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Flooded tunnels, crumbling pavement highlight Houston sidewalk issues

  • Jun 13

New 7-block Main Street Promenade in downtown is officially open

  • Jun 3

8 wounded after driver allegedly plows into crowd in Italy

  • May 16

2 pedestrians killed in separate hit-and-run crashes, HPD says

  • Apr 6

The Woodlands proposes underground tunnel to ease traffic congestion

  • Feb 24

Unknown driver hits 2 pedestrians, flees scene in NW Harris Co.: HCSO

  • Feb 9

11-year-old killed in hit-and-run involving school bus in NYC

  • Feb 6

Kianna Underwood, former Nickelodeon star, killed in hit-and-run

  • Jan 17

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Flooded tunnels and crumbling pavement highlight Houston sidewalk problem

  • Jun 13
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2 pedestrians killed in separate hit-and-run crashes, HPD says

  • Apr 6
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The Woodlands looks below ground with tunnel to ease vehicle, pedestrian congestion

  • Feb 24
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Pedestrian bridge by Milby High School scheduled to break ground in summer 2026, officials confirm

  • Dec 9, 2025
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City Council may ban pedestrians from street, narrow traffic medians

  • Aug 27, 2025
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400 traffic lights in Downtown Houston and Midtown to be updated ahead of 2026 World Cup

  • Jul 18, 2025
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City to begin work on permanent pedestrian corridor through downtown Houston

  • May 7, 2025
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Woman dies after being hit by driver at Walmart parking lot in Baytown, police say

  • Apr 7, 2025

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Pedestrian bridge by Milby High School scheduled to break ground in summer 2026, officials confirm

Officials confirm a pedestrian bridge will be completed in 2026 in memory of the teen who was killed by a train in Houston outside Milby High School.

  • Dec 9, 2025

2 Buddhist Monks hit by car during peace walk on US 90 in Dayton, police say

Authorities said a pickup truck driver, trying to get around a car that was escorting the group, struck it instead and pushed the car into two of the monks.

  • Nov 20, 2025

Houston City Council considers banning pedestrians from street and narrow traffic medians

Sitting, standing, walking in the street, or on narrow traffic medians, may soon be illegal in the City of Houston.

  • Aug 27, 2025

400 traffic lights in Downtown Houston and Midtown to be updated ahead of 2026 World Cup

With more pedestrians expected to visit Houston for the 2026 World Cup matches, traffic safety is top of mind. A Houston Public Works representative said there will be little to no impact on traffic as updates are made.

  • Jul 18, 2025

Channelview pedestrian bridge opens nearly 3 years after man hit and killed on morning walk

Two and a half years after a man was hit and killed near Anthony Aguirre Junior High, there's now a new pedestrian bridge to make the Channelview area safer.

  • May 13, 2025