Intermodality

I wrote this weekend about Houston’s proposed parking in front yards ordinance (pdf). It’s still alive, despite some vocal objections from historic neighborhoods, and on the agenda for a vote tomorrow. It’s almost law.
Why are neighborhoods concerned? Consider the picture above (Michaux and Gregg, northwest of Downtown). The ordinance says that vehicles can park in [...]

This Monday, Houston City Council is holding a special meeting to consider a proposed ordinance that would limit parking in front yards. Specifically, it says the only permitted parking in front yards is:
(b) Two or fewer vehicles or pieces of equipment may be parked or stored in the front yard of a single-family or duplex [...]

The Chronicle had a second follow-up this week on last month’s article on two METRORail “incidents.”
It’s clear that proper procedures weren’t followed, and it seems that supervision was inadequate. It’s good that an investigation was held, and it’s good that METRO is responding.
But the Chronicle calling this a “near collision” is ridiculous. And running three [...]

There’s an atlas on my bookshelf. What’s the last time I used it?
Online maps just keep getting better and better. New from Google: street views. You can “walk” down a street and pan around. I’ve never been to Denver. But I now have a good idea of what their light rail looks like at street [...]

Transportation has been one of the last refuges of cash. But that’s changing as technology moves in. Examples:

EZ Tag has been around for a while. But we’ll be seeing a lot more of them. HCTRA has moved to a new sticker-type tag; its lower cost compared to the old plastic boxes has allowed HCTRA to [...]