Houston
Can We Build Car-Light Neighborhoods From Scratch — Even in Texas?
Can you really build a car-light neighborhood in suburban Houston — and could it inspire car-dependent places to explore new ideas about development?
December 10, 2024
What Will It Take to Build a Bullet Train in Texas?
A long-fought high speed rail project may be coming back from the dead — and what happens next could be instructive for other communities hoping to someday run trains in highway-dominated states.
August 29, 2023
‘Secretary Pete Can’t Save You’: FHWA OKs Houston Highway Expansion After Pause
"The lesson here is, Secretary Pete is not going to come in and save the day," said one highway opponent. "And he probably isn’t capable of saving the day."
March 15, 2023
TxDOT Chooses Highways Over Housing
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is pushing forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit — even if that means tearing down housing.
February 16, 2023
Houston Advocates Slam TxDOT For ‘Deliberately’ Ignoring Highway’s Racist Impacts
The latest news from the battle to stop one of America's most notorious highway expansions.
December 21, 2021
Grisly Texas Crash Raises Old Questions About Teen Drivers
Safe streets advocates in Texas are questioning the state driving age after an aggressive teenage motorist mowed down six cyclists this weekend — and others are wondering whether children really belong behind the wheel anywhere in America.
September 27, 2021
Houston’s I-45 Project is More ‘Urban Renewal’ Racism
Racist highway policies of the 1940s and 1950s are still with us today.
June 8, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Houston Mayor Turner’s Complete Communities
This week, we talked to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner about the city’s Complete Communities program.
April 30, 2020
Explaining Houston’s Sky-High Roadway ‘Death-Goal’
The Texas metropolis is a Vision Zero City. So why is its 2020 street fatality target HIGHER than last year's?
January 30, 2020
ELECTION ROUNDUP: Transit (Mostly) Wins
Voters across the country showed that they support transit.
November 6, 2019
