Harris County and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) continue to press on in their effort to secure federal stimulus dollars to help fund construction of the controversial Grand Parkway. However, in today’s Houston Chronicle, the editorial staff weigh in against directing tax-funded stimulus dollars to construction of new toll roads: Traffic alert: There’s a [...]
On Tuesday, CTC board members and leaders of six grassroots organizations from across the state converged in Austin with a shared message: TxDOT is racing to commit $1.7 billion of our stimulus dollars with little or no input from the public or our state legislators. We need TxDOT to slow down, listen to the public’s [...]
In February, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) allocated $2.25 billion in federal transportation funds to Texas. In many cases, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) will allow states up to one year to decide which projects to build. But on March 5, 2009, the Texas Transportation Commission intends to forge ahead. The Commission [...]
There is little doubt that the transportation investments we make today affect how our region will grow tomorrow. CTC members expect our leaders to invest public dollars in projects that will facilitate sustainable growth, and protect Houston’s quality of life for future generations. Few proposed projects challenge our leaders to reconsider the status quo more [...]
TxDOT and the Grand Parkway Association are hoping to build a fourth “ring road” around the greater Houston region. “Segment C” of the proposed Grand Parkway — SH 99 — would run 26 miles from US 59 at Crabb River Road to SH 288 near Alvin, through Fort Bend and Brazoria Counties (map). Because planning [...]
For the second year in a row, the Texas Transportation Commission held its January meeting in the Houston area. This 5-member body, appointed by the Governor, typically meets in Austin, but met Thu Jan 26, 2006 at the Conroe convention center. I managed to sit through the first six hours as they considered and decided [...]
