Livability News - Megaregion

DART greenlights blue, orange lines

But service will be cut

Jon Boyd, Aug 16, 10.

DART will continue its light rail capital expansion, but it will cut some existing bus and rail service.

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Kay Bailey Hutchison says highway system has been built out

Seeks gas tax opt out 4 Texas

Jon Boyd, Aug 11, 10.

FHWA Administrator Mendez and Senator Hutchison were keynote speakers, while Representative Harper-Brown led an afternoon panel.

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Bill White wants local solutions

Irving summit news

Jon Boyd, Aug 11, 10.

Bill White addressed the Transportation and Infrastructure Summit on Tuesday.

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Texas Transportation Summit highlights

Oberstar recalled to Congress

Jon Boyd, Aug 10, 10.

House Transportation Chair Oberstar cancelled his appearance at the Texas Transportation Summit, but dozens of speakers are filling the void

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XYZ lab researching better solar cell

Semiconductor nanocrystals

Jon Boyd, Aug 08, 10.

A lab led by UT researcher is researching methods for boosting the efficiency of solar cells.

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Texas 34th in child well-being

Child poverty increasing

Jon Boyd, Aug 01, 10.

Numbers measuring 10 different factors affecting childhood well-being rank Texas 34th.

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Fort Worth planner makes case for downtown streetcar

$24.9 million grant for FW

Jon Boyd, Jul 30, 10.

A Fort Worth resident takes issue with those who think the city should walk away from a $24.9 grant.

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Transportation shake up in Texas Legislature

Sen. Carona no longer Chair

Jay Blazek Crossley, Jul 19, 10.

Texas Senator John Carona has been replaced by Senator Tommy Williams (The Woodlands) as Chair of the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee.

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Dallas, Fort Worth win FTA grants

None for Houston

Jon Boyd, Jul 09, 10.

Dallas, Fort Worth, and Brownsville won Livability grants from the Federal Transit Administration; Houston got nothing.

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Dallas talks of road-use fee

Benefits would have costs

David Crossley, Jun 28, 10.

The Dallas City Council will look at the idea of charging residents and businesses to use roads

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