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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Category: Transportation

Transportation

Houston METRO to receive over $21 million for electric buses from federal grant program

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on August 12, 2022 · The $21.6 million federal grant will help cover the cost of 20 electric buses, as well as charging equipment. 

Tags Federal Transit Administration metro

Traffic

Galveston officials to address golf cart safety in wake of fatal collision

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 9, 2022 · Four people, including two children, were killed Saturday night when their golf cart was struck by a suspected drunk driver. The tragedy comes amid a golf cart boom on Galveston Island.

Tags galveston golf cart rentals golf carts street safety

Harris County

Harris County will place a $1.2 billion bond referendum on the November ballot

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 3, 2022 · The lion’s share of the bond referendum would go to cover roads, drainage, and transportation projects, while the rest would go to parks and public safety.

Tags 2022 elections bond election bond referendum Harris County Commissioners Court public safety

Transportation

Some Houston residents skeptical of TxDOT plan to raise part of I-10

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on July 29, 2022 · The $347 million proposed project aims to reduce flooding risks on part of the freeway by elevating it and installing a detention pond underneath.

Tags flooding highway construction Houston Heights txdot woodland heights

Traffic

Major closure of I-610 West Loop at I-69 Southwest Freeway lasts all weekend

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on July 15, 2022 · TxDOT is continuing a massive reconstruction project at the Interstate 69 and 610 West Loop intersection by the Galleria.

Tags closure i 69 I-610

Transportation

Uncertain future for Dallas-to-Houston bullet train, even with eminent domain go-ahead

Michael Marks, Texas Standard

Posted on July 7, 2022 · The company behind the super-fast train is in the middle of a change in leadership.

Tags bullet train dallas eminent domain Texas Central texas supreme court

Transportation

Mayor Turner signs off on plan to add bike lanes on 11th Street in the Heights

ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on June 14, 2022 · The changes will unfold along a mile-and-half stretch in the neighborhood, from Shepard moving east to Michaux.

Tags bike lanes Houston Heights Mayor Sylvester Turner traffic

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

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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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

Houston Matters

Delay in Harris County’s primary vote count (March 3, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 3, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Harris County failed to finish the election count on time — a claim the elections administrator denies. So, what's going on and what does it mean? Plus, a conversation with the new chair of the Metro board, and remembering Houston blues musician and band leader Milton Hopkins.

Tags 2022 primary election agriculture Blue Cross Blue Shield blues climate change farming healthcare Houston Blues Society memorial hermann metro Milton Hopkins music primary election Sanjay Ramabhadran

Transportation

Essential workers in Houston relied on public transit during the pandemic, a new report says

Lucio Vasquez / Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on October 6, 2021 · While essential workers continued to utilize public transit, overall ridership has decreased by about 40% in Houston, according to a new report.

Tags Air Alliance Houston COVID-19 essential workers metro

Transportation

METRO Approves 2021 Service Changes In Response To Pandemic Ridership Numbers

Gail Delaughter

Posted on October 22, 2020 · METRO is cutting service on some routes while others will go back to pre-COVID levels to promote social distancing.

Tags buses metro public transportation ridership

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