Mayor Annise Parker today named five appointees to serve on METRO's 9-person board. Her choices require City Council approval.
A policy brief states that quality of life investments and good higher education facilities attract entrepreneurs and stimulate the local economy.
The Obama administration is introducing reforms to 'treat walking and bicycling as equals with other transportation modes.'
Mayor Annise Parker said she will reiterate her support for METRO's planned light rail expansion during her visit to Washington DC this week.
Over the summer, Houston Tomorrow interviewed members of the H-GAC Transportation Policy Council to learn more about the council's role in shaping the region.
Houston is now in the FTA's proposed map of Texas Triangle HSR plan, but Ray LaHood criticized Texas for being unprepared, a view shared by many other analysts.
Judge Ed Emmett, Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt, Mayor Ben White, and Councilmember Jungus Jordan all spoke at the Texas Triangle megaregion conference.
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