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Transportation

The Houston Bike Summit returns to discuss concerns over the city’s cycling infrastructure

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 16, 2022 · As the city's bike network continues to grow, cyclists say more needs to be done to maintain on-street bikeways.

Tags bike Bike Houston bike lane cycling infrastructure

Traffic

I-69 closing in both directions at 610 West Loop for three weekends in May

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 6, 2022 · Houston drivers are asked to stay away as crews demolish part of the busy interchange.

Tags houston i 69 I-69/US 59 southwest freeway traffic

Transportation

Houston drivers brace for two-year closure of 59/69 ramp to West Loop 610

Gail Delaughter

Posted on April 29, 2022 · TxDOT will demolish the current ramp in the Galleria area to make way for a new one. Drivers will need to plan a new route.

Tags 610 West Loop construction detours Houston traffic i 69 traffic txdot

Health & Science

Texas travelers greet end of masking requirements with a mix of optimism and apprehension

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on April 20, 2022 · A day after a federal judge ruled face coverings can’t be required on airplanes and other public transportation, some Texans cheered the decision. But others said they’re still on the fence as COVID lingers.

Tags COVID-19 houston airport system mask mandate metro

Politics

TSA will no longer enforce travel mask mandate after a federal judge strikes it down

JONATHAN FRANKLIN, NPR

Posted on April 18, 2022 · The mask-wearing requirement had been initially imposed in early 2021, shortly after President Joe Biden took office.

Tags cdc Florida mask mandate plants

Transportation

CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3

WILL STONE, NPR / Pien Huang, NPR

Posted on April 14, 2022 · The Biden administration will continue to require travelers to wear masks on planes and other forms of public transport.

Tags Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Joe Biden mask mandate

Transportation

Biden administration proposes $75 million in port improvements for Houston-Galveston area

Andrew Schneider

Posted on April 1, 2022 · If approved, much of the funding would go towards a billion-dollar effort to widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel.

Tags federal budget global trade houston ship channel Port of Galveston US Army Corps of Engineers

Transportation

METRO says Houston transit ridership is up but it’s not back to pre-pandemic levels

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 31, 2022 · The transit agency says the start of the Houston Rodeo helped boost ridership in February along with more workers returning to the office.

Tags bus gas prices pandemic train transit

Transportation

Harris County’s toll roads are aiming to be more accessible while transitioning to an all-electronic system

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 14, 2022 · The Harris County Toll Road Authority says that even though they no longer accept cash at toll booths, they want to help drivers who don't have a credit card or a bank account use the system.

Tags EZ TAG harris county toll road authority pandemic Roberto Trevino toll roads

Transportation

Head of Texas DMV resigns amid pressure to stop widespread sale of fake paper license plates

Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune

Posted on February 9, 2022 · Authorities across the state have expressed frustration with the agency as hundreds of thousands of fake tags are illegally sold and used in a wide range of offenses.

Tags DMV fbi paper license plates Whitney Brewster

Transportation

Scammers are attaching phony QR codes to parking meters in downtown Houston, city officials say

Gail Delaughter

Posted on January 31, 2022 · The city's parking enforcement division is warning people to not use the code as a payment method.

Tags Maria Irshad on street parking ParkHouston parking meters QR code scams

inDepth

Houston bike share hopes to expand transportation options in underserved communities

Gail Delaughter

Posted on January 5, 2022 · BCycle's new board president says she'd like to see a network of neighborhood stations along with more payment options to access the system.

Tags bike share cycling Houston BCycle neighborhoods third ward

Business

Like Thanksgiving, year-end holiday travel for Texans to reach near pre-pandemic levels, AAA reports

Sascha Cordner, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on December 17, 2021 · In 2019, a record 9.3 million Texans traveled for the year-end holidays. While this year’s travel volume will not yet reach that level, it’s still expected to be a big jump from 2020 numbers.

Tags AAA Texas holiday travel

Pasadena

An auto repair shop is suing Pasadena over its new parking ordinance

Andrew Schneider

Posted on December 9, 2021 · Attorneys for Azael Sepulveda argue that the ordinance, aimed at auto repair shops, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Texas State Constitution.

Tags Auto repair City of Pasadena lawsuit parking ordinance Texas State Constitution

Transportation

The Federal Highway Administration visited Houston amid a civil rights investigation into the state’s controversial I-45 expansion project

Caroline Love

Posted on December 7, 2021 · The meeting comes a week after TxDOT was allowed to continue parts of the project, which is now likely delayed for a number of years.

Tags Borris Miles Christina Morales harris county highway expansion i 45 national environmental policy act Tanya Debose Texas Department of Transportation txdot

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