Texas

A Profile of the Most Conservative Zip Code in Texas

Highland Park, ZIP code 75205, represents the top of the 1% in Texas, and is the most enthusiastically Republican community in the country.
26 December 2011 - 1:00pm
Mother Jones

VIA Clashes With San Antonio City Council Over Wireless Streetcar Plan

VIA Metropolitan Transit Company met with the city council regarding future plans involving a new streetcar line. According to Vianna Davila, "VIA must drastically change its streetcar proposal if it wants the city to help pay for the project."
20 October 2011 - 10:00am
My San Antonio

“Safe Passage” for Vulnerable Road Users

The City of Denton in Texas approved a traffic safety ordinance to assert the rights of the road for cyclists and other vulnerable road users.
13 April 2011 - 6:00am
TheCityFix.com

Banking Regulation, Not Real Estate Reregulation, Saved Texas

Texas' strict banking regulation may be partially responsible for its economic health.
5 April 2010 - 6:00am
The Big Money

Fort Worth Streetcar Project In Jeopardy

In this editorial, blogger Kevin Buchanan argues that a Fort Worth streetcar is being delayed by political forces and should move forward for the benefit of the community.
1 April 2010 - 1:00am
Fortworthology

Study Says That Highways Don't Pay for Themselves

How often does one hear that transit is somehow a less respectable form of transportation than driving because of the "massive subsidies" transit receives? Well, a new study by Texas DOT says that highways don't pay for themselves either.
9 July 2008 - 1:00pm
la.streetsblog.org

Without Community Gardens, 'Livable City' is a Misnomer

This commentary from the Austin American Statesman argues that the city's aim to become the country's most livable city is undercut by its low number of community gardens.
7 May 2008 - 7:00am
Austin American Statesman
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