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AAA Texas: Memorial Day Weekend Travel Busier Than Last Year AAA Texas says the state's highways will be busier this Memorial Day weekend compared to last year. |
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Metro 'Guarantees' You'll Have A Ride If You Register Bus Route Metro is now expanding its service that provides emergency cab rides for customers who can't get home on their usual bus route. |
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Memorial Day Weekend Gasoline Prices Up Two Cents With the Memorial Day weekend coming up, AAA Texas says gasoline prices are up a couple pennies per gallon in the state. |
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Big Buses Are Returning To Houston Streets Metro hopes new, larger buses will help increase ridership in Houston. |
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Infrastructure Constraints Loom as Texas Grows Texas' drought and water-supply problems have captured headlines. But with the state's rapid population growth projected to continue, other infrastructure problems also loom, including clogged roads and a strained power grid. |
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Would You Pay A Toll to Get To The Beach Quicker? Starting this weekend, beachgoers can use the Gulf Freeway HOV lane on their trip to Galveston. The lane is also open to single drivers willing to pay a toll. |
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Texas Sees Drop In Construction-Related Fatalities Thousands of workers took time out from their jobs for an annual event designed to make things safer on construction sites. Safety briefings were held as a trade organization unveiled new figures showing a big drop in the number of workers killed or hurt on the job in Texas. |
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Here's Why Parking Signs Are Coming Down In Houston You'll probably see a lot fewer parking signs in downtown Houston in about a year. Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the Downtown Management District say they'll get rid of a confusing mish-mash of signs and replace them with more streamlined, simplified parking signage. |
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New Texas Traffic Regulations Start In September A new law goes into effect this fall that requires drivers to slow down and move over for highway maintenance crews. |
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What's Wrong With The Latest Survey On How Safe Houstonians Feel? A new Gallup survey finds Houston is near the top of a list of cities where people do not feel safe walking alone in their neighborhoods at night. Houston is in company with riverside, California, New Orleans, and Memphis — where people feel the least secure. But one local expert in social behavior says surveys like this one usually miss one important point. |
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Law Enforcement Across Texas Is Saying 'Click It Or Ticket' The state of Texas has made seat belt safety a major priority, and is one of the most buckled up states in the country. TxDOT launched its 12th annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign to ensure the safety of motorists here in Houston and across the state. |
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Study Looks At Growing Traffic Congestion In Fort Bend County As Fort Bend's population continues to grow, officials are looking at safety improvements on one of the county's busiest roadways. |
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Drivers Near the Galleria Could Face Big Traffic Delays This Weekend Drivers need to be alert to a road closure this weekend that could cause major slowdowns near the Galleria. |
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US Transportation Secretary Warns Houstonians of Phony Movers Secretary Ray LaHood was in Houston reminding people to be on guard when they trust someone to handle their worldly possessions. Houston is one of the top cities with complaints against fraudulent moving companies. |
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Houston Officials Hope New Initiative Solves Parking Problems In Busy Corridor Drivers will now have to start feeding the meters on Washington Avenue, the district west of downtown. The city is putting a new plan into effect that's designed to cut down on parking problems in a neighborhood that's seen explosive growth. |
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Figures Show Houston Can Be A Dangerous Place To Walk Figures show the Houston area is one of the most dangerous places in the country for pedestrians, with a rising number of people who are hit and killed while walking. But experts say changes in infrastructure would make getting around on foot a lot safer. |
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Cash for Road Repair in Shale Areas Proves Elusive Efforts by state lawmakers to find money to repair South and West Texas roads torn up amid a drilling boom appear to be stalling, according to some officials working on the matter. Officials say that vehicular accidents in these regions are on the rise and that natural gas production could be threatened if the issue isn't addressed. |
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Despite Improvements, Houston Still Has Some Of The Dirtiest Air In The Country A new report from the American Lung Association says Houston's air is getting cleaner, but the city still has some of the most polluted air in the country. |
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Why The 'Don't Mess With Texas' Campaign Has Been Revived It's been more than 27 years that the phrase “Don’t Mess With Texas” was coined for a statewide anti-littering campaign. To reach young adults and new Texans, TxDOT is now reviving the campaign. |
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Why MADD Is Talking Less About The 'Driving' Part Of 'Underage Drinking And Driving' Proms and graduations are coming up, increasing the probability of underage drinking. In an effort to make teens aware of the dangers of alcohol, Mothers Against Drunk Driving is calling on parents to take up the conversation with their kids. |
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What's Behind The High Number Of Work Zone Crashes? Texas Department of Transportation is appealing to drivers to pay attention in highway work zones. Officials say drunk and distracted driving is taking a toll, and highway maintenance workers aren't the only ones in danger. |
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Are Houston Streets Safe? 'Walkability Audit' To Determine Sidewalk Safety Freeways have allowed exponential growth in Houston. But one group continues to push urban planners to make areas like the Museum District more walkable. AARP conducted a recent survey and found that big improvements could still be made. |
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American Airlines' Flights Are Grounded Due To Computer Outage Update: American Airlines computer systems have been resolved, but delays are expected. |
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As Population Grows, Sugar Land Looks For New Ways To Bike And Walk Sugar Land wants input from residents on how to make it easier to walk and bike around the city. Officials are finalizing a master plan and there's a public meeting tonight to gather input. |
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How To Make Houston's Streets Safe For Everyone What if you could safely walk or bike on any street in Houston? That's the idea behind a new initiative called Houston Complete Streets. |
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A Plan To Connect Downtown To The Galleria And Back Without A Car Houston Mayor Annise Parker has announced a plan to focus on Memorial Park as a kind of green connector between the Galleria area and downtown. The plan is meant to serve as yet another step toward improving quality of life in Houston. |
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Student Filmmaker Tells Personal Story Of A Friend Killed By A Drunk Driver Houston audiences this week will get a look at a powerful documentary about the dangers of driving drunk and the impact it has on families. It's the work of a student filmmaker who wanted to tell the story of a longtime friend who died in a Harris County drunk driving accident two years ago. |
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Metro Celebrates The Light Rail Line 100 Million Rides There was music and free rides on the light rail line as Metro put on a festive event to celebrate 100 million boardings. |
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Metro Offering Free Rides To Celebrate Light Rail Milestone Houston's light rail line celebrates a milestone Tuesday with free rides. |
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Small Airports Near Houston Won't Lose Air Traffic Control Towers A vote by the Texas Transportation Commission means air traffic control towers will stay open at 13 small airports around the state, including two in the Houston area. The commission's vote comes days before the towers were set to close because of federal sequestration cuts. |
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Why More Bicycle Rental Stations Could Improve Houston's Bike Friendliness Houston’s bike share program has added 18 new stations to the three initial locations that were set up last year. The expansion is another step in the city’s efforts to make Houston a bicycle city. |
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Metro Wants To Make It Easier For Houston's Disabled To Get Around As demand grows in Houston for transportation for the elderly and disabled, Metro is asking riders for input on how to make its services easier to use. |
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Port Of Houston Spends Money To Prepare For Panama Canal Expansion The Port of Houston is about to spend about a million dollars on a dredging project as it prepares for bigger ships. Officials say the work is crucial for the port to stay competitive. |
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Governor Turns To TXDOT To Fund Air Traffic Control For 13 Airports The Federal Aviation Administration has slashed funding for 149 control towers across the country, due to sequestration. TXDOT will step in to keep control towers open at 13 small airports, including Sugar Land Regional, when those facilities lose federal funding next month. |
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After a five-year hiatus, Houston Metro's day pass is coming back. Yesterday's Metro board vote will make it possible for the Q-Card to accommodate the day pass feature. |
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OMG! Adult Drivers Now Out-Text Teen Drivers A new survey of drivers indicates more people than ever admit to texting while driving. Adult drivers now exceed teens when it comes to using their phones while on the road. |
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Heights Residents Talk About Mobility Problems The Houston Planning Department is hearing complaints from Heights-area residents about increased traffic and long waits at red lights. Residents are sounding off as the city gathers input on how to improve mobility on the northside |
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Metro Wants To Make Trips Easier For Bike Riders Metro's Strategic Planning Committee got an update on the "Bike and Ride" Access Study. Metro says it wants to make it easier for Houstonians to combine bike and bus travel. |
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Houston Railroad Museum Seeks A New Home After being tucked away on the city's northeast side for over three decades, the Houston Railroad Museum has to look for a new home. The museum is weighing a couple of different options as it works to come up with the money to relocate some important pieces of local history. |
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Galveston's Bus System Looks to Attract New Riders Galveston's bus system is working to get more riders as it faces a possble budget shortfall.Island Transit is asking for input on how to make the system more attractive to riders. |
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Texas Gets Poor Grades for Roads The American Society of Civil Engineers is out with a new report card, giving the nation's infrastructure a grade of "D-Plus." One of the categories they looked at was road maintenance, which didn't fare well here in Texas. |
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Houston Planners Want Input On Mobility Challenges The Houston Planning Department is gathering input on what can be done to help people get around easier |
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Experts Say Even A Little Alcohol Can Impair Driving The spring months — March through May — mark the most dangerous season on Texas roadways for alcohol-related traffic accidents. That's why the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that even "buzzed" driving is drunk driving. |
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Two People Accused Of Illegally Serving Alcohol Before Fatal Crashes Two people in Montgomery County are now facing charges, after prosecutors say they provided alcohol to minors prior to drunk driving crashes that left two teenagers dead. |
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Some Houston transit riders will notice a different kind of bus on their route. |
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Parents Warned About Teen Drinking and Driving Law enforcement is keeping a close eye out for drunk drivers this spring break, especially teen drivers who aren't supposed to be drinking in the first place. Adults could be held liable if they let kids drink and someone gets hurt. |
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Major Construction Project Begins on Westheimer Drivers who use Westheimer just inside the 610 Loop could face some big delays starting this Sunday. |
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Airport Director Worries About Sequestration Cuts The director's comments came during Wednesday's 'State of the Airports' address, noting that overall business has remained strong for the city's three airports. |
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Houston Paves Way for Special Parking Districts The rules are aimed at creating density in the inner loop and addressing the problem of retail and restaurant patrons parking on neighborhood streets. |
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Montgomery County Goes After Adults Who Provide Alcohol To Minors After a rash of fatal accidents involving teens, Montgomery County is going after people who provide alcohol to minors. |
