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Demystifying SW Houston's Government: What Does TIRZ 20 Do?

Demystifying SW Houston's Government: What Does TIRZ 20 Do?

You probably don't like to pay local taxes, but you might as well know how they're being spent. It turns out that City of Houston property taxes from the Sharpstown area often get spent in, well, the Sharpstown area. That's partly thanks to a

Harwin Project May Reduce Flooding and Traffic, Remove Homeless Encampment

Harwin Project May Reduce Flooding and Traffic, Remove Homeless Encampment

"Whenever it rains, we flood right here." Billie Parker points to a parking lot between several warehouses on the map. "I can't even step out our front door because of the flooding." She's general manager at New Era Products, one of many

Harwin Drive Improvement Plan: TIRZ #20 Holding Public Meeting on 8/15

Harwin Drive Improvement Plan: TIRZ #20 Holding Public Meeting on 8/15

A fairly simple street project on Harwin Drive turned into a local government tussle between Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #20 and Houston Public Works over road diet. Now, that tussle appears to have ended, and the $5.5 million project is ready to move forward, keeping Harwin at four

Is This the Most Confusing Intersection in Southwest Houston? Public Works Has Three Ideas to Redesign It

Is This the Most Confusing Intersection in Southwest Houston? Public Works Has Three Ideas to Redesign It

Ever exit 59, drive east on Bissonnet, and suddenly end up on S Braeswood without knowing why? The intersection of Bissonnet and S Braeswood has a reputation for confusion. The streets run separately on the east side of 59 until they join just before the freeway, becoming one. Drivers who

How the Bissonnet Corridor Safe Streets Project Could Shape One of SW Houston's Most Dangerous Roads

How the Bissonnet Corridor Safe Streets Project Could Shape One of SW Houston's Most Dangerous Roads

This August, Houston Public Works will be putting the final touches on the initial design plans for the Bissonnet Corridor Safe Streets Project, which will reshape a seven-mile stretch of Bissonnet St. from Hillcroft to Dairy Ashford. That stretch of Bissonnet had 3012 crashes—68 of them KSI (killed-or-serious-injury) crashes—

METRO Chair Reaffirms Gulfton Corridor BRT Project, Touts Microtransit

METRO Chair Reaffirms Gulfton Corridor BRT Project, Touts Microtransit

Updated 7/23/24. The future of METRO's controversial Gulfton Corridor BRT (bus rapid transit) plan had been called into question when METRO pulled the project from its website two months ago and said that all three of its BRT projects were under review. METRO postponed the University

METRO Postponing University Corridor Line; Gulfton Corridor Still on the Table

METRO Postponing University Corridor Line; Gulfton Corridor Still on the Table

METRO had grand plans for a network of BRT (bus rapid transit) lines sprawling across Houston. These controversial lines would provide long-distance, single-seat bus rides along major east-west and north-south corridors, but take away some regular traffic lanes to build dedicated bus lanes. Two—the University Corridor and Gulfton Corridor