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What We Learned After Analyzing 5 Months of Active Mobility Responses to COVID-19

The City Fix

In 2020 and into 2021, transportation agencies, companies and advocacy groups acted swiftly in the face of the unique public health crisis and disruption caused by COVID-19. They provided solutions that kept frontline workers, groceries, health services and other critical. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And the reality is that the day to day operations requirements and the increased demand from the public for both more parks and more activities and facilities makes dealing with long term issues, like climate change, difficult. Trees as Nature-Based “Shade Sails” ," American Journal of Public Health ).

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African American History Month and Transportation: February 4th | Transit Equity Day

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Last fall, the Houston Chronicle ran an obituary on one of Houston's foremost transit advocates, " Janis Scott, Houston's 'bus lady,' arts patron and tireless advocate for public transit, dies at 73." She was a leading member of the area transit advocacy group, LINK Houston.