Due to a wide array of public concerns about the impacts of the I-45 expansion/realignment project on existing neighborhoods and bayou park lands, Houston's City Planning Dept. scheduled three public meetings to take comments.... (Read more)

One way to reduce carbon emissions, traffic congestion, and the stress of driving and parking in Houston is to use public transportation. And public transit is 10-times safer! than driving.... (Read more)

In the past year steady progress has been made in planning, designing, and building out a number of Houston Bikeway projects.... (Read more)

The METRONext transit plan referendum passed on Nov. 5 with an impressive 68% of the vote. Now the question will be - which elements of the plan will become the initial priorities for implementation?... (Read more)

Cullen Blvd. at the University of Houston will be re-constructed to reduce the number of auto lanes, and increase space for bikes and pedestrians. Cullen Blvd. will be transformed from a 55 foot wide, five-lane thoroughfare into a 33 foot wide,...

The Houston Sierra Club has endorsed METRO Proposition A, which will authorize bond funding for projects in the new METRONext transit plan. This measure includes no new tax increase. Proposition A will be on the ballot on November 5; early voting...

Houston METRO is expected to finalize its METROnext transit plan in the next several weeks in anticipation of placing a bond referendum on the November 2019 ballot. METRO may schedule a final round of public meetings in July or August. If those...

A number of U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle have made commitments to transition their municipal bus fleets to 100% zero emission electric vehicles; Los Angeles by 2030; Seattle by 2030; New York City by 2040. And a number of...

Two significant new bike lane projects are in the final months of development and are expected to begin construction by early summer 2019. These bike lanes will tie into existing bike lanes and help create a more viable network.... (Read more)

Houston METRO has posted the latest draft plan for METROnext, the plan it is developing for future area transit projects. This new draft has been labeled Plan 'A Plus' and will be the basis for further discussion and public meetings, where citizens...