Issues

Ensuring that greater Houston has accessible public transit and is walkable

Karthik questions TXDOT consultants at an I-45 Expansion event

is vital for our community's growth and prosperity.

We must

• Make certain Harris County and Houston receives its fair share of funding from HGAC by supporting proportional funding in HGAC

• Construct high-speed rail travel between major cities in Texas to connect the Texas triangle, using existing federal funding allocated from the ARRA and passing a Legislative resolution in support this goal

• Incentivize walkability for metros over a million in population in Texas land-use code

• Ensure that the Texas Department of Transportation is incentivized and trained to consider options beyond relentless highway expansion

• Provide a subsidy for e-bikes to increase intra-neighborhood sustainable travel

• Vastly increase funding for public transit, by either amending the Constitutional amendment that mandates 90% of funding be spent on highways, or adding in equivalent required spending designated for public transit

• Protecting our green-spaces and green zones and ensuring that every Texan has access to world-class transit and transportation

• Equipping cities and municipalities with the tools to protect against the urban-heat island effect, by financially incentivizing local sustainability in development and updated building codes such as lighter color roofs, planting more trees, and increasing green spaces