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Houston Mayor says more Amtrak service needed

September 18th, 2018
September 18, 2018 - Exclusive to TRA - In a letter to Amtrak President Richard Anderson, the Mayor of Houston said he supports increased service of the now tri-weekly Sunset Limited train that stops in the city. Mayor Sylvester Turner indicated he...

Texas Central picks location for bullet train passenger station in Houston

February 5th, 2018
February 5, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Highlighting Houston’s history as a major railway hub, Mayor Sylvester Turner and developers of the Texas Bullet Train announced today the preferred site of the new passenger station, at the Northwest Mall near the...

Houston Mayor Turner signs “memorandum of understanding”; 1st step for high-speed train between Houston and Dallas

August 17th, 2017
August 17, 2017 - CW39.com - Houstonians, as much as we love to hate on our rivals in Dallas, wouldn't it be great if we could get there in a fraction of the four+ hours it takes in a car? On Thursday,...

Houston Mayor: Wider roads only draw more traffic congestion

February 6th, 2016
“The traditional strategy of adding capacity … exacerbates urban congestion problems.” February 1, 2016 - Eric Jaffe - CityLab.com Count new Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner among the growing crowd of local transportation officials wary of road-expansion as a solution to traffic problems....

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