If you’re reading this in a major Texas metro, you are currently experiencing about 1/3 the transit funding than you would experience in the other largest major US metros. There is less bus frequency, less places you can get to by transit, less high quality rapid transit options, less fiscally productive real estate investment, and …
Of the ten largest cities in the nation, Houston, Dallas, and Phoenix are the only ones left without a Vision Zero Action Plan to end traffic deaths and serious injuries. As documented in the Houston Chronicle series of reports, Houston is one of the most dangerous transportation systems in the nation. First published in print …
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Strategies and funding allocations for transportation, urban planning, sustainability, and equity issues in Texas metropolitan regions are decided at our Texas metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). Unfortunately, these decision making entities generally lack fair representation from the diverse people of their metro regions. For example, the Houston region is the most diverse large metropolitan region in …
Read more “H-GAC Transportation Policy Council Starts Tough Discussion on Equitable Representation”