When Houston’s light-rail transit system, METRORail, opened on January 1, 2004, the city welcomed its first on-street rail system in 64 years. The system opened to great excitement. However, concern accompanied the excitement with an unexpectedly high rate of motor vehicle collisions with METRORail vehicles during the first month of rail service. This led to [...]

The Texas population is expected to more than double by the year 2030, which may lead some to wonder just how our already congested metropolitan area roadways will handle the load. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is challenged with meeting the mobility needs of the growing population. With the help of a recently completed [...]