workers continued to rely on the METRO transit system to get to their jobs as their only source of transportation. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)"

Report finds need for sustainable, reliable public transit throughout COVID-19 pandemic

"A community walk organized by the organization Stop TxDOT I-45 which toured historic sections of town that stand to be destroyed by Houston’s proposed I-45 expansion. Photo: Anni Mulligan for the Houston Chronicle"

Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How To Stop a Highway

"A Metro Silver Line bus awaits riders at the Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center near the Galleria on Aug. 26, 2021 in Houston. Metro ridership dropped sharply during the pandemic, but a new study suggests it was still a vital lifeline for those in critical jobs. Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

Despite fewer people riding Metro in Houston, report makes case for more public transit

"METRO officials predict that it may be years before ridership returns to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from Air Alliance Houston. Photo via Flickrr"

Essential workers in Houston relied on public transit during the pandemic, a new report says

"he Wheeler Transit Center in Midtown sits at the heart of where several modes of transportation intersect. A planned University bus rapid transit route would link in riders from Bellaire, Uptown and Montrose areas. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)"

Transit leaders: Pandemic will not derail long-term vision

"Interstate 45 traffic winds towards downtown Houston on Jan. 7, 2020. The impending Interstate 45 project will affect dozens of nearby homes and businesses. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer'

Controversial I-45 project still alive as TxDOT, feds given 90 days to settle differences

"Organizer Chloe Cook holds a sign during a protest walk of the Interstate 45 expansion in Fifth Ward on Dec. 6, 2020. Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Contributor"

Massive I-45 Houston project heads back to public comment phase during pause

Photo by Gail Delaughter Houston Public Media. "Distinctive bus shelters in the Westchase District were designed to provide better lines of sight for enhanced safety."

$15 Million Project Aims To Improve Accessibility Along Houston’s Busiest Transit Route

"People cross the street along Gulfton near Westward on June 17, 2021 in Houston. About 12 percent of households in Gulfton do not have a car, about double the average for Harris County. Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

New Gulfton bus service could become model for other Houston neighborhoods

"Esperanza Ortiz, 63, talks to reporters about the attack she endured while on a Metropolitan Transit Authority train while heading to work on Feb. 11, during a press conference on May 5, 2021, in Houston. Ortiz was punched repeatedly in the head by a man who was yelling “I hate Mexicans” during the attack. She says the Metro train operator offered no help. Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

Beating of elderly woman at rail stop prompts LULAC call for Metro to improve rider safety

"A man waits at a bus stop along Main Street next to the a Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 vaccination super site at NRG Park Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 in Houston. Despite being one of the most transit-friendly locations in the region with access to light rail and bus service, walk-ups are not part of the plan presently at the site that opened Wednesday in coordination with the FEMA.Brett Coomer/Staff photographer"

Want a vaccine at NRG Park’s super site? Show up with wheels.

"A Metropolitan Transit Authority rail passenger boards a train at the Main Street Square station on Feb. 3, 2021, in downtown Houston. Since June when masks became required on transit, Metro has handed out 2 million masks. That's expected to continue as a federal requirement for mask use kicked in earlier this week. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

Houston Metro has handed out 2 million masks to riders since last summer

Janis Scott, LINK Houston Board Memeber

Janis Scott: A Powerful Voice for Transportation Equity

"Susan Graham, co-founder of Stop-TxDOT I-45, poses for a portrait Jan. 27, 2021, on the North Main Street bridge over Interstate 45 in Houston. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

TxDOT gives itself go-ahead on $7.5B rebuild of I-45, and critics pounce

"Susan Graham, co-founder of Stop-TxDOT I-45, poses for a portrait Jan. 27, 2021, on the North Main Street bridge over Interstate 45 in Houston. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

Houston region’s transportation board changes nixed, leaving women out of positions of power

"The North Houston Highway Improvement Project proposed rerouting I-45 through the East End and Fifth Ward, leaving the Pierce Elevated abandoned. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)"

H-GAC group stalls I-45 resolution after TxDOT objects to agreement

"The North Houston Highway Improvement Project proposed rerouting I-45 through the East End and Fifth Ward, leaving the Pierce Elevated abandoned. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)"

Public comment period extended on I-45 Environmental Report

"The North Houston Highway Improvement Project proposes rerouting I-45 through the East End and Fifth Ward and expanding it through the Northside. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)"

Houston-Galveston Area Council seeking feedback on I-45 project plans

"Some 92 percent of people who would be displaced by the proposed expansion of the I-45 highway in Houston, Texas in the United States are from communities of colour [Courtesy: Jessica Wiggins/Al Jazeera]"

Could Houston I-45 expansion be upended under a Biden presidency?

Ms. Janis Scott, LINK Houston Board member, sits on a bench waiting for METRO. Photo credit: KPRC.

By the numbers: Examining disparities within Houston’s transit system

A sky view of I-45 and downtown Houston.

TxDOT releases environmental analysis on I-45 rebuild, kicking off comment period

These tools — and policy changes — may help Houston address housing affordability

Here’s where affordable housing and sustainable transportation co-exist in Houston

Vice President Pence And Coronavirus Response Coordinator Debbie Birx Brief Press

Broad Alliance Tells White House: Transit Workers Need Better Protection From COVID-19

One of the three alternatives that Public Works presented for safety improvements where Midtown and Montrose meet would have kept the Brazos Street ramp from Spur 527 up like this as a kind of infrastructural sculpture.Photo: Allyn West

Why is it so hard to say yes to walkability in Houston? [Essay]

TxDOT public meetings normally provide an opportunity for residents to learn about infrastructure projects that could impact their communities. Photo: R. Clayton McKee, Freelance / For The Chronicle

Long-term government projects must wait until public can comment [Opinion]

An attendee asks a questions during an event on climate change hosted by Mi Familia Vota, OCA-Greater Houston, JOLT Texas, Texas Rising, Coalition for Equity and Environment Resilience, and Sunrise Movement at Houston's Texas Southern University on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer

Climate change summit teaches students what’s at stake

The Madilu family waits at a bus stop three weeks after arriving in southwest Houston from a refugee camp in Burundi. With the help of Catholic Charities, the family is learning how to navigate the city without a vehicle. Photograph by Peter Holley

This Family Survived an African Refugee Camp. Their New Challenge: Surviving Houston Without a Car.

Photo Credit Andy Cerota, Anchor/Reporter

Adjustments to TxDot’s I-45 project to be unveiled by city planners

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How to Fix Public Transportation

"Metropolitan Transit Authority bus riders use Q cards, smartphone apps or cash to hop aboard on Nov. 20, 2019, in Houston. Officials on Wednesday balked at the cost of eliminating fares for riders.Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer"

Metro unlikely to eliminate fares after analysis finds increased costs

""Metro Paid Fare Zone" Sign (Photo Credit: Lucio Vasquez/Houston Public Media)"

Would Free Transit Incentivize More Riders? METRO Gathers Input On Whether To Stop Collecting Fares

"Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez speaks in front of a display of the new pedestrian safety message officials unveiled at the Houston TranStar offices on Oct. 9, 2019, in Houston.Photo: Dug Begley, Pedestrian / Dug Begley"

Road deaths rise in Houston region, despite new efforts to end fatalities

"BikeHouston, Rice University students, faculty, and staff, and members of the community gathered for a demonstration at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Main Street Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Houston after Sudipta Roy was fatally struck by a dump truck. Photo: Godofredo A. Vasquez, Staff Photographer / Houston Chronicle"

A safer intersection is finally being built but change across the city is too slow? [Opinion]

A light rail train sits at the Magnolia Park Transit Center on Aug. 12, 2019, in Houston. Metropolitan Transit Authority will ask voters for $3.5 billion in borrowing authority on the Nov. 5 ballot, to build what's anticipated to be $7.5 billion in new transit projects, including extending light rail service to Hobby Airport. Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer

Voters backed Metro. Now the agency must get to work. [Editorial]

A Metro light rail in downtown Houston.

Bond Voyage! Houston Faces $3.5B Transit Decision

Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer "Passengers wait at the North Shepherd Park and Ride on Aug. 12, 2019. Metropolitan Transit Authority will ask voters for $3.5 billion in borrowing authority on the November ballot, to build what's anticipated to be $7 billion in new transit projects, among them a light rail extension to the North Shepherd Park and Ride."

Houston area voters will have $3.5 billion decision about future of transit on November ballot

Full Show: Houston Reacts To Mass Shootings, And The Lingering Health Effects Of Extreme Weather (Aug. 5, 2019)

Photo credit: CURBED and Shutterstock "A section of I-45 in Houston, the focus of a massive $7 billion downtown highway expansion."

Houston’s $7 billion solution to gridlock is more highways

Oni Blair, executive director of LINK Houston" Photo credit: Schaefer Edwards

Community Organizers Decry TxDOT’s I-45 Expansion Plan, Call for Delay in Local Approval

"The North Houston Highway Improvement Project plans to re-imagine the freeway system around downtown and portions of I-45 to the Beltway." Photo Credit: David Liu

Families, businesses hope to temporarily block major I-45 expansion plan

Community members call for delay in vote on North Houston Highway Improvement Project. Photo credit: KHOU 11

Families try to block freeway expansion around downtown Houston

Image of proposed I-45 expansion schematic. Photo credit: KTRK abc13 News

I-45 freeway expansion will force people out of homes, group says

"Advocates call for delay in vote on major I-45 expansion plans." Photo credit: KPRC

Advocates call for delay in vote on major I-45 expansion plans

I-45 towards downtown (Photo Credit: Lucio Vasquez/Houston Public Media)

Activists Want To Delay Funding Vote On I-45 Expansion

Advocates at the Delay the Vote Press Conference on July 23, 2019. Photo credit: FOX 26 News

Protesters say I-45 expansion will affect minority Houstonians

Image by Houston Chronicle: View of I-45.

H-GAC committee offers support for I-45 rebuild, but not without concerns

Oni Blair at H Town Progressive

H-Town Progressive – Ep. 34 Oni Blair – Transportation Equity in Houston

Young beautiful mother is holding her little toddlers hand while holding onto the bars with other hand and standing in the bus.

Transportation Advocacy Group Conducts Transit Equity Analysis

METRO rail passing in Downtown Houston. Image by Streetsblog.

Houston Has a Rail Solution to Traffic

Interstate 69 crosses Buffalo Bayou northeast of downtown next to the Clayton Homes, a Houston Housing Authority complex in Houston, seen June 12. Clayton Homes would be demolished if current plans for redevelopment of Interstate 45 proceed as planned.Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer

Massive I-45 project will remake Houston freeway spine, but at what cost?

Mayor Turner announces updates to Safer Streets Initiative at 10th Street and Shepherd along with City officials on June 10, 2019

BEWARE: Houston’s 3 most dangerous intersections

A teacher speaks to two students in a classroom.

TxDOT’s I-45 project could hurt a school and its community. But there are ways to mitigate the harm.

Running light rail between downtown and Hobby Airport makes sense only if Metro isn’t focusing solely on the destnations, but serving the neighborhoods between, too. Photo: Melissa Phillip, Staff / Houston Chronicle

One airport line’s enough. Metro must serve all Houston. [Editorial]

A cyclist on a busy and blurry city street.

Judge Hidalgo’s Civic Saturday on Transportation Sparks ‘Much-Needed’ Discussions on Street Safety

Members of the Road Safety Audit observe Long Point and Gessner intersection

Transportation buffs are staking out Houston’s most dangerous intersections to better understand what’s wrong with them

Texas Had The Third Highest Number Of Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities In 2018

Three people crossing the street at the light rail tracks in Near Northside.

Texas remains among worst states for pedestrian deaths in new report

These are the 12 most dangerous intersections in Houston

Houston hoping to make dangerous intersections safer

Councilmember Amanda Edwards and City of Houston Press Secretary present the "Transit Equity Day" proclamation to LINK Houston on behalf of Mayor Sylvester Turner.

Transit Equity Day

Study finds Houstonians waiting for the bus

Metro plan’s mix of transit, services a nod to differing Houston-area demands

New Study Says Not All Houstonians Have Equal Access To Transit

How Can Houston’s Transit Be More Equitable?

Houston’s most dangerous intersections putting drivers in harm’s way

Shared frustration fuels driver-cyclist divide