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Inset photo: I-45 Expansion Impacts, via LINK Houston with support from Stop TxDOT I-45

‘Secretary Pete Can’t Save You’: FHWA OKs Houston Highway Expansion After Pause

By Kea Wilson | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments

"The lesson here is, Secretary Pete is not going to come in and save the day," said one highway opponent. "And he probably isn’t capable of saving the day."

Protestors on June 21, 2022, the day before demolition began on one building of The Lofts at Ballpark in Houston, TX. Photo: Stop TxDOT I-45

TxDOT Chooses Highways Over Housing

By Asia Mieleszko | Feb 16, 2023 | No Comments

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is pushing forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit — even if that means tearing down housing.

An aerial shot of Houston, Texas. Image: Stockvault, CC

Houston Advocates Slam TxDOT For ‘Deliberately’ Ignoring Highway’s Racist Impacts

By Kea Wilson | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

The latest news from the battle to stop one of America's most notorious highway expansions.

The aftermath of the Waller crash, via GoFundMe

Texas Crash Raises Old Questions About Teen Drivers

By Kea Wilson | Sep 27, 2021 | No Comments

Safe streets advocates in Texas are questioning the state driving age after an aggressive teenage motorist mowed down six cyclists this weekend — and others are wondering whether children really belong behind the wheel anywhere in America.

The North Houston Highway Improvement Project will expand already vast swaths of highway
through the middle of Houston, displacing homes and businesses and dividing communities.
Image: Texas Dept. of Transportation

Houston’s I-45 Project is More ‘Urban Renewal’ Racism

By Kea Wilson | Jun 8, 2020 | No Comments

Racist highway policies of the 1940s and 1950s are still with us today.

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Talking Headways Podcast: Houston Mayor Turner’s Complete Communities

By Jeff Wood | Apr 30, 2020 | No Comments

This week, we talked to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner about the city’s Complete Communities program.

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