Issue Position:Infrastructure: Improving the Daily Lives of All Houstonians

Issue Position

Traffic in Texas costs our state almost 500 million extra hours of travel time, more than $10 billion in delay and fuel costs, and over $2 billion in truck freight moving costs. Houston currently ranks 6th in the nation for congestion delays, and our region is expected to maintain the incredible population growth that will surely compound our traffic challenges should they remain unaddressed.

The solution to traffic congestion? Multimodal. Our economy cannot grow if our City cannot move effectively. As your Congressman, I will work to provide funding for an integrated, multimodal transportation system and smart development plan that allows for more Houstonians to move around by bus, bike, train and by foot. We must plan for the immediate future to create mobility initiatives that are ready to accommodate increased tourism and the additional one million new residents expected to call the Greater Houston area home by 2025.

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