Topic – Houston
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Metro to bring back articulated buses
With bend in middle
With hopes of helping overcrowding issues, Metro is bringing 60-foot articulated buses back to the streets of Houston.
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Mayor Parker proposes $4.5 Billion 2014 Budget
Recycling expansion & raises
Houston Mayor Annise Parker provided her detailed 2014 Budget Proposal which includes funding for a doubling of curbside recycling households & other expansions
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Uptown bus expansion to go before Council
Bus Rapid Transit
The Houston City Council will review Uptown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone's plan this week, which includes a widening of Post Oak for dedicated bus lanes.
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Environmental groups challenge pollutant de-listing
Benzene in Texas City
Air Alliance Houston and the Environmental Defense Fund claim the TCEQ is using inept monitoring techniques to justify the removal of pollutants from watch list
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Houstonians less likely to feel safe on streets
Compared to other metros
In a newly released Gallup poll, only three metro regions had a lower percentage of citizens report feeling "safe walking alone at night".
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Two of America’s top 100 high schools in Houston
Quality public education
Carnegie Vanguard and Michael E. DeBakey high schools both scored high in a recent ranking of the best public high schools in the country.
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Parking Benefit District begins trial along Washington Ave
Could spread across Houston
Months after being approved, the Washington Avenue corridor has begun their innovative new parking program.
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CarShare program comes to Houston Energy Corridor
Provide transportation options
Though it is starting out small, the arrival of a car sharing program in the Energy Corridor is great news for users of alternative transportation modes.
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