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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

We built this ugly, environmentally destructive piece of shit instead of commuter rail.

Moms Clean Air Force

@CleanAirMoms

4 months

This is the Widest Freeway in the World 26 lanes. Katy Freeway... Houston ,Texas - 🇺🇸.

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@HOUrbanist

3 months

“Get a generator” is the Gulf Coast equivalent of “homeless? Just buy a house”

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@HOUrbanist

1 year

Holy shit…How are we okay with this but fight tooth and nail whenever anyone brings up building ANYTHING but a highway?

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

3 months

The cons are definitely starting to outweigh the pros in terms of living here.

playoff gwen howerton 👻🎃🗡️

@kissphoria

3 months

i don't think you should have to own a home generator to live in the fourth largest city in america

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@HOUrbanist

9 months

My gf and I are giving public transit in Houston a chance and our bus into Uptown just never showed up. Can’t expect people to willingly use public transit if this is the norm.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

6 months

People really get mad at you if this isn’t how you get around the 4th largest city in the US 💀

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

10 months

Today is a good day to be a transit enthusiast

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@HOUrbanist

9 months

Fuck highway expansions. Build more of this instead!

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

3 months

If someone rn wants to travel between Uptown and Downtown Houston, they can drive on traffic heavy freeways or delayed buses in mixed traffic. This is not sustainable.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

11 months

Step 1: Connect these 5 major cities and everything in between with frequent, high speed trains Step 2: Profit

M. Nolan Gray

@mnolangray

11 months

Texas really needs to go full "Pearl River Delta" on this region. (Make it one giant labor market.)

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

8 months

Urbanists when they find out Houston has easy rail access to all 4 of their major sports stadiums.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

2 months

Prime example of this is Houston’s Amtrak station.

Hayden

@the_transit_guy

2 months

Reminder: Some of America’s biggest cities have train station shacks that are served by 1-2 trains per day. It’s not crazy to want what other economies have.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

9 months

TXDOT when Texans demand anything but car centric infrastructure

Kinder Institute for Urban Research

@RiceKinderInst

9 months

Among Houstonians' top priorities for new @houmayor @whitmire_john is improving the physical infrastructure of the city. This includes expanding public transit, and almost 4 in 10 residents also want the city to add more bike lanes. Read more:

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

3 months

Wow! What an awesome new development in downtown Houston! So vibrant and lively!

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@HOUrbanist

1 year

Amazing how these two residential buildings were parking lots not too long ago. METRO’s Red Line passes here every 6 minutes. This is the kind of development we need more of across North America

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

2 months

Things only went downhill from here

Houstorian

@Houstorian

2 months

Today in 1952, the Gulf Freeway, connecting Houston to Galveston, is dedicated.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

Today, we say goodbye to BRT in Houston :( Starting tomorrow, frequency will be reduced to every 20 minutes and will use much smaller buses. Level boarding at NWTC will also be unavailable. I was there during its debut. Sad to see it go away so soon. Hope it comes back someday

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

Texas leaders trying not to fuck up its cities challenge: (impossible)

Hayden

@the_transit_guy

4 months

Good to know in 2024, Houston's mayor and city council voted today on expanding highways through downtown. I'm sure one more lane will fix it, this time.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

2 months

“Efficiently”

METRO Houston

@METROHouston

2 months

On Thursday, METRO Chair Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock joined @TxDOTHouston at the Westpark/Lower Uptown TC to celebrate the completion of the I-610 W. Loop/I-69 SW Freeway Interchange Project. METRO is proud to partner with other agencies to keep our region moving efficiently! ^C

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

2 months

Houston’s biggest haters are from people who have never stepped foot here

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

3 months

100% accurate

McRib Hard Seltzer

@kleib323

4 months

Cities that people think are good, but are secretly bad: Austin, Denver, San Diego Cities that people think are bad, but are secretly good: Baltimore, Houston, Milwaukee

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@HOUrbanist

2 months

One more lane will fix this, right?

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

Houston City Council will allow TxDOT to destroy our city at a cost of over 10 BILLION dollars minimum but fuck us for wanting BRT down Richmond and Uptown. The Council cares more about commuters from the Woodlands than Houstonians. Absolutely disgusting

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

2 months

Imagine feeling unsafe in River Oaks

Brooke Kushwaha

@BrookeKushwaha

2 months

Mayor Whitmire said in a press conference today he wants “to feel safe to go to the Kroger store at night” but high crime at the West Grey location gives him pause. This is the Kroger store in question:

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

All of this used to be a parking lot just a couple decades ago

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@HOUrbanist

7 months

POV: Driving to work vs biking to work

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

5 months

Wait you’re telling me this is only a southeast Texas thing?

emily ! 🚂⚾️🏈🍊

@emilyuel

5 months

Throwback to when I freaked out because I found out only the Houston area says feeder road

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@HOUrbanist

3 months

This looks so freaking sick #HolditDown

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

5 months

The city can’t afford to not build the Blue Line for another decade. Most Houstonians supported this in 2019 and even before that. It’s time METRO and the city of Houston deliver.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

8 months

Test rode an ebike last week, today I commuted to the office on that very ebike. That’s right peeps. I finally have one!

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@HOUrbanist

3 months

Not all Texas Stadiums hosting Copa America commit highway robbery

Da Bronco

@DaBronco0

3 months

$65 dollars to park at USA vs fuckin Bolivia is diabolical @ATTStadium

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

5 months

Disagree

Kuba 🇵🇱🇵🇸🌹

@anietotylkoja

5 months

Skyscrapers are ugly, bad, and they suck stick!

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

Hot take: Elevated stations should be the norm for rapid transit

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

Yet another reason suburban sprawl is awful. Who sees this and thinks "a strip mall here would make this place SO much better!"

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@JHof

4 months

Texas countryside is always so beautiful. It’s amazing what proud Texans let TxDOT and sprawl do to it .Maybe the saying should be “Don’t TxDOT my Texas.” This will all be gas stations and vape store strip malls soon enough. “We’re getting a Cheesecake Factory!”

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

3 months

Hot take, but Houston should build more high rises in downtown.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

3 months

Ridership could double overnight if this route is given its own lane.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

5 months

Personally, I think trains make a city better.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

5 months

So far this year, Houston has/is: - Losing millions of federal dollars - Lost BRT - Canceled, paused or removed pedestrian/bike infrastructure - All in on more car centric infrastructure - Ignoring the will of voters The list goes on. Can we stop this trend?

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

5 months

Why in the hell is this gorgeous and safe project being paused by the mayor of Houston?? Do people REALLY think there isn’t enough space for cars already??

Emmanuel Núñez

@emmanume

7 months

@MHRAHou I like what you’ve done with the place ~1700 block of N Durham

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@HOUrbanist

9 months

34 min late is insane for a bus that comes every 30 minutes

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@HOUrbanist

4 months

:) 🌈

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

7 months

TxDOT really looked at this and said “you know what we really need here? More highways!”

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

8 months

Great!! Another surface parking lot!! Just what downtown Houston needs!!

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

It is what it is.

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@HOUrbanist

5 months

Car brains: Bikes are for recreation only! Trains/buses are huge wastes of money! Our highways meanwhile:

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

7 months

Not to get too political but this is why I can’t take yall serious when yall say “we should be spending those billions we’re sending to Ukraine on our people here”. When given the chance, yall basically screw us over.

KHOU 11 News Houston

@KHOU

7 months

Texas opts out of 2024 free summer school lunch program

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

This is madness

🌈Prioritize people over cars

@gratifihouston

2 years

The before and after from TxDOT are breaking my brain. @StopTxDOTi45 #StopI10Elevation Before | After

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

9 months

“You can’t build anything here but a single family home. It’ll ruin the character of the neighborhood!” The neighborhood:

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

Besides working, eating, and drinking, there’s really nothing to do outside of special events. There isn’t even a grocery store or shopping center in the downtown of the 4th largest city in the US 💀 Btw, more parking is certainly not the answer.

Houston First

@HoustonFirst

4 months

Houston First CEO Michael Heckman joined a discussion about the future of Downtown this morning on @HoustonPubMedia 's Houston Matters.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

8 months

People: “Houston METRO sucks! It doesn’t go anywhere I want it to go!” Where they live:

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

This 1,750 space METRO parking garage is being built for $60 million for 1 commuter bus route that serves less than 600 people on weekdays. Why do we keep subsidizing car infrastructure? If this area can’t support a local bus route, then parking shouldn’t be the issue.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

2 months

One day I would like to live in a city with great public transit, intercity rail, reproductive rights, and amazing food.

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@HOUrbanist

5 months

Why is something as simple as asking for better access to walking, biking and public transportation so controversial for some?

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

3 months

I thought by now it would be possible to go to Galveston (or any beach near Houston) without a car.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

Aaaand that’s it for me. I’m sick of living in a city that prioritizes cars over people time and time again. More highways don’t work, but we keep doing it. By this time next year, I hope to move out of Houston for good. I’ll do whatever it takes to leave.

Jay R. Jordan

@jayrjordan

4 months

News: After a robust discussion, City Council today approved the sale of a portion of White Oak Bayou to @TxDOT for the expansion of Interstate 45. Only four members voted no: @AbbieKamin , @MarioforHouston , @pollardforhtx and @CMPlummer4

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

11 months

Westheimer Rd west of loop 610 looks so dystopian.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

26 lanes of “freedom” and we’re still stuck in traffic. Why they had to rip out the rail tracks that were already here and instead add 4 managed lanes is beyond disbelief.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

3 months

Alright who’s the jackass who decided that we need a car to have a regular life in most cities in America? >:(

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

7 months

Rail to Montrose would be awesome af

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@HOUrbanist

8 months

*sigh*

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

7 months

Imagine if rail were down Westheimer, Washington, and Bellaire.

Dave Seeburger

@daveseeburger

7 months

@allynwest @BillKingHouston @METROHouston @kcstreetcar @HDR_Inc @CincyStreetcar Our project is one of many in the blocks surrounding the Plant/Second Ward rail stop. Apartments, mixed-use office/retail, bar/restaurant, and hostel. These other developers may be able to tell you more about whether this is causation or not. But a lot of recent density no doubt.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

If there’s one thing we can all agree about Houston, it’s that our city flag sucks

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

It’s crazy how both major airports that serve Houston don’t have a rapid connection to the city. Must be a shock to people visiting us for the first time. Not even a place to get a METRO fare card if someone settles for the local bus.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

“Not enough space for transit/bikes/pedestrians!” Sure, bud

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

10 months

We only get funding for highways, huh 💀

Some Blue Wolf

@ThunderWolf08

10 months

Today was a historic day for passenger rail investment, more is set to come, but here's a map of today's announcements.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

Us: Can we get BRT? Houston METRO: We have BRT at home! The BRT at home:

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

3 months

Yay my power is back :)

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

7 months

Crazy how inefficient cars are, huh.

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@HOUrbanist

3 months

Elevated stations are the best kind of stations.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

No seats while you wait 12 minutes for every bus as 6 lanes of high speed car traffic fly by. Every BRT station looks like this. Unbelievable.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

8 months

I unironically believe this

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@HOUrbanist

4 months

If only the US had a backbone..

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

11 months

Nail in the coffin in terms of my desire to stay in Houston for the long-term. TxDOT refuses to provide any type of infrastructure aside from more highways. By the time I’m in my mid 40’s this project will have spent billions for no good reasons.

ABC13 Houston

@abc13houston

11 months

Controversial $9B project to widen I-45 is set to start, TxDOT says

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

6 months

The Houston Arrow shows up notably when using the Strava heat map for biking.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

The first and only store I’ve ever been to in Houston that actually points out the nearest bus stop.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

8 months

I think we should put 400,000 additional dwelling units here

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈

@maxdubler

8 months

I think we should put 400,000 additional dwelling units here.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

8 months

New pedestrian bridge over brays bayou coming soon :)

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

The new METRO Board won’t listen to the community. There’s actual studies that riders want more service, but instead we’re getting more cops and micro transit. I’ve been on those packed buses that arrive once every 30 minutes. A shiny, Uber like system won’t solve that.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

This looks promising :)

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

2 months

“Again” Why do we keep doing this? Most people in Houston want more transit, not highways, but they (TxDOT) stubbornly ignore that

Air Alliance Houston

@airallianceHOU

2 months

Deja vu: TxDOT plan to expand Interstate 10 could divide a Houston neighborhood again

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

7 months

I’m Latino, and trust me, most of us want more/better public transit, not car infrastructure.

Bill King

@BillKingHouston

7 months

@theSurlyBiker @HOUrbanist Says the person who is arguing that a 19th century technology is the solution to 21st century mobility. BTW, have you ever asked African Americans and Latinos what they think about Metro's service? I have.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

5 months

The craziest part is how most Houstonians want to live in a more people-oriented city. Our current local administration doesn’t though, ignoring the will of the people.

BikeHouston

@BikeHouston

5 months

"Houston will remain an auto-dependent city for many years to come."

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

Fun fact: There’s an average of 208k people using public transit in Houston. I don’t wanna hear anyone say “NoBoDy UsEs PuBlIc TrAnSiT iN hOuStOn”.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

5 months

It’s 2024 and HEB still doesn’t accept Apple Pay. Forgot your wallet? lol get rekt and have fun at Kroger 😝

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

Taking the train to accept a job offer from METRO in-person at their downtown building! (build more trains, pls)

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

6 months

I’m sure one more lane would’ve fixed this.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

7 months

Me seeing this city revert back to an urbanist nightmare.

Chron

@chron

7 months

Houston Public Works put a temporary pause on projects that would reduce vehicle lanes and bike lanes

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

7 months

The Braes Bayou trail, shared paths on Hermann Park, and Austin St. bike lanes make this commute safe. My e-bike makes this commute possible.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

Friendly reminder that METRO plan to remove the trees, bike lane, and bus stops just to preserve the same number of lanes. In an area that has one of the worst urban heat island effects in Houston, it’s unbelievable that they will compromise the rider experience to favor drivers.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

7 months

Would miss views like this if I drove to work instead of bike.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

One last time before it’s gone :(

kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

4 months

Today, we say goodbye to BRT in Houston :( Starting tomorrow, frequency will be reduced to every 20 minutes and will use much smaller buses. Level boarding at NWTC will also be unavailable. I was there during its debut. Sad to see it go away so soon. Hope it comes back someday

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

6 months

How I get around Houston without a car:

kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

6 months

Sometimes I feel like a failure for not owning a car, especially in a city like Houston where literally everyone I know has one.

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@HOUrbanist

1 year

Hillcroft does not need 3 lanes of traffic each direction. Removing a recently built bike lane so the number of lanes can stay the same is a terrible idea.

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@HOUrbanist

1 year

Now I see why when I tell people I live in southwest Houston their first response is “yeah Sugarland is nice!” I never considered where I live to be in-town.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

It’s crazy how I hear my coworkers say “there’s no parking in downtown.” First of all, there’s too much. People just don’t want to pay for it and/or walk a few blocks. But also…bruh. We work for the transit agency. Y’all telling me y’all don’t use our own system either???

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

8 months

Car brains: “We should defund METRO because no one rides the bus!”

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@HOUrbanist

9 months

Fans from all over the world when they find out there’s no transit access to the venue

Joe Pompliano

@JoePompliano

9 months

The 2026 World Cup Final will be held at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, according to @MartinLipton . Dallas always made more sense than NYC or LA — an indoor stadium that seats 100,000 fans, an airport 15 minutes away, and good for most time zones. More details are expected next month.

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@HOUrbanist

10 months

The things people will do to avoid taking the bus.

More Perfect Union

@MorePerfectUS

10 months

This nurse went viral for Ubering to work because parking is too expensive. Now on TikTok people are sharing how they have to pay up to $30 a day to park at their jobs.

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@HOUrbanist

5 months

HEB will implement stuff like this ⬇️ but refuse to accept mobile payment like Apple Pay.

Jeff Syptak

@JeffSyptak

5 months

Got to love the tech upgrades at @HEB fuels in NW Harris County. First time seeing a touch screen. Just wish the card tap worked. Other than that great upgrades.

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kirbcide

@HOUrbanist

1 year

It’s kinda unsurprising how dead downtown Houston is after weekday rush hour. Unless the Astros are in town, only homeless people and a few teenagers on e-scooters roam the streets at night. Around 11k people live in the CBD of the 4th largest city in the US.

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