If a statewide proposition on this year’s ballot passes, the Texas Department of Transportation could pull in billions of dollars in additional funding for new highway projects. So what is Proposition 1, and how would it work?
Transportation
Reporting on roads, transit, infrastructure, and policy shaping travel and mobility across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Transportation
2014 TribuneFest: Audio From the Transportation Track
The transportation track at the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival featured panel discussions on road funding, high-speed rail, transportation planning and the new urban mobility. Listen to audio from each session.
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Transportation
Austin Mulls Regulations for Uber, Lyft, as Debate Spreads to Other Cities
Over the next year, at least half a dozen other Texas cities are likely to tackle the same thorny debate that’s under way in Austin over how to regulate vehicle-for-hire apps like Uber and Lyft while maintaining traditional taxi services.
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Transportation
At A&M, Researchers Crash Trucks to Test Barriers
At the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, researchers test steel barriers designed to guard federal embassies by crashing trucks into them. Watch video of a recent test.
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Economy
Analysis: Getting State’s Permission to Do Business
When lawmakers are not working on all of the things you hear about — budgets, education, immigration and so on — they are often refereeing fights between businesses. And some of next year’s battles are already shaping up.
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Transportation
Poll: Most Texans Don’t See Public Transit as a Congestion Cure
A poll of Texans found that 91 percent rely on a personal automobile as their primary mode of transportation while 6 percent rely on public transportation.
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Energy
Van de Putte: Use Transportation Money for Transporation
State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, pledged on Wednesday to stop using money intended for transportation for other programs.
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Transportation
High-Speed Rail Firm’s Chief: Proposed Line to Be Focus of Public Meetings
A proposed high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, already the subject of a federal environmental review, will soon be the focus of public meetings in Texas, according to the president of the firm looking to build the line.
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Economy
Liveblog: Transportation at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging the sessions from the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival’s Transportation track. The sessions include panels on road funding, high-speed rail, future transportation planning and the new urban mobility.
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Transportation
State Leaders Open to More Toll Roads Amid Signs of Resistance
Texas played host to the toll road industry’s annual conference this week, and local and state leaders made clear to the more than 900 people in attendance that the state expected to pursue more toll projects.