#houstontraffic — Public Fediverse posts

No bike lanes and the removal of a center turn lane — those are the main points of contention among East Houston residents concerned about the upcoming overhaul of Telephone Road. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/08/07/528236/amid-brewing-controversy-over-telephone-road-project-harrisburg-tirz-to-host-community-info-session/

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Travelers arriving to and departing from Bush Airport this holiday season might have less congestion to contend with as a new international arrivals curb is set to open this weekend.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/airports/2024/12/13/508730/george-bush-airport-to-open-new-1-4b-international-arrivals-curb-to-improve-traffic-congestion/

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Houston received a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to study possible solutions for reducing emergency response times to vehicle accidents.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/09/05/498671/houston-awarded-federal-grant-to-study-emergency-response-traffic-accidences/

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Mayor John Whitmire is not planning to attend the Texas Vision Zero Summit that will be held in downtown Houston on Friday, but his stances on transportation issues figure to be at the forefront.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2024/05/02/485416/houston-hosting-texas-vision-zero-summit-as-its-transportation-policies-shift-under-new-mayor/

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Houston is deemphasizing its commitment to Vision Zero under new Mayor John Whitmire, which could reverse the modest progress the city has made in traffic safety and hinder its ability to receive federal grant funding for transportation projects.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/traffic/2024/03/21/481261/houston-deemphasizing-commitment-to-vision-zero-traffic-safety-initiative-under-new-mayor-john-whitmire/

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Texas cowboy Marty Yates got stuck in traffic on his way to compete at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, so he hopped and his horse and rode to NRG Stadium, where he won his tie-down roping semifinal.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/events/houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo/2024/03/15/480735/pro-cowboy-marty-yates-beats-loop-610-traffic-by-riding-horse-to-houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo/

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