Updates

Transit Equity Day 2022

"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

Press Release: Civil Rights Complaint against TxDOT to FHWA

Equity in Transit: 2021 Transit for Living Cover page depicting a school, tree, home, and a bus with people walking and rolling on the street.

LINK Houston’s Equity in Transit 2021 Report aims to continue influencing infrastructure and bus quality improvements to increase access to opportunity

Equity in Transit: 2021

Equity in Transit: 2021 Transit for Living Cover page depicting a school, tree, home, and a bus with people walking and rolling on the street.

Equity in Transit: 2021 Report Release

"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.

A car flipped upside down following a crash.

Petition: Tell TxDOT to Renew its Commitment to Ending Traffic Deaths in Texas

"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

A graphic depicting the 'yes or no' votes.

The Fight for Climate Justice and Racial Equity Continues

Job posting: Executive Director

A view of downtown Houston and White Oak Bayou greenway.

Say “NO” to a bad project

Briefing: LINK Houston Public Comments – Unified Transportation Program – NHHIP

Dozens of residents attended the July 27, 2019 Houston-Galveston Area Council's meeting to voice concerns over the proposed I-45 expansion's impacts. Community members are still worried about the project and the effects it will have on their neighborhoods.

Is the Houston-Galveston Area Council slowly inching toward a transportation paradigm shift?

I45 sign on road

Through a flawed public comment process, the Texas Transportation Commission will consider removing the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) funding from the Houston Region

"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

Oni K. Blair

Farewell Message from the Executive Director

People crossing the street in Downtown Houston, while a cyclist and METROrail wait at the red light

In the Street Safety Summit 2.0, LINK Houston explores creative funding mechanisms and public-private partnerships for safety improvement projects

New bike signs in Riverside Terrace, OST/SU.

Mobility in Old Spanish Trail/South Union Neighborhood