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The last time Michael Hardy rode a city bus before a recent chilly Tuesday morning, he was taking it to high school – in 1954. Much has changed since the 74-year-old and other seniors bumping along Scott Street in a Metropolitan Transit Authority bus had been aboard: Riders can pay for trips with fare cards, Continue reading

Repairs were expected to be completed by midnight Tuesday, with the roadway fully open to traffic in time for the Wednesday morning rush hour, according to TXDOT Though the details of the accident were still being determined, transportation experts said it follows a pattern of larger-than-normal loads and the challenges of permitting and policing them. Continue reading

After years of anchoring morning radio newscasts, Rod Rice is an early riser. This made it easy for him to be first in line for a city permit to drive his personal vehicle and pick up passengers. Being retired didn’t hurt, either, said Rice, who stepped down in January from his position at KUHF, the Continue reading

A waterway beneath Interstate 10, just west of the Sam Houston Tollway, is an unlikely place to find the makings of a transportation revolution in Houston. This area is the heart of the Energy Corridor, a place where glass towers rise out of green manicured lawns, and where oil companies like BP, Shell and ExxonMobil Continue reading

Based on data from Houston TranStar, which oversees traffic management in the region and distributes congestion data online, there likely will be more truck accidents in the city by year’s end than in any other year. With three months of the calendar year to go, 2014 is projected to easily surpass the 2013 total of Continue reading

To qualify, the vehicle being replaced must have failed a state emission inspection or be at least 10 years old. The state will pay $600 for repairs and up to $3,500 toward the purchase of a new vehicle that meets certain conditions. All drivers in the Houston, Dallas and Austin areas pay the $6 fee Continue reading

The data from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute show that Houston’s congestion persists stubbornly in the same spots where it has historically been most severe, even as development spreads farther from the urban core. The worst spot in the state, according to the institute, is along Loop 610 West, between Interstate 10 and U.S. 59. Continue reading

The sound comes from all directions if you’re standing atop a mound of dirt overlooking Interstate 45, less than a mile from where the trees and subdivisions of Harris County give way to the trees and subdivisions of Montgomery County. Below, traffic whizzes along I-45 in neat clusters. In 30 minutes, it’ll slow to a Continue reading

From meager beginnings, Houston’s bikesharing program has blossomed into a big draw for visitors and locals looking for a quick ride. For the first six months of 2014, Houston B-Cycle logged 43,530 checkouts, according to agency data. The system had about 2,000 checkouts in all of 2012, the year it started with three stations and Continue reading

Texas drivers will have a little less clutter on their windshield next year when the familiar green inspection sticker goes away, but it comes at the price of requiring inspections in order to renew vehicle registrations. As of March 2015, vehicles registered in Texas will no longer need separate vehicle inspection and registration stickers. Inspections Continue reading