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Proposed Walkable Places and TOD ordinances will build a more walkable Houston

by Jay Blazek CrossleyGrowing Weirder, VisionZeroTexas July 21, 2020September 3, 2020No Comments

The Houston City Council will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 21st and 22nd, 2020 to discuss the proposed Walkable Places and transit-oriented development (TOD) city ordinances. The TOD ordinance would apply for TOD areas in Midtown, Emancipation Ave, and Hogan and Lorraine St pilot areas. The proposed ordinances would allow for a more pleasant …

Policy Drivers Episode Two: Monica Guzmán of Austin’s GAVA

by Jay Blazek CrossleyDecideTexas, Growing Weirder July 8, 2020September 3, 2020No Comments

Today – for the second episode of Policy Drivers – we talked with Monica Guzmán, Policy Director for Go Austin! Vamos Austin!. She focuses on targeting issues that communities want and working closely with them to provide in-person outreach and realization of goals through research and evaluation of public policy. Monica is a native Austinite …

Your voice needed in planning for Texas regional growth

by Jay Blazek CrossleyDecideTexas, Get Involved, Growing Weirder, One Thousand Texans for Transit, VisionZeroTexas May 30, 2020September 3, 2020No Comments

All Texas Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are in the process of developing a new Transportation Improvement Plan right now, and they need to hear your wants, desires, vision, and needs for the regional transportation system. Do you wish that we put the highest priority on ending traffic deaths and serious injuries in Texas? You should …