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"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"

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Cyclist deaths on the rise in Harris County after grim 2021

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

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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)"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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)"

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Transit leaders: Pandemic will not derail long-term vision