Up, Up, and Away!

Sugar Land’s Newest Transit System Might Be...a Gondola?

The city could be the first to have Whoosh, a flying public transport service.

01/13/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Freeway Fighters

TxDOT Wants to Expand I-10. This Group Is Not Having It.

The group No Higher, No Wider I-10 is advocating for a cap of the highway as an alternative to expansion or elevation.

09/16/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

Gripes

What It’s Actually like to Use Public Transit in Houston

Although Houston is growing, its public transit system hasn’t become any more efficient.

06/12/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

In Memoriam

Ghost Bikes Are Painful Reminders of Houston’s Cyclist Death Problem

More than 100 of these memorials dot the city, raising awareness for bikers killed by drivers every year.

12/04/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

Buckle Up

Houston's I-45 Takes the Title of Most Dangerous Highway in the U.S.

The country’s deadliest road is right here in Houston.

07/21/2021 By Carolina Larracilla

Rules of the road

No More Electric Scooters on Houston Sidewalks? We Have Solutions!

City Council voted this week to take e-scooters to the street, so here’s a list of 10 alternate modes of transportation for you.

03/25/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Coronavirus Fallout

Houston-to-Dallas Bullet Train Delayed By COVID-19 Pandemic

Texas Central officials have laid off workers, pushed back the high-speed rail project's timeline due to coronavirus.

03/30/2020 By Dianna Wray

The Past Is Present

Uncovering Frost Town, Houston's First Working-Class Community

A sneak peek at a few of the most interesting artifacts from the neighborhood established at the same time the Allen brothers founded Houston, and what they reveal about a neglected part of Houston’s past.

09/25/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Driving Change

Think Houston Roads Are Bad Now? Unless We Face Reality, They Could Get Way Worse.

Houston is finally getting serious about public transit. Or it better be.

08/26/2019 By Dianna Wray

Freeway Frenzy

Community Organizers Decry TxDOT's I-45 Expansion Plan, Call for Delay in Local Approval

As TxDOT's plan to revamp I-45 moves forward, some concerned citizens are pushing back.

07/24/2019 By Schaefer Edwards

The Line Up

Will Houston Ever Get a Bullet Train to Dallas?

What’s a realistic timeline at this point? Nobody knows for sure.

07/22/2019 By Dianna Wray

Ice House

Kroger Now Has a Self-Driving Delivery Car

We made a few Houston-specific modifications to it.

05/24/2019 By Abby Ledoux

The Drawl

What's the Deal with Electric Scooters, Anyway?

We size up the latest transit trend.

05/24/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

¿Alexa, Dónde Esta?

Lyft Is Now Available en Español

The ride-share app is introducing a multilingual update for Spanish-speaking drivers and passengers.

11/28/2018 By Abby Ledoux

If You Wanna Go and Take a Ride With Me

Lyft Wants to Help You Get to the Nutcracker Market

Because you know parking is going to be straight-up miserable.

11/07/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Newcomer's Guide

Welcome to Houston, the Big, Overwhelming, Most Diverse City in America

You’re going to love it here. But there are some things we need to talk about.

08/30/2018 By Jeff Balke

Ice House

5 Reasons Why We're Not Bummed That Houston Isn't Getting a Hyperloop

Texas's first hyperloop line isn't stopping in the Bayou City, but we're fine with that.

08/17/2018 By Dianna Wray

Good Deeds

Houston Cancer Patients Can Get Free Rides to Treatment Through Lyft

The rideshare company has partnered with the American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program to offer the service.

06/20/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Locomotion

Houston-to-Dallas Bullet Train Company Strikes a Deal With Amtrak

Texas Central passengers will have access to national Amtrak routes.

05/04/2018 By Dianna Wray

Ice House

Elon Musk's Latest Project Could Come to Houston

A "hyperloop" connecting Houston to other Texas cities sounds crazy, but it might be in our future.

01/30/2018 By Dianna Wray

Houstonia Magazine

Transportation

Sugar Land’s Newest Transit System Might Be...a Gondola?

TxDOT Wants to Expand I-10. This Group Is Not Having It.

What It’s Actually like to Use Public Transit in Houston

Ghost Bikes Are Painful Reminders of Houston’s Cyclist Death Problem

Houston's I-45 Takes the Title of Most Dangerous Highway in the U.S.

No More Electric Scooters on Houston Sidewalks? We Have Solutions!

Houston-to-Dallas Bullet Train Delayed By COVID-19 Pandemic

Uncovering Frost Town, Houston's First Working-Class Community

Think Houston Roads Are Bad Now? Unless We Face Reality, They Could Get Way Worse.

Community Organizers Decry TxDOT's I-45 Expansion Plan, Call for Delay in Local Approval

Will Houston Ever Get a Bullet Train to Dallas?

Kroger Now Has a Self-Driving Delivery Car

What's the Deal with Electric Scooters, Anyway?

Lyft Is Now Available en Español

Lyft Wants to Help You Get to the Nutcracker Market

Welcome to Houston, the Big, Overwhelming, Most Diverse City in America

5 Reasons Why We're Not Bummed That Houston Isn't Getting a Hyperloop

Houston Cancer Patients Can Get Free Rides to Treatment Through Lyft

Houston-to-Dallas Bullet Train Company Strikes a Deal With Amtrak

Elon Musk's Latest Project Could Come to Houston