Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Houston

The North Houston Highway Improvement Project will expand already vast swaths of highway
through the middle of Houston, displacing homes and businesses and dividing communities.
Image: Texas Dept. of Transportation

Boondoggle: A Texas-Sized Mess of a Highway Plan

By Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale | Jun 19, 2019 | 11 Comments

Deadly and sprawling Houston does not need this $7-billion widening and rebuilding highway project.

Houston is looking to extend light rail service in its $7.5 billion transit plan

Houston Has a Rail Solution to Traffic

By Aaron Short | Jun 5, 2019 | 15 Comments

Houston, we have a solution: Rail.

$Texas Governor Greg Abbott after signing a bill banning red light cameras in the Lone Star State. Photo: Twitter$

Texas Gov. Makes Life-Saving Red Light Cameras Illegal

By Aaron Short | Jun 3, 2019 | 39 Comments

Greg Abbott tweeted a video of himself allowing motorists free rein on Texas's already dangerous roads. His tweet was viewed 1.37 million times, and received 61,883 likes and 14,683 retweets, in 48 hours.

Two new areas near downtown are proposed for parking reforms. Map: Houston Planning Commission

Houston May Eliminate Some Mandatory Parking

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 7, 2018 | 22 Comments

Whether Houston evolves into a more walkable city is a life of death issue, a recent Houston Chronicle investigation helps confirm.

Sorry Bus Stops, Round 1 Matchup: Nashville vs. Houston

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 13, 2018 | 6 Comments

The first matchup of 2018 features two waiting spaces that are not for the faint of heart.

Houston's Bayou Greenways are the start of a low-stress bikeway network. Now other pieces are starting to come together. Photo: Houston Bike Plan [PDF]

Houston’s Getting Ready for a Flurry of Bike Lane Expansion

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 25, 2018 | 3 Comments

The city has an ambitious bike plan. And for the first time, it has resources to act on it.

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