Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Texas

Parking Madness Elite Eight: Parkersburg vs. Amarillo

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 30, 2015 | 5 Comments

There’s just one spot left in the Final Four of Parking Madness, and it’s going either to Parkersburg, West Virginia, or Amarillo, Texas. Gaze upon on these sad city spaces and despair. Then vote to decide who should stay in the running for the Golden Crater. Parkersburg, West Virginia This small Appalachian city overcame a parking […]

Parking Madness 2015 Elite Eight: Tampa vs. Fort Worth

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 27, 2015 | 4 Comments

It’s almost a shame that these two titans are meeting in the second round of the Parking Madness tournament, because both Tampa and Fort Worth look like they have champion potential. Yesterday, Syracuse knocked off Newport News, Virginia, to join Camden in the Final Four. Now it’s up to you to decide who gets the third slot. […]

Don’t Drive? It’s Getting Harder to Vote in Texas

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 4, 2014 | 3 Comments

Today is the first federal general election since the Supreme Court struck down key portions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Texas and other states have taken full advantage of their new ability to make changes to their voting rights laws without federal approval. And under the new law, people without a driver’s license are […]

In Dallas, You Can Get a “Sustainability” Grant to Widen a Road

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 5, 2014 | 3 Comments

Some folks on Twitter have been having a laugh about these PowerPoint slides from the North Central Texas Council of Governments. But it’s more sad than funny. The slides outline what kinds of projects are eligible for the Dallas region’s Sustainable Development Funds, according to local planner Patrick Kennedy. More than $43 million was awarded for projects […]

How Brownsville, Texas, Is Using Bikes to Address Social Problems

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 4, 2014 | 1 Comment

This post is part of a series featuring stories and research that will be presented at the Pro-Walk/Pro-Bike/Pro-Place conference September 8-11 in Pittsburgh. Brownsville, a Texas border town, is frequently cited as one of the poorest cities in the country. It also has one of the highest obesity rates. But local officials have taken on some of the city’s […]

San Antonio to Tear Out the “Best Thing” City Has Done for Cycling

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 9, 2014 | 33 Comments

Score one for the NIMBY crowd in San Antonio. City Council representatives have voted 10-1 to remove 2.3 miles of bike lanes on South Flores Street, which the local blog Bike San Antonio says is one of the few cases where the city put a bike lane “where one needs to be.” Council members apparently […]

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