Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Houston

Ridership on the Upswing After Houston’s Bus Network Redesign

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 4, 2016 | 5 Comments

In August, Houston debuted its new bus network, reconfigured to increase frequent service, expand weekend hours, and improve access to jobs. The implementation was contentious at times, and when we last checked in on the results — two months after the changes took effect — bus ridership was down 4 percent overall but up dramatically on weekends. That was to […]

Crashes Doubled After Houston Banned Red Light Cameras

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 12, 2015 | 53 Comments

Law enforcement officers warned there would likely be an uptick in collisions when Houston debated banning red light cameras in the early part of the decade. Turns out they were absolutely right. Houston voters banned the life-saving technology in 2010, with the press mostly cheering them along. Last year Houston PD examined how that’s impacted safety at intersections. According […]

Take a Look at Houston’s First On-Street Protected Bike Lane

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 9, 2015 | 12 Comments

Is that a beautiful sight or what? This two-way protected bike lane is all the more stunning because it’s in downtown Houston. This weekend, construction crews began putting down green paint on Lamar Street for the city’s first on-street protected bike lane, which is expected to be finished by March 8. The three-quarter-mile bike lane […]

Lousy Neighborhoods, Not Lax Zoning, Make Sunbelt Houses Cheaper

By Ben Ross | Oct 31, 2014 | 9 Comments

The middle class is getting priced out of liberal cities, while red-state urban areas remain affordable. Does that mean our cities should be less like tightly regulated San Francisco and more like permissive Houston? It’s a common argument — but it doesn’t fit the facts. To start with, Houston is hardly a paradise of deregulation. In practice, local experts explain, […]

Downtown Houston Will Get Its First Protected Bike Lane

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 27, 2014 | No Comments

Houston’s protected bike lane should look a lot like this one in Seattle. Photo: Seattle DOT/Flickr A piece of top-notch bike infrastructure is coming to the largest city in Texas. That’s the word today from Kevin McNally at Houston Tomorrow, who relays the news that a two-way protected bike lane is on tap for downtown: […]

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