Posted on · If voters approve the charter, the city would have 60 days to negotiate with H-GAC, if not, Houston would be required to pull itself out of the council.
Posted on · The 37-member board of directors for the H-GAC, which allocates federal, state and local funding for the 13-county region, includes only two members from Houston.
Posted on · The municipality southeast of Houston plans to reopen the facility if it can secure funding to staff it, which would help control what kind of materials are dropped off by residents.
Posted on · Mayor Turner set a deadline to start an East End underpass project to alleviate traffic problems caused by stalled trains, but it has been in the works for years. What gives?
Posted on · According to TxDOT's resent presentation to the Houston-Galveston Area Council, its $9.7 billion plan to widen and reroute I-45 near and north of downtown includes a series of sub-projects in three overarching segments.
Posted on · On Wednesday’s show: We break down the latest developments in the world of poltics. Then we discuss flood mitigation efforts five years after Harvey and reflect on the slow pace of recovery from such a disaster.
Posted on · The city of Houston will receive only 2% of the nearly $500 million in federal flood mitigation funding.
Posted on · To address the region’s high rate of traffic crashes, the Houston-Galveston Area Council is launching its first-ever public safety campaign.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Planning for the region's future transportation needs, the effect of free-standing ERs on health care, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and the growing hobby of homebrewing.
Posted on · Officials are urging people to act quickly since these funds may not be around in the future.
Posted on · Some communities are trying to fix roads that are struggling to handle more traffic, while others want to improve their bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
Posted on · With commuters now moving in all directions, the Houston-Galveston Area Council hopes to smooth out the ride for people who travel by bus. Transportation planners say riders should be able to transfer to different bus systems by only paying one fare.
Posted on · Figures show that most people in the region are driving to work by themselves
Posted on · The Houston area is seeing a sharp increase in the number of crashes but transportation planners think a growing population is only part of the story.
Posted on · The busy thoroughfare east of Houston is seeing a lot more truck traffic but that’s not the only issue.