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>> There are some big changes coming to Memorial Park: Houston's most popular park with a running trail and a burger joint is slated to get more improved features to help you sweat to the oldies. According to ABC13, Mayor Bill White's improvement plan will include a bridge across Memorial Parkway for cyclists and pedestrians, extended running trails, an improved tennis facility and a new shower facility for you dirty folks. Sounds pricey, huh? Yep. The City needs another $10 million bucks to combine with the $4 million currently earmarked for the project. Houstonist is awaiting confirmation of the rumor that EZ Tag stalls will be installed along the running trails to help pay for the project.

Good morning, Houston. The Chron's Eric Gerber points out something interesting: a Washington Post story that says people hold onto utterly untrue myths even when they're faced with factual information that disproves them. An example: A University of Michigan psychologist showed people a CDC flyer stating that myths about the flu vaccine aren't true — such as the story that the side effects of the vaccine are worse than the flu itself — and...

Well, the peak pricing proposal for the Westpark Tollway died more quickly than we expected: On Thursday, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said the county commissioners will cancel the proposed doubling of Westpark tolls at rush hour, a decision that "was certainly influenced by the public's reaction." Under the proposal, transactions along the Westpark would have doubled from $1.25 (after a general 25-cent increase across the entire county toll road system to $2.50 from 6...

Depending on the outcome of a vote by Harris County Commissioners Court tomorrow, rates on the county's toll road system could increase 25 cents by the end of the summer, the first step in a plan to double tolls over the next 20 years. That means that, by 2027, drivers would pay $2 per EZ Tag transaction and $2.50 per cash transaction on Harris County toll roads — though it's not clear just how that'll affect flying cars, which we completely expect to be in widespread use in 20 years. We guess we'll just have to wait and find out.

Start spreading the news: Emirates Airlines has chosen Houston Intercontinental as its second North American destination for direct flights to and from Dubai. Starting in early December, the flight will be Emirate's longest at a comfy 17 solid hours from the UAE to Houston. If you're looking for extremely luxurious living that's only a slightly longer commute than The Woodlands, this could be the beginnings of your next exurb. This news should also come...

Few things are going down in Houston this week, but never fear! Our fair citizens are always capable of finding love (and subsequently missing it) in the mundane!

When HOV lanes were designed many years ago, it was to encourage carpooling by giving drivers with multiple passengers a dedicated lane to whip in and out of Houston. For the most part, it has been successful (until a Metro bus breaks down on the lane, which we’ve seen way too many times), but now the Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority is looking to open HOV lanes to one-passenger vehicles, for a price.

The Harris County Toll Road Authority is switching out the old plastic EZ Tag transponders for sleek new stickers — a move that will reduce headaches for the county, but may not sit well with drivers who like being able to move their EZ Tags from vehicle to vehicle. About 150,000 of the old tags have already been replaced with stickers, but that leaves an estimated 850,000 to go.

Once in a while, a story comes along about an incidental fee that's gone horribly wrong — you know, like the one about the poor soul who finds a book his great grandmother forgot to return to the library and ends up being responsible for $1 million in overdue fines. The report about the guy who owes the Harris County Toll Road Authority $9,287 in delinquent tolls isn't quite that extreme, but it'll do.

Only in Houston: Traffic was held up on the south Beltway last night when a runaway bull shut down part of the freeway for about 30 minutes. The bull was first spotted headed east near Sabo Road, just west of the Gulf Freeway, at about 11 p.m.