Today’s Headlines
|- Dallas Morning News: DART Focus on Rail Hurts Those Who Need Transit Most
- Former Webb County Judge Ricardo Rangel Injured in Crash That Killed Noe Alex Moreno (LMTonline)
- Oklahoma City Mayoral Candidate Tours Transit with State Rep Bennett and EMBARK Board Member
- Verizon Building Mixed-Use “Technology-Infused” Transit-Oriented Development in Irving (Morning News)
- Three People Killed in Six-Vehicle Crash on I-35 in Waco (KCENTV)
- Christof Spieler Stars at NYC Summit on Bus Network Redesigns (TransitCenter)
- …Austin CapMetro’s Lead Planner – Currently Working on Connections 2025 Redesign – Was There
- …DART Board Member – Leading Charge for Their Redesign – Was Also There
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How Ethical Is Your Driving?
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Most of us who drive don't spend much time weighing the morals of our behavior as motorists, but we should. Otherwise, by the time the ethical implications of our behavior are clear, it's probably going to be too late.
Talking Headways Podcast: Sharing a Ride to the Future
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This week's guest on Talking Headways is Zack Wasserman, head of global business development at Via, a ride-hailing company headquartered in New York. We talk about Via’s role as a trip provider, as well as a software builder for transit agencies, and how we can get more people sharing rides. We also discuss how transportation systems are likely to change in lower density places and the role of technological and policy innovation in both the public and private transportation sectors.
Today’s Headlines
|- Capital Metro Board Will Be Asked to Commit $18M to I-35 BRT on July 31 (Monitor)
- …Catch Up on the Proposals and Complaints With This Video of the Board Committee Meeting
- Houston Public Works Director Who Made Unlawful Payments Takes Leave (Houston Chron)
- Blame For Collin County Growing Pains Rests on State, Regional, and Local Officials (D Magazine)
- Rep. Culberson Has Not Held Up His End of Deal to Secure Metro Bus Funding (Houston Chron)
- 18-Year-Old Crashes Car at High Speed on Tomball “Parkway,” Killing 15-Year-Old Brother (Houston Chron)
- Unnecessary Houston Freeway Expansion Proposal Threatens a Lot of Businesses (Press, Swamplot)
- Mayor Niremberg Restructures Council Committees to Focus on Transit, Equity, and More (Rivard)
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All the Effort That Went Into Fighting a Dallas Highway Is About to Pay Off
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The Trinity Parkway would cost $1.5 billion, further entrench car dependence, and ruin riverfront parkland and natural habitat. But now, after a sustained campaign that turned highways and transportation into a central issue in local elections, the Dallas City Council is on the verge of killing the project.
Today’s Headlines
|- Culberson’s Federal Funding Ban on Richmond Light Rail Is in the New Draft THUD Bill
- Delivery Service “Favor” Expanding to Southern Dallas Following Twitter Outrage (Morning News)
- Capital Metro Teaming With Techies to Install Location-Based Transit Information System (Statescoop)
- Travis County Prioritizes Dense Walkable Urbanism for Downtown Parking Lot Property (Monitor)
- Dawn Hanson: The Answer to Income Segregation? High-Density Affordable Housing (Rivard)
- Fleeing Driver Kills Self and 99-Year-Old Mom in Police Chase (KXAN)
- Police Stop Chase of Woman Driving 90 MPH, Realizing There Was a Child in the Car (Morning News)
- Bus Lanes and Bike Lane Repaving Begins on the Drag (KUT)
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When Your State DOT Starts Talking About “Relieving Congestion,” Alarms Should Go Off
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Georgia is looking to reduce congestion on the I-75/85 corridor in through downtown Atlanta, saying "no idea is off the table." But some ideas should be discarded right off the bat - like the notion that adding space for cars is going to solve the traffic problem.
Today’s Headlines
|- Governor Abbott Issues “Unofficial” Special Session Call to Let Distracted Driving Claim More Lives
- Whitney Brewer McGaughey, 33, and 20-Month-Old Baby Killed in Car Crash (East Texas Matters)
- Austin Mayor Wants to Create Task Force to Study Displacement
- Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Front of Waco Home Featured on “Fixer Upper” (Morning News)
- Texas City Commissioner Dee Ann Haney Killed Two People Driving While Intoxicated (ABC News)
- Dallas County Prosecutor Asked Officer Not To Arrest Her for DWI (Morning News)
- Husband and Wife — 79 and 71 — Killed in Car Crash (Lubbock Online)
- Austin Transportation Department Creates Mapping Database of Crosswalk Conditions
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Dallas Council Members Say Bus Network Overhaul Can’t Wait
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Dallas's winding, confusing bus routes are ripe for rethinking, and the City Council wants to act fast.
Today’s Headlines
|- Houston Real Estate Agents Steadily Hawk Sprawl While Claiming “Small Town Feel” (Houston Chron)
- At June Meeting, Texas Transportation Commission Did Not Discuss Performance Measures as Planned
- More Independent Eyes Needed at the Unified Transportation Plan Public Meeting and Webinar July 20
- City Auditor Report Questions Houston’s Use of Affordable Housing Funds (Houston Chron, Infographic)
- Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Fort Worth Police Officer (Morning News)
- Drumbeat Building in Louisiana to Throw Money on Burning Pile of Road Building (Business Report)
- Texas A&M Researchers: Inaccessible Car-Dependent Development Inaccessible for Seniors (The Eagle)
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Houston: A Walkable City?
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Houston, sprawling and car-obsessed, a walkable city? It's possible. Continue Reading →