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Criminal Justice

Fort Bend man could be first to be prosecuted under new crosswalk law

Sarah Grunau

Posted on September 26, 2023 · Bao Giang, who struck and killed a pedestrian at a Sugar Land crosswalk, could be facing felony charges.

Tags crosswalk Fort Bend County District Attorney Pedestrian Deaths sugar land

Transportation

After Some Persistence, The Mystery Of The Missing Crosswalk Is Finally Solved

Gail Delaughter

Posted on June 18, 2018 · We make a return visit to a challenging intersection where pedestrians had to take the long way around.

Tags crosswalk Houston Public Works pedestrian safety walking

Transportation

Houston: We Have The State’s Only Gay Pride Rainbow Crosswalk

Gail Delaughter

Posted on June 19, 2017 · The new crosswalk at Westheimer and Taft highlights both pride and public safety.

Tags crosswalk lgbt montrose pedestrian pride

Houston Matters

The Mystery of the Missing Crosswalk

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 18, 2017 · (Above: A warning sign at a missing crosswalk in northwest Houston tells pedestrians not to cross. Photo: Gail Delaughter | Houston Public Media) A man in northwest Houston recently reached out to News 88.7 wanting to know why he has to go all the way around an intersection just to get across the street. The […]

Tags city of houston crosswalk Gail Delaughter pedestrians transportation

Transportation

The Mystery Of The Missing Crosswalk

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 18, 2017 · A man in northwest Houston wants to know why he has to go all the way around the intersection just to get across the street. But the City of Houston says it may now have a fix for that crosswalk conundrum.

Tags americans with disabilities act crosswalk houston pedestrian safety

Transportation

It’s Now Easier To Get Across Busy Allen Parkway

Gail Delaughter

Posted on November 18, 2016 · A popular route near downtown Houston isn’t just for cars anymore. A recent project has made it friendlier for pedestrians and cyclists.

Tags allen parkway bike trail crosswalk cycling pedestrian

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Houston’s Vision Zero report for 2022 shows traffic fatalities were down, but not by much

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 10, 2023 · More than 320 people died on Houston streets last year, and nearly 1,600 more were seriously injured.

Tags BikeHouston Houston cyclists Houston drivers Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Houston pedestrians Pedestrian Deaths pedestrian fatalities street safety traffic crashes traffic fatalities Vision Zero

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Houston Matters visits the Brick Rodeo LEGO exhibition

Troy Schulze

Posted on July 14, 2023 · The annual Texas event took place July 6-9 in Sugar Land.

Tags Alice Finch Brick Rodeo lego sugar land Tim Howell Women's Brick Initiative

Criminal Justice

Over 50 individuals arrested with felony warrants in Fort Bend County in May

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on July 10, 2023 · Seven gang members were arrested during an operation in Fort Bend county in May.

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Can descendants of the Sugar Land 95 be found? We start our genealogical journey

Brittney Martin / Naomi Reed

Posted on July 6, 2023 · After the Sugar Land 95 are reburied, Fort Bend ISD says it’s not going to fund any more research on the remains. A new group takes control — but are they the best people for the job? Plus, we start our own search for descendants.

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